ICSI | Corporate Law Reporter

MCA Organized more than 1300 Investor Awareness Programmes

During the Current Financial Year, a total of 1,370 Investor Awareness Programmes have been organized by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in various parts of the country as on 31.12.2013 through its 3 Professional Institutes: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and the Institute of Cost Accountants… Read More

Tags: Corporate Affairs Ministry, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, New Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

Compliance of Secretarial Standards – Whether mandatory requirement for all companies?

Compliance of Secretarial Standards Whether mandatory requirement for all companies? PREAMBLE In accordance with the requirement of the Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (˜the Act™), every company shall observe secretarial standards (˜SS™) with respect to general and Board meetings specified by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (˜ICSI™). Insertion of this requirement… Read More

Tags: Aditya Birla Group, Companies Act, Company Secretary, Corporate Affairs Ministry, ICSI, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, MCA, Public company

Complete Switchover to Online Mode for Registration and Enrolment at ICSI from 1.1.2014

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has decided to move fully to the online registration from 1st January 2014. Earlier, the Institute had moved to online enrolment for examination from 1st October 2013. So, from 01.01.2014 these two services i.e. ˜enrolment for examination™… Read More

Tags: Company Secretary, Corporate Affairs Ministry, Education, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Student

ICSI launches Primer on Companies Act 2013 on YouTube

On the occasion of ICSI Foundation Day (04.10.2013) , CS S. N. Ananthasubramanian, President, Council of the ICSI launches: "ICSI Primer on Companies Act 2013" on "YOUTUBE" Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/icsicompaniesact2013) CS S.N Ananthasubramanian, President, Council of the ICSI, while launching the ICSI Primer on Companies Act 2013, said that , The Institute is undertaking a large number… Read More

Tags: Companies Act, CompanySecretary, Corporate Governance, corporate social responsibility, Dormant company, ICSI, India, YouTube

ICSI organizes Conference on Ethics and Corporate Governance

To create awareness and understand the importance of Ethics in Governance, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), in collaboration with National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), in its series of conferences on the subject, organized a Conference on the theme ˜Ethics and Governance™ at Mumbai yesterday. Shri U. K. Sinha, Chairman, SEBI was… Read More

Tags: CompanySecretary, Corporate Governance, Ethics, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Mumbai, National Institute of Securities Markets

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Announces the Results of its Professional and Executive Programmes

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has announced the results of its (i) Professional Programme and (ii) Executive Programme examinations held in June this year. The results have been released to all the regional and chapter offices of the Institute throughout the country… Read More

Tags: Corporate Affairs Ministry, FeedBurner, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, June, Sunday

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Launches Placement Portal for Members and Corporates

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has launched a Placement Portal for its Members and the Corporates. The President of the Institute, Shri S.N. Ananthasubramanian yesterday launched the Placement Portal. The portal provides free of cost online platform for Corporates and Members of ICSI seeking jobs. Corporates looking for Company Secretaries can register… Read More

Tags: Company Secretaries, Company Secretary, FeedBurner, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Reserve Bank of India, Shri Ananthasubramanian

GoI Statement on Company Secretaries Examinations Results

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, here today announced the results of its both types of exams: OMR- based Foundation Programme (new syllabus); and Foundation Programme (old syllabus) which were held in June. In both the examinations girls have secured the top 3… Read More

Tags: Corporate Affairs Ministry, Foundation Programme, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Mangalore, Pune, Syllabus

ICSI Press Release on passing of Companies Bill 2012

CS S. N. Ananthasubramanian, President, Council of the ICSI welcomes the brand new, modern, growth oriented and futuristic Company Law passed by Rajya Sabha today (08.08.2013). On getting the assent of the Honorable President of India and notification in the gazette, it will replace the existing statute for governance of companies in the country, i.e., the Companies Act, 1956.… Read More

Tags: Chief governance officer, CompanySecretary, Corporate law, corporate social responsibility, ICSI, India, Rajya Sabha, The Companies Act 1956

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Launching ˜Certified Banking Compliance Professional Course™

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is launching a ˜Certified Banking Compliance Professional Course™ in association with the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF). The Course will be launched tomorrow afternoon at Mumbai by Dr. K. C. Chakrabarty , Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, in the presence of Shri S.N. Ananthasubramanian, President,… Read More

Tags: Deputy Governor, Financial services, ICSI, India, Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Mumbai, Reserve Bank of India

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Organizes ICSI Convocation 2013 Southern Region at Chennai

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) organized ICSI Convocation 2013 Southern Region at Chennai to formalize the Award of Associate and Honorary Membership of the Institute and to recognize the achievements of the students in their studies. Dr. R. Thandavan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras, awarded the Associate and Honorary Membership of the Institute… Read More

Tags: Chancellors, Chennai, Company Secretary, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, University of Chicago, University of Madras

CLR Important | Provision Regarding ˜Key Managerial Personnel™ in the Companies Bill, 2012

The Companies Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha, inter-alia, incorporates provisions (Clause 203) regarding appointment of ˜Key Managerial Personnel™ (KMP) which provides that every Company, belonging to such class or classes of company as may be prescribed, shall have a Company Secretary as whole-time key managerial personnel. Giving this information in written reply to… Read More

Tags: Company, Company Secretary, Corporate Affairs Ministry, ICSI, India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Lok Sabha, Sachin Pilot

ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance – 2012

Chairman of the Awards Jury of the ICSI (Institute of Company Secretaries of India) and former Chief Justice of India Shri Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah here today presented the ˜ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance -2012™ to two ˜Best Governed Companies™: 1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited; and 2. HCL Technologies Limited. The Awards… Read More

Tags: Company Secretaries, Company Secretary, Corporate Governance, CSIA International Corporate Governance Conference, Housing Development Finance Corporation, ICSI, India, Indian Oil Corporation