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Just 1% firms keen on one-time debt recast as biz outlook improves: Crisil

This is despite the fact that two-thirds of Crisil-rated entities are eligible for restructuring, based on Kamath Committee parameters

Uber in talks to sell its ATG self-driving unit to Aurora: Report

The talks are still ongoing and there is no certainty a deal could be reached

M M Murugappan steps down as chairman of 3 Murugappa group firms

Vellayan Subbiah to take over as chairman of Cholamandalam Investment

Govt notifies mandatory e-invoicing by biz with Rs 100 cr turnover from Jan

The government has notified mandatory requirement of e-invoicing for B2B transactions for businesses with a turnover over Rs 100 crore with effect from January 1, 2021

Boards and the human factor

Book review of On Board: The Insider's Guide to Surviving Life in the Boardroom

Blue Star bags project worth Rs 128 cr from Taiwan-based Wistron Infocomm

The latest project is one of the largest, fast-track projects, being executed by Blue Star in the factories' segment

BSE receives 183 investor complaints against 105 companies in October, 2020

It resolved 279 complaints against 137 companies during the month. The resolved complaints include complaints brought forward from the previous periods, BSE said in a release

Japan can open probe into any merger involving Fitbit: Antitrust body head

EU antitrust regulators in August launched an investigation into a $2.1 billion deal by Alphabet

After Wirecard, Germany's DAX index may be expanded to 40 companies

Weimer has since changed rules to allow for a quicker expulsion of companies in the wake of the scandal.

Large firms maintaining digital transformation budgets amid Covid: TCS

Prior to the pandemic, the average organisation surveyed had only 9 per cent of its workforce working mostly from home

Focus shifts to Germany's Commerzbank strategy after CEO named

Germany's No. 2 lender, partially-owned by the state, has been in turmoil following the sudden resignation of its CEO and its chairman in early July.

World is getting more serious about ESG compliance. India must catch up too

There is a global movement towards making businesses more responsible and India should also make efforts in that direction

All you need to know about the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2020

Listen to the podcast to know about the changes introduced in the Companies Act

Vedanta's Anil Agarwal, Centricus team up for turnaround investment fund

The fund will also target companies restructuring under India's bankruptcy regime, the people said

Covid-19 hits IPO filings, only 11 offer documents filed with Sebi this yr

Market players said the lockdown and social distancing norms had made it difficult for companies, investment bankers and legal firms to do the paper work for IPO filings

China issues new rules to tighten control over financial holding firms

New rules apply to firms with a banking operation & financial assets of over $73 bn

Many companies are in default due to force majeure clauses: IBBI Chief

M S Sahoo said that the average life of S&P 500 companies has reportedly reduced from 90 to 18 years over the last century

Govt to clamp down on large firms dodging Rs 2 cr cap on MEIS claims

Worry over major exporters filing separate export benefit applications through subsidiaries to work around the cap

Agritech firms received $532 million investment till April this year: EY

The agritech is helping in solving many challenges across the spectrum of the traditional agriculture value chain

Global companies raise most funds for the month of August in a decade

Companies have raised $65.5 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) and high-yield bond issuances globally so far in August, the highest for that month in at least 10 years