DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers Limited Senior Vice President Anup Maheswari told reporters in Kolkata on Tuesday that the fund, to be launched next month, would target small and mid-cap companies having huge growth potential.\n
In 2006, Kothari had sold 48 per cent stake in the company to Merrill Lynch. Kothari will be retiring from the company effective from March 31.
Union Bank of India plans to distribute mutual fund products of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund as a part of its strategy to increase fee based income.
The government is believed to have zeroed in on DSP Merill Lynch for appointment as advisor and UBS and I-Sec as lead manager for the proposed public offer in Bharat Petroleum Corporation.
New York-headquartered hedge fund BlackRock Inc has acquired the 40 per cent stake held by Merrill Lynch in mutual fund DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers, in a move that signals the world's fifth largest asset manager's entry into the booming Indian market.
Merrill Lynch has acquired DSP Merrill Lynch (DSPML) by buying around 50 per cent stake for $500 million, and in the process increased its share in the Indian joint venture to 90 per cent.\n
We have a great team and they are quality people with decades of experience. Everyone would like to retain them, says Hemendra Kothari, Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch.
Buoyed by the 'feel good factor' in the economy, investment banking firm DSP Merrill Lynch on wednesday raised India's GDP forecast for 2003-04 to 7.3 per cent from the earlier prediction of 6.7 per cent.
Valuations are not exactly cheap and there are global factors, which are probably not conducive to a very strong bull market rally
DSPMCF is a little different as compared to the other small cap funds launched so far
DSP Merrill Lynch aims to raise Rs 700-750 crore (Rs 7-7.50 billion) from its three new schemes, which will open on Tuesday.
Saurabh Agrawal, managing director and head, investment banking, has reason to feel pleased with his team at DSP Merrill Lynch -- his firm tops the M&A league table and should secure itself a reasonably good ranking in the debt and equity fund-raising sweepstakes by the time the year draws to a close.
Days before B Ramalinga Raju admitted to fraud, a handful of financial services companies, including DSP Merrill Lynch, IL&FS Financial Services and Deutsche Bank's non-banking finance company, sold Satyam Computer Services shares pledged with them.
Soumendra Nath Lahiri, senior VP, Equities, at DSP Merrill Lynch, says that they have maximum midcap exposure to media and IT in Opportunities Fund. The company has increased exposure to Mastek and Deccan Chronicle, he adds.
'Just keep investing a steady amount every month irrespective of what the media says about the direction of the market,' advises Jyotivardhan Jaipuria, Managing Director, DSP Merrill Lynch, India.
DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund on Monday launched three new schemes and targets to raise Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.50 billion) through the initial public offering for these schemes.
Inflation may shoot up to 7.9% by Aug end, says DSP Merrill Lynch.
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.
Nimesh Kampani, chairman of the JM Financial group, talks to Business Standard on what led to the parting of ways with decade-old foreign partner Morgan Stanley.
DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd said Caterpillar Commercial SA along with its holding company Caterpillar Inc offered to acquire up to 19,779, 914 shares, or 62.25% of the paid up equity share capital, of Hindustan Powerplus Ltd.
Mint Road's proposals on banks' M&A funding are cautious even as entrants root for more elbow room, and weigh business models.
Transcript of the weekly market chat held on Tuesday.
Indiabulls is also into mutual fund and insurance advisory businesses. Though this field is extremely competitive and requires significant research skills, these are highly profitable business segments.
The Tata Consultancy Services offer price of Rs 775-900 is attractive from a long-term perspective.
Investors must keep in mind that the bank has significant room for improvement, which could justify its aggressive valuations of Rs 275.
Overall, the positives in favour of ONGC seem to outweigh the negatives from a long-term perspective.
S Nagnath, President and CIO of DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund in an extensive interview talks about his fund's investment strategy, his team of fund managers and why some of his company's funds have a huge portfolio of 50 to 60 stocks.
With private consumption growing 3.6 per cent versus 18.1 per cent for government in April-September 2009, and investment growth falling to around half, any decision on phasing out has to be taken carefully.