The newsletter provides economic, corporate governance, and market updates. The black money bill was passed to curb illegal wealth held abroad. New priority sector lending rules may slow down securitization. The Companies Act was amended to promote ease of business. Various regulatory bodies like IRDA, SEBI, and RBI issued new guidelines on products, co-location facilities, and checking illicit money flows. Key stock indices like Sensex and Nifty declined while silver and crude oil prices fell.

1. PGC NEWSLETTER 1
PGC
NEWSLETTER
14th
May, 2015
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
“Success comes to the person who does today what you were thinking
about doing tomorrow...”
ECONOMIC UPDATES
 The black money bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Christened the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of
New Tax) Bill, 2015, it seeks to check the black money menace with
stringent provisions for those stashing illegal wealth abroad. The Bill
provides for separate taxation of any undisclosed income in relation to
foreign income and assets. Such income will henceforth not be taxed
under the Income-tax Act but under the stringent provisions of the
new legislation.
 The pace of securitisation might be adversely affected in 2015-16 by the
new priority sector lending (PSL) rules, according to ICRA. Banks
would find it easier to meet PSL targets on their own. Certain loan
categories such as medium enterprises, social infrastructure and
renewable energy, qualify as PSL, according to the new rules.
SEBI/CORPORATE UPDATES
 Rajya Sabha approved a bill to amend the Companies Act with an aim
of promoting ease of doing business. FM Arun Jaitley said that the law
will be reviewed further by an expert committee to be set up shortly to
see where the shoe still pinches.
 Vide Notification ref Ref: IRDA/NL/CIR/ADV/105/05/2015 dated 13-
05-2015, IRDA directs insurers to submit new Non-life insurance
products in product filing (Non-life) Module.
 Vide Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2015 ref D/o IPP F. No.
5(1)/2015-FC-1 dated 12th May, 2015, Government releases
consolidated FDI policy; retains 51% FDI in multi-brand retail. This
Circular will take effect from May 12, 2015.
 Vide Circular ref CIR/MRD/DP/07/2015 dated May 13, 2015, issued
by SEBI guidelines on Co-location / proximity hosting facility offered
by stock exchanges have been issued.
RBI/TAX LAW UPDATES
 Govt. has put in place appropriate regulatory mechanism to check
illicit movement of money out of Country.
MARKET UPDATES
SENSEX
27,068.23 -182.87
CNX NIFTY
8,175.95 -59.50
DOLLAR/ RUPEE
63.88 -0.14.
MCX SILVER
39,480.00 1116.00
MCX GOLD
27,432.00 -96.00
MCX CRUDE OIL
3,860.00 -49.00
Dow Jones Industrial
average
18,060.49 -7.74
Nasdaq Composite
4,981.69 5.50
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