Assuming that the value of LIC's holding has risen in line with the markets, its portfolio size today could be around $86 billion, higher than the previous record of $84 billion in March 2018.
The total default is said to be in excess of Rs 3,000 crore - making this the largest default by a broker.
Maximum promoter holding to be eligible for reclassification to be raised from 10% to 15%; waiting time to be brought down to one month from three.
The move will increase working capital requirement for brokers, raise the work load on the system and will leave little room for contingencies.
While Airtel has hiked the limit to 100 per cent in principle, the company needs to address some issues on overseas investment limits in subsidiaries, before the changes come into effect. Until then, the cap on foreign ownership will remain at 49 per cent under the automatic route.
The markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), recently introduced fresh guidelines to determine the place of a mutual fund (MF) on its riskometer tool.
Experts recommend buying gold as the fundamentals supporting a rally have not changed.
The NSE held 25 to 100 per cent stakes in these entities through its subsidiary NSE Investments as of September.
T'I am not going to buy small- or mid-cap stocks at very high valuations if it doesn't make sense for the investors.'
The recent circular follows the 'true-to-label' concept, but large funds in the multi-cap category may be forced to merge in the absence of sufficient small-cap options.
As a result, the deadline for filing June quarter results ends on August 15. However, only 1,538 companies out of the 4,000-odd listed firms managed to declare their results within the usual deadline.
With real estate valuations falling and other deals coming unstuck, the current management's improved target faces significant challenges.
China is the world's second-largest - both in terms of GDP and m-cap. At $10 trillion, its m-cap is second only to the US at $38 trillion.
Several brokers used shares of dormant or inactive clients to provide margins for other more active clients. This prompted Sebi to rework its entire system of pledging.
Market players said the new norms were more suited for online brokers, where clients were typically internet savvy.
The issue also underscores the growing scrutiny by investors and voting advisory firms of the performance of board members.
In the past four months, more than 4 million new accounts have been opened, taking the total to 44.3 million.
The V-shaped rebound has been aided by a gush of liquidity flooding the global financial system, thanks to balance sheet expansion.
Any shift in investor sentiment may result in speculators fleeing the gold market, driving its price down sharply, quickly. One significant risk for gold is a near-term reversal in the dollar, which recently fell to a two-year low.
Those interested in investing in gold have shifted to instruments, such as sovereign gold bonds and gold ETFs. Many others are, in fact, selling gold or using it as collateral to generate short-term liquidity.
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