The annual general meeting (AGM) of the Multi—Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), scheduled for tomorrow, could well be a stormy affair as some NSEL investors plan to protest outside the venue.
MCX, the only listed commodity exchange in the country, is promoted by troubled Financial Technologies (FTIL), whose group firm National Spot Exchange (NSEL) is at the centre of payment crisis and holds 26 per cent in the exchange.
Last week, auditors of FTIL had withdrawn their audit report for FY 2013, saying the financial statements could no longer be “relied upon“.
FTIL’s statutory auditor Deloitte Haskins & Sells had withdrawn its audit report certifying accounts of the company for FY 2013 as the Rs 5,600 crore payment crisis at NSEL ballooned.
The audited accounts were to be placed for FTIL’s annual shareholder meeting on September 25 but the auditor red—flagged the financial statements and withdrew its report.
“The statutory auditors of the company on September 23 informed that the audit report dated May 30, 2013, on the standalone and the consolidated financial statements of the company for the year—ended March 31, 2013, should no longer be relied upon,” FTIL had said in exchange filing.
NSEL, promoted by Jignesh Shah—led FTIL, is facing problems in settling Rs 5,600 crore dues to 13,000 investors after it was forced to suspend trade on July 31 on government directive. The exchange had defaulted on committed payments for the fifth consecutive time last week.
MCX shareholders, on condition of anonymity, said they are concerned over all these developments.
An official of NSEL investor form said there are plans to hold protest outside the venue of MCX AGM.
The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) had last month told the board members of the commodity spot exchange that “non—settlement of outstanding trade on NSEL seriously