Rajesh Exports has vehemently denied allegations of inflated revenues and preferential share placement to LIC, labelling them 'speculative inferences' and affirming its commitment to addressing concerns raised by Sebi.
The company said Valcambi was the engine driving the group's business, but Valcambi's audited accounts showed revenues that were only a fraction of what the group reported. That raised a major red flag.
Mehta's export company is the largest integrated gold player in the world.
Reliance Money, investment product distribution arm of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is foraying into retailing of its own brand of gold coins, which would be made exclusively by Swiss precious metal refining major Valcambi.
According to Reliance Money officials, the company offers 5 gm and 8 gm coins now but plans are in the offing to launch 0.5 gm, 1 gm and 2 gm coins, said
R-Money, the Anil Ambani group's retail brokerage arm, will introduce gold coins in smaller denominations of half gram and one gram in the market. The market is currently dominated by 5-gm and 8-gm coins.
Prices have remained lower this year.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's decision to cut arbitrage may ensure that the standards of purity of the refined gold in the Indian market meet the global benchmark