- Private Firms may be Allowed to Extend Loans to Directors - Companies Act Likely to be in for Major Overhaul - Govt. Ready to Amend Cos Act - New Cos Act May Hit Flow of Credit to Subsidiaries - FAQs on CSR likely by August - Decoding the New Companies Act - Independent Director can sit on 7 Listed Companies - New Companies Act may give Directors Sleepless Nights - Companies can't use ECBs from 'same' Bank to Repay Loans - Onus of Annual Reports on Directors - 137 Top Cos Need to Change Auditors - MCA-21: E-filing Services to be Suspended from April 1 to 13 - Corporate Affairs Ministry Clears air on Depreciation Schedule for Firms - Patent filing fees doubled for cos, up 60% for individuals - Firms can convert overseas borrowings into equity - Finance Ministry Approves Rs 1,000 Minimum Monthly Pension Plan - Despite legal challenges, Govt. moves ahead on company law tribunal - Ceiling on Companies for Funding Political Parties Lifted - Cos May Need Shareholders Nod to Divest Stake in Major Subsidiaries - Latest Draft Rules Issued by Ministry Outrage Cost Auditors - No Relaxation. Cos have to Spend on CSR Initiatives, Rotate Auditors - Loans to Dry up for Defaulters' Group Cos - To Stop Misuse of free Trade Agreements, Finance Ministry Plans Text Review - New Companies Bill to Trigger M&A Deals - Only 1% of Active Companies Need to Follow CSR Spending Norms - No Green Light For E-Biz Portal - Cos Find a New Tool to Make Staff Richer - Vendor Switch Cripples MCA Portal - MCA Tightens Cos Disclosure Norms - Real Estate & Housing Finance Cos Allowed to Raise $1B from Abroad - SFIO Alone to Probe Economic Offences - Companies Bill Set to Plug Gaps, Prevent Misuse - Extra Time for Companies upto 15th December - MCA Plans Rules to Curb Fraudulent Pyramidal Schemes - MCA Finds Inaccuracies in cos' Financial Disclosures - Unlisted Cos May Get to Tap Foreign Markets - Ministries Bury Differences, Find Common Ground, Policy on SEZs - Cos may Have to Update IPO Disclosure Every Year - Companies to Face one-year Ban, Penalty for Rejected IPO Papers - NBFCs may Now Have to Build Extra Reserves to Redeem Debt - Home Finance Cos Allowed to Tap ECBs for Low-Cost Units - Proxy Advisory Firms Raise Red Flag Over Auditor Appointments - What the Companies Bill Means for You ? - FMCG Cos to Get 90-Day Extension on New Norms - All About Registration of Documents - Cos in a Fix Over New Fin A/c Format - Cos Seek Clarity on GAAR Provisions for Local Deals - FAQs on Pay Later Scheme of MCA