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Companies Act seeks to allow new exec compensation tools

NEW DELHI: Finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced fresh amendments to the Companies Act, which seeks to decriminalise several procedural defaults, provide flexibility in buyback of shares and recognise new instruments for executive compensation.The bill, which has been referred to a joint Parliamentary committee for examination, provides for allowing restricted stock…

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Sebi tightens disclosures for top officials

MUMBAI: The board of markets regulator Sebi on Monday approved some major changes to the disclosure rules governing the chairman, whole time members (WTMs) and other senior officials of the body. These changes, including public disclosure of their own assets and liabilities, and of their family members, were mostly based on the recommendations of the…

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Stock market today: Which are top gainers and losers on NSE & BSE on March 23? Check list

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty plunged sharply on Monday, tracking a brutal global sell-off as the Middle East war deepened into its fourth week, with rising crude prices, persistent foreign fund outflows and a record-low rupee worsening investor nerves.The 30-share BSE Sensex slumped 1,836.57 points, or 2.46 per cent, to close at 72,696.39, after…

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Rupee Value: Rupee under pressure: INR breaches 94-per-dollar mark for the first time; geopolitical tensions, foreign outflows weigh heavily

The rupee breached the 94-per-dollar mark for the first time ever on Monday but recovered sharply to close flat at 93.53 against the US dollar, instead of ending at a fresh record closing low, amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, persistent foreign fund outflows and volatile crude oil prices.At the interbank foreign exchange market,…

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Us Stocks Rally: US stock market today: Wall Street jumps as Donald Trump delays Iran strikes; oil prices retreat

US stocks rallied sharply on Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States had held talks with Iran and would postpone planned strikes on Iranian power plants, triggering a relief rebound across global markets and a steep fall in oil prices.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,021.70 points, or 2.24 per cent, to 46,599.17,…

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