Officials said the examination will also cover the disclosures made at the time of Chanda Kochhar being appointed as CEO and Managing Director of the bank for the first time in 2009
Kochhar brothers stepped down from the board of Credential Finance by 2009. While Deepak Kochhar started NuPower Renewables, Rajiv set up Avista Advisory Group
Avista Advisory was involved in the restructuring of loans of some ICICI Bank borrowers
Govt agencies probing funds raised from tax haven
The RBI had undertaken a scrutiny in mid-2016 after the Prime Minister's Office referred to it allegations of ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's husband
Seeks details from Singapore, Mauritius to substantiate its findings against ADSF, DH Renewables
The I-T sources said the replies given to it were not "complete" and lacked full information and Deepak Kochhar has been asked to submit other details by this week
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has initiated an enquiry into the controversial Rs 32.5-billion loan sanctioned to the Videocon group by ICICI Bank, to check for possible lapses in disclosure and corporate governance norms. According to sources, the regulator has sought documents from the private sector lender on decisions of its board of directors on the loan. Sebi wants to know if the board was aware about the conflict of interest involving its managing director and chief executive officer, Chanda Kochhar. Sebi is also keen to know the stance of the independent directors when the board had approved the loan's restructuring. "The prime objective is to ensure timely and accurate disclosure of all information that is material to investor decisions, under Sebi's Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) rules," said a person privy to the development.An e-mail sent to ICICI Bank by this publication did not elicit a response.The regulator suspects there ...
Banker probably faces the toughest challenge of her career over Videocon loan controversy
CBI is looking into transactions between Rajiv Kochhar and Videocon group
Rajiv Kochhar was questioned for the fourth consecutive day
Rajiv Kochhar was asked about the role of his company in the restructuring of the loan
Tie-up with Dhoot was one of my biggest mistakes, says Deepak Kochhar
Sources say he was not cooperating fully with the central agency
Rajiv Kochhar, who appeared at the CBI office in Mumbai, was asked about various aspects of restructuring of the loan to Videocon
Two India-registered companies belonging to Rajiv Kochhar, brother of ICICI Bank managing director and chief executive Chanda Kochhar's husband, Deepak Kochhar, suffered combined losses of Rs 16.25 million in 2016-17, their highest in four years.The Avista Advisory group, a Singapore-based company owned by Rajiv Kochhar, is said to have helped ICICI clients in restructuring their foreign loans. On Thursday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stopped Rajiv Kochhar at the airport here and questioned him. He was let go on Thursday but again called for questioning on Friday.Business Standard looked at the financial results for Avista Corporate Finance Advisory and Avista Advisory Associates, both India-registered companies belonging to Rajiv Kochhar. The former had losses in FY17 and FY15. Avista Advisory had losses in all four years, although the operations appeared limited. FY17 was the worst in losses for both in recent years. Avista Advisory Associates had revenue from Rs ...
Rajeev Kochhar's Avista Advisory is said to have helped ICICI Bank clients recast their foreign loans
CBI sources said Rajiv Kochhar allegedly helped ICICI Bank in restructuring foreign currency convertible bond deals for 7 firms
NuPower will return loan with interest to consumer durables major by 2021
Rajiv Kochhar, the brother-in-law of ICICI Bank MD & CEO Chanda Kochhar, was detained by immigration authorities at Mumbai airport when he was to leave for a Southeast Asian country and handed over to CBI sleuths, who questioned him in connection with the bank's dealing with Videocon Group. Kochhar was stopped from leaving the country at the Mumbai international airport by the authorities as the CBI had issued a Lookout Circular (LoC) against him, officials said. He was handed over to a CBI team which is questioning him in connection with the case, they said. The CBI has already questioned a few ICICI Bank officials as part of a preliminary enquiry to find if any quid pro quo was involved in the bank issuing a Rs 3,250-crore loan to Videocon Group in 2012. Agency officials said they are also studying relevant documents of the transaction and if they come across any evidence that indicates wrongdoing, ICICI Bank managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar, her ...