The Key Benefits of SME Listing Funding Convenience • Access to capital and financing opportunities : Going public provides SMEs with equity financing opportunities to grow their business from operations to expansion to inorganic acquisitions. Access to equity financing lowers the debt burden leading to lower financing costs and healthier balance sheets. The continuing requirement … Read More →
Despite the benefits associated with public listing, the SMEs were not able to access the capital markets through extant Stock Exchanges due to several factors such as stringent regulatory, disclosure and financial requirements and the like. The creation of a separate stock exchange for SMEs has been on the policy makers’ agenda for quite some … Read More →
Most stock exchanges with dedicated platforms for small and medium enterprises (SME), including top bourse BSE, are seeing overwhelming retail participation in SME stocks, a report said. According to a study by World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), retail investors dominate the BSE SME market, with most being high net worth individuals due to the minimum … 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 →