Pavan Burugula &Amp; Samie Modak

Stories by Pavan Burugula &Amp; Samie Modak

Why some fund managers have quit their jobs

Why some fund managers have quit their jobs

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2017

They are making switch to the high-growth alternative investments fund industry, reports Pavan Burugula.

Made a killing in stocks? Algos could be behind it

Made a killing in stocks? Algos could be behind it

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2017

A little over 80 per cent of the orders placed on domestic stock markets are generated by algorithms. Samie Modak reports on the whats and whys of algos.

Why India Inc overlooked overseas market for fundraising

Why India Inc overlooked overseas market for fundraising

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2017

A fundraising boom in the domestic market and tightening of the regulatory framework for overseas issues are responsible for this trend.

India's household wealth touches $5 trillion; M-cap rises 30%

India's household wealth touches $5 trillion; M-cap rises 30%

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

India's wealth grew by $451 billion, the eighth largest wealth gain globally.

Extend trading hours, brokers tell govt

Extend trading hours, brokers tell govt

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2017

Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...

HDFC Bank will soon be among the world's top 10 lenders

HDFC Bank will soon be among the world's top 10 lenders

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2017

Valued at $71.2 billion, the bank's market capitalisation is more than that of global banks like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.

Bankers' fees for IPOs lowest in seven years

Bankers' fees for IPOs lowest in seven years

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2017

In the first nine months of 2017, investment banks pocketed Rs 500 crore for helping companies raise Rs 30,853 crore through IPOs.

Aadhaar-demat account linking: FPIs grappling with Sebi diktat

Aadhaar-demat account linking: FPIs grappling with Sebi diktat

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2017

Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31

Why fund managers are not happy with Sebi

Why fund managers are not happy with Sebi

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2017

The stock market regulator's definition of large, mid, and small-cap companies has irked mutual fund managers, reports Samie Modak.

2017 saw 105 companies launch their IPOs on the SME platform

2017 saw 105 companies launch their IPOs on the SME platform

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2017

Close to three dozen companies will launch their IPOs over the next four-six months.

'Earnings growth will need to pick up to attract foreign flows'

'Earnings growth will need to pick up to attract foreign flows'

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2017

Given the strong growth in Asia and easy monetary stance taken by central banks other than the US Federal Reserve (US Fed), overseas investors will soon start re-investing in risky assets, says Abhiram Eleswarapu, head of equity research, BNP Paribas Securities India.

Muhurat trading sees worst performance in 10 years

Muhurat trading sees worst performance in 10 years

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2017

Trading in Samvat 2074 on Thursday got off to a rocky start, with the benchmark indices ending more than half a percent lower and the gauge for banking stocks dropping 1.25%.

In Q2, foreign investors sold $3.2 bn of Indian stocks

In Q2, foreign investors sold $3.2 bn of Indian stocks

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2017

This flight of capital began in early August due to risk-aversion created first by rising geopolitical tensions due to North Korean aggression and second by the US Fed's decision to shrink its balance sheet

MFs inflows top Rs 20,000-cr for 2nd straight month

MFs inflows top Rs 20,000-cr for 2nd straight month

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2017

Total assets under management (AUM) for September stood at Rs 20.4 lakh crore compared with Rs 20.6 lakh crore at the end of August.

India Inc may get a new governance code soon

India Inc may get a new governance code soon

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2017

Batting for greater transparency, a Sebi panel said sound corporate governance helped companies generate "significantly greater returns".

IPO fundraising: A whopping Rs 25,500 crore in H1

IPO fundraising: A whopping Rs 25,500 crore in H1

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

Highest-ever mobilisation in first half of any fiscal year; bankers expect the trend to continue, given strong pipeline

What spooked the markets on Friday?

What spooked the markets on Friday?

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2017

Market players said the sell-off was triggered by pessimism that the government may not be able to balance growth with macro-stability.

'If trading had not resumed, the attackers would have won'

'If trading had not resumed, the attackers would have won'

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2017

'We saw people tripping over each other, running, screaming.' 'You could see people running with their daily briefcase despite suffering deep cuts and blood pouring from them.'

Why 'bulls' are a worried lot today

Why 'bulls' are a worried lot today

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2017

The gap between Nifty's price-earnings multiple and economic growth is at a 12-year high

Algo trading will soon be under Sebi scanner

Algo trading will soon be under Sebi scanner

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2017

Market regulator is trying to build a large team of software experts for efficient monitoring and surveillance