The capital market regulator would soon write to the Reserve Bank of India to allow repos in corporate bonds, which were expected to boost the liquidity in the corporate debt market, said sources. In a repo trade, a market participant pledges a corporate paper in exchange for funds for a specific period and at a rate determined by the market.
The NSE, along with financial institutions like IL&FS and IDBI, has proposed to set up a special exchange.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is looking at reducing the fees of all mutual fund schemes - equity funds (open- and close-ended), debt funds, index funds and even funds of funds (or FoFs, mutual funds that invest in mutual funds).
An interview with Sebi chief M Damodaran.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday approved the open offer of Vedanta Resources for Sesa Goa.
The Allianz Group, the German financial services powerhouse, is planning to foray into the booming asset management business in India.
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a fresh directive to banks having less than the required capital to address ownership issues and take steps to increase their net worth to a minimum of Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
India topped the global chart for total amount raised through American depository receipts (ADRs) this year (January-July), beating China and Taiwan.
Atul Choksey, the former co-promoter of Asian Paints, has exited from Standard Chartered Mutual Fund.
This comes on the back of impressive performance in infrastructure stocks in 2006 and in the first seven months of this calendar.
Private equity players in India, triggered by consolidation of domestic businesses, cross-border M&As (merger and acquisitions) and split in family-owned companies, are going for big buyouts, mostly, management buyouts.
India's successful mega share offerings are creating waves globally.
Australia-based Insurance Australia Group is in advanced talks to buy a 26 per cent stake in HDFC Chubb General Insurance, following the buyout of Chubb's stake by HDFC.
Lower price-earnings ratio, big IPOs attract players.
With pressure mounting on 18 regional exchanges to demutualise, some bourses have decided to shut shop, while others are going in for demutualisation - leading to an eventual consolidation.
Warburg Pincus, a US-based private equity firm, has put in the highest bid worth Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) for ICICI Bank shares.
The Indian mutual fund industry's assets under management race from Rs 3 trillion to Rs 4 trillion has come in just nine months.
The ministry of corporate affairs (earlier company affairs) is amending the stringent IDR (Indian depository receipts) regulations to make it easier for foreign companies to list here.
The Rahejas and Star TV are together selling 15 per cent in cable network operator Hathway Cable to private equity firm ChrysCapital.
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