Gayatri Ramanathan &Amp; Rajesh Abraham

Stories by Gayatri Ramanathan &Amp; Rajesh Abraham

You may soon get to buy foreign MFs

You may soon get to buy foreign MFs

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The domestic mutual funds such as Reliance Mutual Fund and Tata Asset Management Company are in advanced talks with global fund houses and investment advisors, in an attempt to offer global investment products to their Indian investors.

Over 500 DLF investors lose bonanza

Over 500 DLF investors lose bonanza

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2007

Over 500 minority shareholders of realty major DLF have missed out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become 'crorepatis' overnight.

RIL to raise $2 bn via 10-year loan

RIL to raise $2 bn via 10-year loan

Rediff.com   16 May 2007

Reliance Industries Limited, the country's largest private sector company, is raising $2 billion through a 10-year overseas syndicated loan for funding its oil and gas exploration in the D6 block of the Krishna-Godawari basin.

PNs grow 70% in 1 year

PNs grow 70% in 1 year

Rediff.com   10 May 2007

But contrary to conventional wisdom, the share of hedge funds in total PN investments in the Indian stock markets could be as little as 8-9 per cent.

Murdoch plans to launch <i>Sun</i> with Sun group

Murdoch plans to launch Sun with Sun group

Rediff.com   9 May 2007

The Sun, the flagship publication of Murdoch's News Corporation, is in talks with Maran's Sun group to launch an English tabloid in the country.

IPO scam: Promoters' role under scanner

IPO scam: Promoters' role under scanner

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2007

"Our order (over share price manipulation on listing day) is only interim in nature. We are probing further and you can expect more orders in this case," said the official on condition of anonymity.

Investors eye markets abroad

Investors eye markets abroad

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2007

They prefer foreign markets owing to comparatively lower margins than Indian exchanges.

i-bankers quit high-profile jobs to go solo

i-bankers quit high-profile jobs to go solo

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

Growing business opportunities fuelled by a robust economy and an increasing number of private equity investors are prompting investment bankers to quit their jobs and turn entrepreneurs.

SMEs may get NSE trading platform soon

SMEs may get NSE trading platform soon

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

The move is expected to cut into the business of rival Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

SMEs may get NSE trading platform soon

SMEs may get NSE trading platform soon

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

The National Stock Exchange is chalking out a strategy to launch a separate trading platform for small and medium companies.

Ireland investors line up $395 million kitty

Ireland investors line up $395 million kitty

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

A cluster of high networth investors from Ireland is looking at private equity investments of at least 200 million pounds sterling (about $ 395 million) in high-growth companies across real-estate, IT and education sectors.

Mumbai office rentals soar

Mumbai office rentals soar

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Office rentals in Mumbai are going over the top indeed. Even suburban localities like Goregaon have seen rentals going up by more than 100 per cent, from Rs 75 a sq ft last year to Rs 175 this year.

Short sales norms to create transparency

Short sales norms to create transparency

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

According to the soon-to-be-released rules, at the time of transaction investors have to disclose if the deal is a short sale at the time of placement of order.

Deutsche Bank pays $1 bn for 5% in Emaar-MGF

Deutsche Bank pays $1 bn for 5% in Emaar-MGF

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

The New Delhi realty firm is gearing up to float an IPO and has now raised its targetted mop-up to Rs 25,000cr.

5 PSU rights issues likely in September

5 PSU rights issues likely in September

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

Public sector undertakings Bharat Earth Movers (BEML), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), Power Grid Corporation of India and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), are slated to hit the market with their IPOs.

Young brigade in charge at Siyaram

Young brigade in charge at Siyaram

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

The next generation of the Poddar family, the promoters of the Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) Siyaram group, is taking charge.

Direct entry for hedge funds

Direct entry for hedge funds

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The lure of the much-feared participatory notes, through which hedge funds now invest in the Indian stock markets, may soon wane.

Work is fun for this billionaire

Work is fun for this billionaire

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Whether it is jumping from a plane at 10,000 feet or just working away at his latest hospitality project, real estate tycoon Vicky, as Oberoi is fondly known to friends, believes in having fun.

Trinity Capital lines up $10 bn to develop 3 metro

Trinity Capital lines up $10 bn to develop 3 metro

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

The New York-based real estate investment fund Trinity Capital has lined up $10 billion, which may go up to $12 billion, to develop three satellite cities on the outskirts of three major metros - Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.

Global accounting firms eyeing India

Global accounting firms eyeing India

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

When Control Solutions, one of the biggest accounting firms in the US dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley accounting compliance procedures