Reliance Jio Infocomm is set to launch a $1.5 billion debt issue abroad similar to Tata Steel's recent $1 billion raising. The government reported that regional ICAI councils had over Rs. 153 crore in revenues and ICAI councils had around Rs. 40 crore. The GST is likely to be introduced shortly according to the Minister of State for Finance. S K Jain of Syndicate Bank allegedly prevented the classification of over Rs. 100 crore in loans to Bhushan Steel and Prakash Industries as NPAs. The civil aviation ministry plans to review the functioning of DGCA to ensure uniform processes and clarity of its mandate. P Balaji resigned as

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NEWSLETTER
6TH
Aug 2014
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
“WHEN WE DON'T LEARN LESSONS AT THE RIGHT TIME, LIFE WILL
TEACH US THE SAME LESSONS AT THE WRONG TIME."
SEBI/COMPANIES UPDATES
• Reliance Jio Infocomm, the telecom subsidiary of Reliance Industries, is set to launch a
$1.5-billion (Rs 9,000 crore) debt issue abroad within weeks of Tata Steel raising over $1
billion.
• The government today said last fiscal revenues worth over Rs 153 crore were available
with the regional councils of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), and
councils of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India had about Rs 40 crore.
• The proposed new indirect tax regime, Goods and Services Tax, is likely to be introduced
shortly, GST is likely to be introduced shortly. Minister of State for Finance Nirmala
Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha while answering a question on Central Sales Tax
payment to Chhattisgarh.
• S K Jain, suspended chairman and managing director (CMD) of Syndicate Bank, had
allegedly prevented loans of over Rs 100 crore on Bhushan Steel and Prakash Industries
from being declared as non-performing assets (NPAs).
• The civil aviation ministry plans to review functioning of the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that the processes and norms followed by the aviation
regulator are uniform and that the public is clear of its mandate.
• P Balaji, managing director of Nokia India - now called Microsoft Devices Group - has
resigned from the company. He will continue as an advisor to Microsoft Devices Group
till October.
• The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp today reported 2.58% increase
in net profit at Rs 562.76 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014.
RBI / TAX LAW UPDATES
• RBI/2014-15/162 UBD.BPD. (PCB).Cir.No. 7/16.26.000/2014-15, Section 24 of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR).
• RBI/2014-15/161 DBOD.Ret.BC.29/12.02.001/2014-15, Section 24 of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 - Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR).
• RBI/2014-15/160 UBD. BPD (PCB). Cir.No. 5/14.01.062/2014-15, Know Your Customer
(KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards / Combating of Financing of
Terrorism (CFT) /Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act
(PMLA), 2002 Obligation of banks - Amendment to Prevention of Money-laundering
(Maintenance of Records) Rules 2013.
MARKET UPDATES
SENSEX
25,849.49 - 58.52
CNX NIFTY
7,726.05 - 20.50
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61.29 - 0.44
MCX SILVER
43,619.0 0.54
MCX GOLD
28,295.0 181.0
MCX CRUDE OIL
5,998.0 0.82
Dow Jones Industrial
Average
16,429.0 - 140.0
Nasdaq Composite
4,353.0 - 31.0
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