They say enough correction already; monthly net investment hits 24-month high.
Minority shareholders are disappointed after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) increased the size of the mandatory open offer from 20 per cent to 26 per cent, ignoring the Achuthan panel's recommendation of giving all shareholders an exit option.
Not many takers for debt funds with longer maturity.
"The tacit understanding between people now is that a question should be looked upon as a statement," says an institutional dealer.
Rupee-denominated contracts will be traded from 9 am to 5 pm.
While listing can be good, success depends on sentiment and performance.
Profits of domestic brokerages fell substantially in the quarter ended March 31, thanks to subdued participation of retail investors and continued increase in the share of the low-margin options segment in the overall market volume.
Data shows of the 385 companies, which had announced their latest shareholding, fund houses cut their stake in about 200.
Foreign fund houses outperformed their domestic peers in terms of garnering assets in 2010-11.
If the deal materialises, Angel will have to pay at least Rs 800-1,000 crore (Rs 8-10 billion) for a 51 per cent stake, valuing the brokerage at Rs 1,500-2,000 crore (Rs 15-20 billion). The talks are at an early stage.
With global investors shifting focus from developed to emerging markets in the last few days, India has emerged as a major beneficiary.
An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities or bonds.
The growth will happen in the asset management market, as the Indian population is richer and economy would continue to grow.
During his tenure with the group, Bagchi has held several key positions in retail banking, corporate banking and treasury.
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Smart order routing (SOR) has finally taken off in India, with the country's two premier bourses resolving their long-standing dispute over the audit trail of orders. SOR allows brokers' trading engines to automatically choose the best price for stocks from multiple exchanges.
To make its stock market investments transparent and avoid further controversy, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has discontinued deals that were first negotiated over the telephone and then executed on the stock exchange platform, according to brokers familiar with the matter.
The management graduate from IIM-Ahmedabad has been with ICICI group for over 15 years. She is likely to be replaced by Anup Bagchi, executive director at ICICI Securities, sources said. Both Buch and Bagchi are also ICICI Securities board members.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), one of the largest institutional investors in the Indian stock market, has become active on the bourses again. This is after a brief lull last month following the bribe-for-loan scam and questions around its stock market dealings.
At a time Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is under the scanner due to the alleged bribe-for-loan scam at its housing finance arm, the mutual fund company of the corporation has been continuously losing business. Its assets have dipped substantially this year. As the mutual fund industry faces redemption pressure, LIC Mutual Fund, a state-owned fund house, has performed worse than the industry so far in the current financial year.
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