Critical Minerals Summit concludes (See 'Corp Brief') Cr.P.C. - While adjudicating on bail application court is duty bound to ensure that accused's right to life and right to health is not violated : HC (See 'Legal Desk') PMLA - Petitioner cannot claim bail as matter of right for treatment only at specialized hospital of his choice : HC (See 'Legal Desk') SEBI (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014 for ontravention of RA Regulations Certificate of Registration of Noticee Gaurav Sarda can be cancelled : SEBI (See 'Legal Desk') REC Ltd declares financial results, records highest ever annual net profit (See 'Corp Brief') Trade Marks Act - Defendant's adoption of Trademark is not in good faith and potential confusion encroaches upon Plaintiff's statutory trademark rights : HC (See 'Legal Desk') SEBI Act - Noticee was maintaining call records which were sent to SEBI : SEBI (See 'Legal Desk') Arbitration - Petition u/s 29A for extension of mandate of Arbitral Tribunal can be filed even after mandate has expired : HC (See 'Legal Desk') Mines Ministry to hold 2-day Critical Minerals Summit (See 'Corp Brief') IBC - When one party owes debt to another and creditor is claiming under written agreement providing for rendering 'service', debt is operational debt if claim of debt has some connection with service : SC (See 'Legal Desk') Companies Act - Stamp duty @5% market value of property is liable to be paid only when property is situated within State of Madhya Pradesh otherwise not : HC (See 'Legal Desk') SEBI Act - Final opportunity of inspection of documents and cross-examination of witnesses should be given to Appellants : SAT (See 'Legal Desk') SARFAESI Act - Mere discovery of new or important matter or evidence is not a sufficient ground for review ex debito justitiae : HC (See 'Legal Desk') Conference organized on Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 (See 'Corp Brief') PMLA -Bail application can be dismissed as petitioner failed to satisfy conditions for grant of bail : HC (See 'Legal Desk') CSIR, NIScPR organize national workshop to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day (See 'Corp Brief') SEBI Act - Appellants have failed to substantiate their claim of financial distress nor have they brought any new fact or circumstances requiring grant of interim relief : SAT (See 'Legal Desk') ACC delivers lifetime highest annualised PAT (See 'Corp Brief') Trade Mark Act - Marks are visually phonetically and deceptively similar to Plaintiffs' trademarks : HC (See 'Legal Desk') SJVN inaugurates First Multi-purpose Green Hydrogen Pilot Project (See 'Corp Brief') IBC - Even if CIRP commences, Directors, who are incharge of affairs of Company cannot be absolved of any wilful default committed by borrower Company : HC (See 'Legal Desk') REC to extend loan of Rs 1869 Cr for Kiru Hydro Electric Project (See 'Corp Brief')

Print

Govt notifies securities for investment of trust money

Published: Apr 24, 2017

By TIOLCORP News Service

NEW DELHI, APR 24, 2017: THE Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has vide a notification specified certain securities for the purpose of Section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. The securities so specified are as follows:

(a) Government securities;

(b) securities, the principal whereof and the interest whereon is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Central Government or any State Government;

(c) units of debt mutual funds regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India established by section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992);

(d) listed (or proposed to be listed on exchanges in case of fresh issue) debt securities issued by any body corporate, including a bank and a public financial institution as defined in clause (72) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), which have a minimum residual maturity period of three years from the date of investment;

(e) Basel III Tier-I bonds issued by a scheduled commercial bank under guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India, which are either listed or are proposed to be listed on an exchange;

(f) the infrastructure related debt instruments listed or proposed to be listed in case of fresh issue:-

(i) debt securities issued by a body corporate engaged mainly in the business of development or operation and maintenance of infrastructure, or development, construction or finance of low cost housing;

(ii) securities issued by an infrastructure debt fund operating as a non-banking financial company and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India; or

(iii) units issued by an infrastructure Debt Fund operating as a Mutual Fund and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India;

(g) shares of body corporates listed on any recognised stock exchange which has a market capitalisation of not less than five thousand crore rupees as on the date of investment;

(h) units of mutual funds regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, which have minimum sixty-five per cent of their investment in shares of body corporates listed on a recognised stock exchanges; or

(i) exchange traded funds or index funds regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India which replicate the portfolio of the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex Index or the National Stock Exchange Nifty Index, or those constructed specifically for disinvestment of shareholding of the Government of India in a body corporate.

However it was provided that the investment under clauses (d), (e) and (f) shall be made only in such securities which have minimum AA rating or equivalent in the applicable rating scale from at least two credit rating agencies registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agency) Regulations, 1999

Also, in case of investment under sub-clause (ii) of clause (f), the ratings shall relate to the non-banking financial company and for that sub-clause, the ratings shall relate to the investment in eligible securities rated above investment grade of the scheme of the fund.

In case of securities or entities which have been rated by more than two rating agencies, the two lowest of all the ratings shall be considered.

TIOL CORP SEARCH

TIOL GROUP WEBSITES

taxindiaonline
taxindiainternational
tioltube
taxindiaonline
A Taxongo Website. Copyright © 2016-2022 tiolcorplaws.com All rights reserved.