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.
The move is expected to cut into the business of rival Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The National Stock Exchange is chalking out a strategy to launch a separate trading platform for small and medium companies.
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.
2006-07 saw mixed returns for mutual funds. Compared with the previous financial year, the returns have declined, mainly due to a fall in the stock prices. The net asset value of most equity funds fell nearly 10 per cent since January 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.
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.
The lure of the much-feared participatory notes, through which hedge funds now invest in the Indian stock markets, may soon wane.
Hedge funds, which are proving to be a headache for stock market regulators across the world, will be the main topic of discussion at the four-day annual conference of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions.
Mutual fund houses are all set to expand the Know Your Client norm umbrella by introducing newer requirements like asking their high net worth investors to provide details of their big investments made in the past.
Brokers have till Friday to submit half their shares.
On the eve of the Budget, top foreign brokerage houses Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan were advising investors to stay away from the Indian stock markets, saying the risk factors involved in Indian equities are much higher.
Share prices of some recent listings, including the scam-tainted Atlanta Ltd and Nissan Copper, have been falling over the last couple of sessions on fears of further action from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Small- and medium-sized realty firms are scouting for private equity funds to finance forthcoming projects as bank funds have dried up following concerns over high credit growth to the sector.
ELSS have a long and proven track record, which is missing in ULIPs
Index-based futures at the heart of the rivalry.
The Mutual Fund Identification Number (MIN), mandatory for investments above Rs 50,000 in mutual funds, is likely to stay, even though the month-old confusion over it continues.
Foreign institutional investors, who have about $50 billion exposure in the country's equities, may be concerned over excess valuation of stock prices in general.
Retail investors have never had it so good in terms of diverse products from mutual funds.
Banks and mutual funds are devising novel methods to grab your deposits.
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