This book is prepared exclusively for the Executive Level of Company Secretary Examination requirement. It covers the questions (topic-wise) & detailed answers strictly as per the syllabus of ICSI.

The Present Publication is the 9^th Edition for CS-Executive | Old Syllabus | Dec. 2023 Exam. This book is authored by CS N.S. Zad, with the following noteworthy features:

• Coverage of the book includes
• Fully-Solved Questions of Past Exams
• Solved Paper: June 2023 (Suggested Answers)
• [Topic-wise] arrangement of past exam questions & answers
• [Most Amended & Updated] Covers the latest applicable provisions and amendments under the Companies Act, 2013 & SEBI Regulations
• [Marks Distribution] Chapter-wise marks distribution from June 2015 onwards
• [Previous Exam Trend Analysis] from June 2021 onwards
• [ICSI Study Material] Chapter-wise comparison for past exams

The contents of this book are as follows:

Part I – Securities Law

• Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
• Securities & Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
• Depositories Act, 1996
• An Overview of the SEBI (Issue of Capital & Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2018
• SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
• SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) Regulations, 2011
• SEBI (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018
• SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulation, 2021
• Share Based Employee Benefits
• Issue of Sweat Equity
• SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
• Mutual Funds
• Collective Investment Schemes
• SEBI (Ombudsman) Regulations, 2003

Part II – Capital Markets & Intermediaries

• Structure of Capital Markets
• Capital Markets Instruments
• Important Aspects of Primary Market & Secondary Market
• Securities Market Intermediaries

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