RBI’s decision upends efforts by Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts -Tata Sons’ majority shareholder -to keep the company private MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has shut the door on Tata Sons’ attempt to surrender its core investment company (CIC) registration, dealing a blow to the efforts of the holding company of the $185bn Tata…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank has submitted two names in order of preference to RBI for appointment as its next managing director and CEO, setting in motion the succession process ahead of Sashidhar Jagdishan’s exit at the end of Oct.Alongside the CEO shortlist, the board also approved a revamp of its senior management by elevating chief credit…
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Saturday proposed to make some changes to the recently introduced Closing Auction Session’s (CAS) timings and to the derivatives pricing mechanism. Launched on Aug 3, CAS had created controversy in the market with traders and investors pointing out that it increased volatility in stock prices and index values.Last week, Sebi…
US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House in Dublin US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”.“Canada wants to make a deal very badly,” Trump told…
Leaders pose for a family photo during the Brics summit in New Delhi (Picture credit: Reuters) There is currently no proposal to introduce a common Brics currency, while discussions on settling bilateral trade in local currencies will continue as a way to reduce transaction costs, Sudhakar Dalela, secretary (economic relations) in the ministry of external…
MUMBAI: The $136.4 billion raised by banks from non-residents and foreign lenders, then swapped with RBI, has swelled India’s foreign-exchange reserves by a record $44.9 billion to $785.7 billion in the week ended Sept 4. The windfall gives RBI a larger war chest to defend the rupee, but creates a problem at home with too…
India’s infrastructure opportunity could hit $90 billion India’s growing data centre sector could open up a $90 billion opportunity for construction and infrastructure companies by FY35, according to a KPMG report. The opportunity is expected to rise from $30 billion by FY30 as the country adds more data centre capacity.India’s data centre capacity is expected…
Food delivery platform Zomato has introduced a separate charge for cash-on-delivery (COD) orders, with the fee varying across users and order values, checks on the company’s app showed on Saturday.The charge, listed as a “Pay on Delivery Fee” in the order bill, applies when customers choose to pay in cash at the time of delivery….
Sebi proposes 2 options for expiry settlement The closing auction session (CAS) could see a change in how its closing price is used for settling index and stock derivative contracts on expiry, with markets regulator Sebi proposing two alternative methodologies after reviewing the newly introduced framework.Sebi’s consultation paper released on Saturday seeks stakeholder views on…
Clubbing of income is a provision under the Income Tax Act. Can a minor child’s interest income lead to an income tax notice for the father? The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has held that a father cannot be subjected to a Rs 12.83 lakh penalty under Section 270A when the income declared in…
