The Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) plans to relax its norms for direct registration of foreign investors and also fast-track the listing process for companies, including start-ups, as part of efforts to make the Indian stock market more attractive for domestic and overseas investments. This strategic move has been made … Read More →
SEBI to cut IPO listing time to 4 days Last year in Nov, the market regulator had shortened IPO listing time to six days from 12 days Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman U K Sinha on Tuesday said the regulator would reduce the timeline for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) to four days … Read More →
SEBI meeting likely to gift bonanza to FPIs The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is likely to announce a slew of measures pertaining to foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) at its board meeting on Friday. These could include foreign funds to own multiple demat accounts, simplification of account-opening procedures and providing a direct membership … Read More →
IPO investors open to invest in sectors like dairy firms, micro-finance and healthcare Gone are the days when traditional industries such as construction and engineering used to dominate the primary market to raise funds. These days, sectors like dairy firms , micro-finance, healthcare and staffing services are crowding the initial public offering (IPO) space. Investment … Read More →
Initial Public Offers (IPOs) in India are set to hit a six-year high in 2016 and estimated to raise more than $5 billion (nearly Rs 33,263.75 crore), largely owing to a growing appetite for equities and positive sentiment on the growth front, says an EY report. In the first quarter of 2016, India was ranked … Read More →
Quitas Holdings, which has got a license for small finance bank, is expected to hit the capital markets in the first half of April to raise an estimated Rs 2,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). This could be the first small finance bank license holder to list on stock exchanges. Another microfinance lender … Read More →
Listing means admission of securities to dealings on a recognised stock exchange. The securities may be of any public limited company, Central or State Government, quasi governmental and other financial institutions/corporations, municipalities, etc. The objectives of listing are mainly to : provide liquidity to securities; mobilize savings for economic development; protect interest of investors by … Read More →