The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday debarred Ketan Parekh, the stock market operator involved in the stock market scam of 2000, Singapore-based trader Rohit Salgaocar, and one other individual from the securities market for alleged front-running of trades of a United States (US)-based foreign portfolio investor (FPI). The FPI manages around $2.5 trillion worth of funds globally.
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The Bombay Stock Exchange is learnt to have shortlisted London, Nasdaq, Deutsche Borse, New York, and Singapore stock exchanges for the proposed sale of its 26 per cent stake.
The bonds are expected to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and closing is likely to take place on January 21, 2008, subject to requisite approvals, Gremach said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The company intends to use the net proceeds of the issue for foraying into oil rig business as may be permitted by Indian law and RBI regulation.
Front-running is a fraudulent practice where traders exploit advance knowledge of large client orders for personal profit.
In a bid to further boost bilateral trade ties, Singapore, one of the largest foreign investors in India, on Saturday invited Indian companies to list their stocks on its stock exchange.
The day, being a Saturday, may add to trading volumes and volatility
Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Natural Resources Ltd said on Wednesday it will raise $300 million through issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds in the international market.
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Monday announced its exit from FMCG joint venture Adani Wilmar by selling its entire stake to the Singaporean partner and in the open market for an estimated over $2 billion in a first major deal since the US bribery indictment. In a statement, Adani Enterprises Ltd -- which held 43.94 per cent stake in Fortune brand cooking oil, wheat flour and other food product maker Adani Wilmar Ltd -- said it will sell 31.06 per cent stake to Wilmar International. About 13 per cent will be sold in the open market to meet minimum public shareholding requirements.
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd on Tuesday said it has launched $54.02 million foreign currency convertible bonds offering.
Fin Tech raises Rs 450 cr through FCCBs.
The move is meant to curb or reverse the export of India's financial markets to overseas trading platforms.
India's premium benchmark equity index, the S&P CNX Nifty, also the fastest growing index on SGX, will be traded for 16 hours on that exchange, compared to the six-and-a-half hours that it traded on the National Stock Exchange in India. The SGX will be traded from 6.30 am to 10.30 pm IST.
Airtel said the amount will be used for refinancing its existing loan portfolio.
Fortis Healthcare said its offer to acquire the shares of Parkway Holdings, the Singapore-based company that runs Asia's largest hospital network, will close on August 12.
'GMR Group today signed an agreement with the international power producer InterGen to acquire its 100 per cent ownership stake in Island Power,' GMR Infra said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Island Power is currently developing an 800 MW power facility in Singapore. The project would bring in about $1.5 billion (Rs 72 billion) foreign direct investment in the country.
The Tatas-controlled Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Monday announced that it has set up international headquarters in Singapore as part of plans to expand business beyond India.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will prepay $195 million of debt due in 2024 as the conglomerate helmed by Gautam Adani looks to boost investors' confidence post being targeted by a US short-seller. In a stock exchange filing, APSEZ said it will buy back $195 million of bonds due in 2024 using its cash reserves. Out of the $520 million principal outstanding, $325 million will be left after the buyback, it said.
Indian telecom equipment maker GTL Ltd and the Singapore-based Redington Group said on Thursday that they would not proceed with their proposed merger.
Parkway Holdings, the subject of a tussle for control between India's Fortis Healthcare and Malaysia's Khazanah, on Monday said the US fund manager Templeton has reduced holding in it to 4.97 per cent during the last one year.
Unitech and Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd (IBREL) have deferred the listing of their respective real estate investment trusts (REITs) on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX)owing to the liquidity crunch in the global markets. Both Unitech and IBREL have received approval from the SGX for the initial public offers (IPOs) of their trusts.
BSE is world's largest exchange in terms of listed companies and figures among top 10 globally on various other parameters.
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Azim Premji-led Wipro Ltd on Friday said it will acquire 100 per cent stake in Singapore-based Unza Holdings Ltd in an all cash deal worth Rs 1,010.2 crore (Rs 10.102 billion or $246 million).
It also expects to get its REIT listed on the Singapore stock exchange next year.
Currently, trades on the Indian stock exchanges are settled within two days, just like most major markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. Indian exchanges, however, will be moving to T+1 settlement from February 25 in a phased manner.
Markets rallied because of huge inflows by overseas investors.
Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd on Thursday accused e-commerce giant Amazon of adopting a media strategy of "having every development reported and converted into a line of communication with stock exchanges" regarding the Amazon-Future Coupons' arbitration proceedings in Singapore. The Court of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) had turned down a plea of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) to be excluded from being a party to arbitration. In a regulatory filing disclosing the development, FRL said,"...this disclosure is being made out of abundant caution to avoid any speculation given Amazon's media strategy of having every development reported and converted into a line of communication with stock exchanges."
US e-commerce giant Amazon has written to Ajay Tyagi, chairman of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), to take action as is necessary to comply with the Supreme Court Judgment, related to the $3.4-billion merger deal between Future Group and Reliance. Amazon has requested Sebi to direct the Indian stock exchanges to withdraw the Observation Letters related to this deal with immediate effect. In January this year, Sebi had given a go-ahead onto Future Group's scheme of arrangement and sale of assets to Reliance, based on which the Bombay Stock Exchange also granted its "no adverse observation" report to the Rs 24,713-crore ($3.4 billion) deal.
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Several exchanges are facing a cash crunch with committed investment not coming from venture capital funds and trading activity seeing a sharp decline, reports Rajesh Bhayani.
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Tuesday said it will prepay $130 million of debt as it looks to boost investor confidence post being targeted by a US short-seller. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, the ports company of the Adani Group, had last month floated a tender to buy back as much as $130 million of its July 2024 bonds and similar amounts in each of the next four as it looked to regain investor confidence by showing that its liquidity position is comfortable. In a stock exchange filing, APSEZ said an aggregae principal amount of $412.7 million was validly tendered.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has introduced an optional T+1 settlement cycle for the markets. T+1 means that settlements will have to be cleared within one day of the actual transactions taking place. The regulator has put the onus on the stock exchanges to decide whether they want to opt for the shorter settlement cycle for any of the listed scrips. This can be done after giving a one-month prior notice to all stakeholders.
Manchester United is no stranger to ownership tussles and the rough and tumble of financial markets.
The new exchange will also help global companies raise finance from other overseas investors.
The proposal to merge the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) units of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE has reached an advanced stage, and both bourses could file an application before the National Company Law Tribunal as early as this month, according to a top regulatory official. Sources indicate that the merger proposal has received approval from their respective boards. Both the NSE and BSE are arch rivals when it comes to onshore trading.