Sachin P Mampatta, Business Standard

Stories by Sachin P Mampatta, Business Standard

Apollo, Cooper and insider trading in a deal that didn't happen

Apollo, Cooper and insider trading in a deal that didn't happen

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2015

Apollo had made efforts to acquire Cooper Tire at the end of 2012.

Will FY16 be the year of IPOs?

Will FY16 be the year of IPOs?

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2015

If companies manage to raise Rs 10,000 crore, this will be the best year for IPOs since FY11.

Why dollar investors perform better than rupee ones

Why dollar investors perform better than rupee ones

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

A rising rupee is a tailwind for dollar investors.

Why asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days

Why asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2015

Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.

Foreign investors' MAT woes not over just yet

Foreign investors' MAT woes not over just yet

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2015

The tax dept has served notices on about 36 foreign investors.

US will not tolerate unfair policy to push trade: Jack Lew

US will not tolerate unfair policy to push trade: Jack Lew

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2015

He wants Jaitley to give investors more clarity on policies

Tax net: Foreign portfolio investors caught in a bind

Tax net: Foreign portfolio investors caught in a bind

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2015

At least 200 investors have to furnish financial statements

Chandrakant Sampat: One of India's foremost value investors

Chandrakant Sampat: One of India's foremost value investors

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2015

He believed in investing in companies with strong cash flows

'This is not the end of bull market'

'This is not the end of bull market'

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2015

'It's a good buying opportunity'

10 things you need to know about FATCA

10 things you need to know about FATCA

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

FATCA is aimed to strengthen business ties.

What do the markets expect from 2015?

What do the markets expect from 2015?

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2014

In 2015-16, reforms will take hold, growth in GDP, will accelerate, and government processes and statutory clearances will speed up

In a first, Sebi sends someone to jail

In a first, Sebi sends someone to jail

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2014

58-year old Vinod Hingorani had defaulted on penalties of Rs 1.64 cr

The govt should ideally let SpiceJet fail

The govt should ideally let SpiceJet fail

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2014

Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy

Beware of get-rich-quick tips

Beware of get-rich-quick tips

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2014

The stock exchange does not store and display the numbers of investors. That would be like a bank publishing the details of its customers for everyone to see.

The risks of cutting rates too soon

The risks of cutting rates too soon

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2014

If credit is not going to flow in response to a policy rate cut, while inflationary pressures, as well as expectations, may be stoked, a rate cut may not be appropriate at this point

RTI Act remains in limbo for securities market

RTI Act remains in limbo for securities market

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2014

Stay orders keep law out of citizen access even years after CIC rulings on opening market institutions to scrutiny

'Bear market' reviving in Google searches

'Bear market' reviving in Google searches

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2014

Average monthly searches for 'bull market' have gone down significantly from May-June peak.

MFs dig in for fight on Maruti's Gujarat plant

MFs dig in for fight on Maruti's Gujarat plant

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2014

Eight months after India's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India, announced plans for a Gujarat unit to be set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of parent Suzuki, opposition to the move continues to simmer.

Post Lehman episode, Indian equity markets were at its best

Post Lehman episode, Indian equity markets were at its best

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2014

Government divestment reached record figures after the financial crisis, at the same time as promoters were required to bring down their stake in companies to 75 per cent or less.

Chinese internet giant dwarfs Indian biggies

Chinese internet giant dwarfs Indian biggies

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2014

Its market capitalisation tops those of the 3 largest Indian firms combined