New system of monitoring of foreign investment limits in listed Indian companies

In terms of Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2017 notified vide Notification No. FEMA 20(R)/2017-RB dated November 07, 2017 the onus of compliance with the sectoral/ statutory caps on foreign investment lies with the Indian investee company. Currently, Reserve Bank of India receives data on … Read more

End of Foreign Investment Promotion Board – Maximum Governance minimum Government

India has a very well formulated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy. FDI is channeled into India subjected to entry regulations. FDI entry can be made under two categories – Approval route and Automatic route. The FDI Policy, Press Notes and other related notified guidelines formulated by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the … Read more

Place of Effective Management (POEM)

There has been change in section 6(3) regarding the determination of residential status of Company. As per the new provisions the residential status of companies which are not incorporated under the corporate laws of India, would be determined by the concept of “Place of Effective Management”. Extant Position => Revised position a company is said … Read more