The regulator may float consultation papers for FPIs and private equity funds and the final decision will be taken after taking into account views of all the stakeholders
To make sure liquid schemes reflect the underlying portfolio risks, Sebi has said all debt papers with maturity of 30 days or more to be marked to market. Earlier, fund houses didn't have to do so for securities that had less than 60-day maturity.
Since the cash flows will be impacted in a big way, DLF will have to resort to selling non-core assets in a substantial and significant manner through the next few quarters.
Infrastructure Investment Trusts need to be listed on stock exchanges besides being subject to stringent disclosure norms including detailed provisions for related party transactions and valuation of assets.
Swaraj said the focus of the government is growth with eye on manufacturing, infrastructure and trade
The office space absorption in seven cities, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, rose 14 per cent during the July-September quarter compared with the year-ago period.
The BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices pared all intraday gains to end 0.3% and 0.5% lower
U K Sinha's six-year tenure as chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India ends later this week. Sinha held his last press conference in Mumbai on Monday, where he spoke on wide-ranging issues and his biggest regret.
'My biggest contribution is the creation of the first 'modern Indian law firm',' Cyril Shroff tells Sudipto Dey.
DLF has a land bank of 295 million sq ft, of which 50 million sq ft is under development.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
Stepped up public expenditure must be accompanied by focused policies, advises Vinayak Chatterjee.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
On the individual front, housing loan rebate on self-occupied property was increased from Rs 1,50,000 to Rs 2,00,000.
20 new industrial clusters will be developed in 2014-15.
Aggressive acquisitions & deep pockets fuel real estate competition; experts suggest future partnership
Is looking to raise Rs 3,000 cr.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
Pitching for greater transparency in rule-making and other functions of regulators, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked Sebi to work towards attracting more retail investors to the capital markets.
Mumbai and Bengaluru also featured among the list of top five global cites in terms of future rental growth.
A stable government at the Centre and its plans to set up smart cities has revived investors' interest in the country with Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore set to emerge as hot investment destinations in 2015.
The progress of the GST Bill in Parliament is also likely to remain in focus
Renowned realtors are shying away from the private equity (PE) route to raise funds.
Income from renting of properties is taxed at a flat rate of 10%.
There isn't much Budget could do directly to help sectors.
Spotlight likely on cement, metals, road cos
Budget has laid emphasis on enhancing expenditure in farm & rural, and social sector including healthcare, education, skill development, job creation and infrastructure
There has also been some easing of norms, allowing foreign direct investment to come into relatively small projects of 20,000 sq metres.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The second-longest serving chairman introduced quite a few measures for the primary market and implemented a new corporate governance framework.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
DLF has launched a mega discount sale of its properties.
Making it easier for companies to raise funds through genuine equity or debt offers, Sebi unveiled a slew of measures to bring to book those running illegal money-pooling schemes and indulging in other fraudulent activities.
The new norms also seek to ensure that sufficient safeguards are put in place to avoid any misuse of its new powers and the required privacy of individuals is granted while conducting search and seizure operations.
The markets regulator made it easier for banks to acquire control in listed companies.
The final guidelines should be there in 3-4 months.
To get same tax treatment as FIIs; rules on search & seizure and consent settlement cleared
However, the budget arithmetic is slightly optimistic.
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.