1. PGC NEWSLETTER23rd, April 2014 1
PGC
NEWSLETTER
23rd, April 2014
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is
what makes life meaning full”
ECONOMIC NEWS
 Suzuki Motor Corporation, the Japanese parent of Maruti Suzuki India
Ltd (MSIL), might have to infuse nearly double the equity amount it had
earlier planned to put into its proposed 100 per cent subsidiary for the
Gujarat passenger vehicle factory.
 ICAI is set to ban three of its members, including Price Waterhouse
partners Srinivas Talluri and SGopalakrishnan, for life, with regard to
the Rs. 14,000crore Satyam accounting scam.
 Philippines signs airport pact with GMR despite legal issues
CORPORATE LAW UPDATES
 New Companies Act eases concerns over high pay. The Companies Act,
2013, says the board of directors of every listed company and such other
classes of companies shall constitute the nomination and remuneration
committee. This committee has to ensure the level and composition of
remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate
directors.
 Global pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis
announced a massive three-way deal that will see the rivals exchanging
asset portfolios, and merging the consumer health businesses in a new
joint venture.
RBI / TAX LAW UPDATE
 RBI: As consumer banking frauds are on the rise, a Reserve Bank of
India group has suggested the use of public key infrastructure in order
to ensure a safe and secure payment system in the country.
 The Reserve Bank of India has barred companies from repaying
domestic loans through funds raised through external commercial from
foreign branches of Indian banks.
 RBI/2013-14/570RPCD.FID.BC.No. 96/12.01.011/ 20013-14 April 22,
2014 regarding Scaling up of the Business Correspondent (BC) Model –
Issues in Cash Management.
 RBI/2013-14/568DBOD.No.BP.BC.107/21.04.048/2013-14 in terms of
which banks were permitted to extend Fund/Non-Fund based Credit
Facilities toOverseas Joint Ventures / Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
/Wholly owned Step-down Subsidiaries.
MARKET UPDATES
SENSEX
22,863.51 105.14
CNX NIFTY
6,840.60 25.25
DOLLAR/ RUPEE
61.01 0.24
MCX SILVER
42505.0 0.63
MCX GOLD
28,737.0 138.0
MCX CRUDE OIL
6226.0 0.02
Dow Jones Industrial
Average
16,514.37 65.12
Nasdaq Composite
4161.46 39.91

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COMPANIES ACT,2013
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Every Company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees
one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more during any financial
year to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board consisting of three
or more directors, out of which at least one director shall be an independent director .
• The Board’s report to disclose the composition of the Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee
• Committee shall formulate and recommend to the Board, a CSR Policy indicating the activity or
activities to be undertaken by the Company as specified in Schedule VII of the Law
• Recommend the amount of expenditure to be incurred on the activities above and
• Monitor the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy of the Company from time to time
• Based on recommendations from CSR Committee, Board of such Company to approve the CSR
Policy for the Company and disclose contents of such Policy in its report and on the Company’s
website
• Every year in the Board’s Report, details about the policy developed and implemented by the
Company on CSR initiatives taken during the year to be included
• Board shall ensure that at least two per cent of average net profits of the Company made during
three immediately preceding financial years is spent in every financial year on such policy
• For spending the amount earmarked for CSR activities the Company shall give preference to
the local area and areas around it where it operates
• If a Company fails to provide or spend such amount, the Board to specify reasons for not
spending the amount in its report
• Companies require to comply with CSR shall give additional Information by way of notes to the
Statement of Profit and Loss regarding aggregate expenditure incurred on corporate social
responsibility activities.
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