Topics
Business Finance
- Concept of Finance in Business
- Role and Objectives of Financial Management
- Importance of Financial Planning
- Concept of Capital Structure
- Concept of Fixed and Working Capital
- Factors Affecting Fixed and Working Capital Requirements
Introduction to Corporate Finance
- Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Capital Requirements
- Capital Structure
Sources of Business Finance
- Nature and Significance: Financial Requirements and Sources
- Methods of Raising Finance
- Concept of Shares
- Retained Profits
- Public Deposits
- Loans from Commercial Banks and Financial Institutions
- Sources of Business Finance - Trade Credit
- Accounting Treatment> Discounting the Bill of Exchange
- Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)
- Meaning of American Depository Receipt (ADR)
Sources of Corporate Finance
- Sources of Corporate Finance
- Sources of Owned Capital
- Shares
- Retained Earnings
- Sources of Borrowed Capital
- Concept of Debentures
- Acceptance of Deposits
- Bonds
- American Depository Receipt (ADR)
- Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)
- Commercial Banks
- Financial Institutions
- Trade Credit
Issue of Shares
- Terms of Issue of Shares> Issue of Shares at Par
- Shareholder's Fund> Share Capital of a Company
- Allotment of Shares
- Share Certificate
- Over Subscription of Shares
- Forfeiture of Shares
- Surrender of Shares
- Transfer of Shares
- Transmission of Shares
Role of a Secretary in the Capital Formation Part 1
Role of a Secretary in the Capital Formation Part 2
- Issue of Debentures with Terms of Redemption
- Deposits
- Depositories and Dematerialization of Securities - Meaning
- Importance of Depositories and Dematerialization of Securities
- Procedure of Depositories and Dematerialization of Securities
- Secretarial Duties in Issuing Securities in Dematerialized Form
Issue of Debentures
- Regulations Governing Issue of Debentures
- Provisions for Issue of Debentures as per Companies Act, 2013
- Provisions for Issue of Debentures as per Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rule 2014
- Requirements as per SEBI
- Procedure for Issue of Debentures
- Debentures Trustees
Declaration and Payment of Dividend
- Meaning of Dividend
- Provisions Related to Ascertainment of Dividend
- Declaration of Dividend and Payment of Dividend
- Procedure of Payment of Dividend
- Provisions Regarding Unpaid / Unclaimed Dividend
- Interim and Final Dividend
Deposits
- Acceptance of Deposits
- Terms and Conditions for Acceptance of Deposits
- Procedure for Accepting Deposits from Public
- Procedure for Accepting Deposit from Members
Correspondence with Members
- Precautions to Be Taken by the Secretary While Corresponding with Members
- Circumstances Under Which a Secretary Has to Enter into Correspondence with Members
- Specimen Letters
Correspondence of Company Secretary with Members, Debenture Holders and Depositors
- Allotment of Shares
- Regret Letter
- Lodgement Notice
- Approval / Refusal of Transfer of Shares
- Issue of Bonus Shares
- Distribution of Dividend - Notice
- Company Secretary - Redemption of Debentures
- Company Secretary - Allotment of Debentures
- Company Secretary - Conversion of Debentures into Shares
- Payment of Interest on Debentures
- Letter Thanking the Investor for Deposits
- Company Secretary - Payment of Interest (Basic Information of TDS to Be Given)
- Company Secretary - Renewal of Deposits
- Company Secretary - Repayment of Deposits
Financial markets
- Concept of Financial Market
- Distinction Between Capital Market and Money Market
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Stock Exchange
- Major Stock Exchanges in India (BSE, NSE, DSE, ASE)
Correspondence with Debentureholders
- Precautions to Be Taken by the Secretary While Corresponding with Debenture Holders
- Circumstances Under Which a Secretary Has to Enter into Correspondence with Debenture Holders
- Correspondence with Debentureholders - Specimen Letters
Correspondence with Depositors
- Precautions to Be Taken by the Secretary While Corresponding with Depositors
- Circumstances Under Which a Secretary Has to Enter into Correspondence with Depositors
- Correspondence with Depositors - Specimen Letters
Depository System
- Depository System
- Constituents of Depository System
- Concepts/Terms Related to Depository System
- Functioning of Depository System
- Depositories in India
Dividend and Interest
- Dividend
- Legal Provisions on Dividend
- Unpaid and Unclaimed Dividend
- Modes of Payment of Dividend
- Interim Dividend
- Interest
Financial Market
- Concept of Financial Market
- Functions of Financial Market
- Types of Financial Market
- Money Market in India
- Capital Market in India
- Secondary Market
Stock Exchange
- Stock Exchange
- Functions of Stock Exchange
- Major Stock Exchanges in India
- Important Terms Related to Stock Exchange
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Estimated time: 5 minutes
- Introduction
- Definition: Debenture
- Features
CBSE: Class 12
CISCE: Class 12
CISCE: Class 12
Definition: Debenture
- According to section 2(30) of the Companies Act, 2013, " Debenture includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a Company, whether constituting a charge on the assets of the Company or not."
- “A Debenture is a document given by a company as evidence of a debt to the holder, usually arising out of a loan and most commonly secured by a charge." -Topham
- According to Evelyn Thomas, "a debenture is a document under the company's seal which provides for the payment of a principal sum and interest thereon at regular intervals, which is usually secured by a fixed or floating change on the company's property or undertaking and which acknowledges a loan to the company".
CBSE: Class 12
CISCE: Class 12
CISCE: Class 12
Key Points: Debentures
- Debenture: A written promise by a company to repay a loan with interest.
- Legal View: Includes all debt instruments, as per the Companies Act, 2013.
- Key Features: Fixed interest, secured by assets, issued under seal, max 10-year term (30 for infrastructure).
- Debentureholders: They are lenders, not owners of the company.
- Bond vs Debenture: Bonds may have no fixed interest; debentures always do.
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