The Securities and Exchange Board of India has decided to make it mandatory for qualified institutional investors to make full payments upfront when they apply for shares in initial public offers. At present, QIPs pay only 10 per cent of the amount required for the shares for which they apply upfront.
The government has reopened the case for convergence between the capital market and commodity futures regulator, a move that has attracted opposition from the Forward Markets Commission, which regulates the commodities futures business.
A forecast by this international real estate consultancy suggests that 'in Mumbai, rentals will fall for some more months and bottom out in the second half of next year, while in the national capital region, rents may bottom out in the second half of the current financial year in most areas.' In both metros, the correction in rents would be between 40 to 60 per cent by the first half of next year of their peaks in 2007-08.
Sebi's chief finds himself helpless as the stock market regulator goes after his former organisation, but doesn't lose his essential optimism and can-do spirit.
Firms denied peer review certificate may be barred from auditing
The London Stock Exchange, the world's third largest exchange in terms of value of shares traded, is in talks with Financial Technologies to buy a stake in its stock exchange arm MCX-SX.
Soon, there will be an exchange-like platform for trading in loans.
Even as foreign institutional investors are rushing out of the Indian equity markets, there are fresh indications that their selling may accelerate in the coming weeks.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is all set to begin the proposed peer audit review of the companies that form the Sensex and Nifty benchmark indices.
Gold purchases by India, the world's largest importer of the metal, are down to a trickle because of high prices, prompting local traders and jewellers to reprocess scrap and jewellery to cater to rapidly falling local demand.
The five-month-old exchange traded currency futures market is set to witness competition, rising volumes and innovations with the United Stock Exchange of India gearing up to launch the product in April.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is expected to take up two critical issues at a board meeting scheduled February 2
In a move to protect the interest of investors, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked a high-level committee to suggest guidelines for the power of attorney that investors issue in favour of their brokers. The agreements that are signed between brokers and investors are also up for review.
The committee said that promoters will have to make mandatory disclosures when they raise finances by pledging their shares. This is because lenders ask promoters to pay additional margins when the value of the shares pledged as collateral falls.
Sebi has launched a coordinated investigation with the Registrar of Companies to examine transactions between Satyam and its bankers BNP Paribas, Citibank, HSBC, HDFC and ICICI Bank
Satyam fiasco may prompt market regulator to be stricter with promoters.
ADAG, Mahindra BT, L&T Infotech may team up with PEs.
President & CEO of IDFC Private Equity Group, Luis Miranda, spoke on various issues relating to private equity in an exclusive interview with Rajesh Bhayani.
Mutual fund investors may soon have to give separate cheques to distributors as commission.
May bar premature withdrawals from fixed maturity plans.
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