Corporate Governance and Secretarial Services

• Corporate Governance Services
• Corporate Secretarial Services
• Secretarial/ Compliance Audit and certification Services

Corporate Laws Advisory and Representation Services

• Corporate Laws Advisory Services
• Representation Services
• Arbitration & Conciliation Services

Financial Market Services

• Public Issue, listing and Securities Management
• Takeover Code, Insider trading, Mergers & Amalgamation
• Securities Compliance and Certification Services
• Finance & Accounting Services
• Taxation Services
• International Trade & WTO Services

Management Services

• General/ Strategic Management
• Corporate Communication and Public Relations
• Human Resources Management
• Information Technology

Company Secretary in Employment

• Company Secretary has been recognized as Key Managerial Personnel along with the Chief Executive Officer/managing director/manager, whole-time director and Chief Financial Officer. (section 203)
• Being Key Managerial Personnel, Company Secretary is required to be mandatorily appointed in every company belonging to such class or classes of companies as may be prescribed.
• As per the Rule 8 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, such prescribed class is every listed company and every other public company having a paid-up share capital of ten crore rupees or more shall have whole-time key managerial personnel.
• Also as per Rule 8A, i.e. Appointment of Company Secretaries in companies not covered under rule 8.—A company other than a company covered under rule 8 which has a paid up share capital of five crore rupees or more shall have a whole-time company secretary.
• Functions of the company secretary have been codified in the Companies Act, which include:-
  • to report to the Board about compliance with the provisions of this Act, the rules made there under and other laws applicable to the company;
  • to ensure that the company complies with the applicable secretarial standards;
  • to provide to the directors of the company, collectively and individually, such guidance as they may require, with regard to their duties, responsibilities and powers; and
  • to assist and advise the Board in ensuring good corporate governance and in complying with the corporate governance requirements and best practices;
  • other specified functions

Company Secretary in Practice

Some of the important areas of recognition for Company Secretary in Practice include:

• Secretarial Audit
  • Every listed company and (a) every public company having a paid-up share capital of 50 crore rupees or more; or (b) every public company having a turnover of 250 crore rupees or more shall annex a Secretarial Audit Report with its Board’s report given by company secretary in practice in Form No. MR-3;
• Pre-certification of e-forms;
• Duty to report fraud;
• Appointment as Administrator (Section 259);
• Company Liquidators (Section 275);
• Professional assistance to Company Liquidator (Section 291);
• Qualifications of Tribunal (Section 409);
• Adjudication of penalties (Section 454);

Company Secretaries in Practice also render services in the following areas:

• Legal, Secretarial and Corporate Governance
• Corporate Restructuring
• Foreign Collaborations and Joint Ventures
• Arbitration and Conciliation
• Financial Management
• Project Planning
• Capital Market and Investor Relations
• Due Diligence
• Corporate Advisory Services
• SEBI Act, SCRA and regulations made there under Depositories Act, 1996
• Exim Policy etc.