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Source: Live Mint Indians’ love of gold is legendary, and deeply ingrained in Hindu mythology. As the legend goes, a fortune teller cursed the 16-year-old son of King Hima, saying he would die of a snakebite on the fourth day of his marriage. When the day came, his wife illuminated their house with lamps and…
Source: Live Mint The market regulator on Wednesday asked regulated entities—including recognized stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories— to terminate any existing contracts with unregistered financial advisers like financial influencers within three months. The latest circular of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) follows its decision of June 27 to bar association with…
Source: Live Mint The issue—a milestone for both the company’s parent Hyundai Motor Co. (HMC) and the Indian stock market as the country’s largest public offering so far—is a key part of Hyundai’s strategy to enhance the valuation of its global businesses as part of the South Korean government’s Corporate Value-Up Program. The programme seeks…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) On Tuesday issued a draft circular inviting public feedback on the criteria for recognizing digital platforms as Specified Digital Platforms (SDPs). According to Sebi, the recognition of these platforms is crucial to ensure they do not enable illegal activities related to securities, such…
Source: Live Mint The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has introduced a three-day liquidity window facility to encourage retail participation in the corporate bond market. In a 16 October circular, the market regulator said it would allow bond issuers to give investors voluntary put options to sell bonds back at specific intervals before…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: Shapoorji Pallonji Group company Afcons Infrastructure is looking to raise ₹5,400 crore through its initial public offering (IPO) after selling shares worth about ₹3,000 crore in a pre-IPO round, two people aware of the development told Mint. Afcons had previously planned to raise ₹7,000 crore through the IPO. However, owing to…
Source: Live Mint India’s corporate bond market has long been hamstrung by low liquidity, locking investors into their holdings until maturity and discouraging retail participation. While institutional investors dominate, retail investors—wary of the illiquid secondary market—have stayed on the sidelines. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has unveiled a new liquidity window that…
Source: Live Mint A recent Bank of America (BofA)whistleblower complaint has underscored the complexities involved in navigating a block deal for merchant bankers at a time when such transactions have hit record highs in India. Bank of America placed two executives in its equity capital markets team in India on administrative leave after a whistleblower…
Source: Live Mint India’s capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday, October 15, announced an upward revision in the position limits for trading members in the index futures and options (F&O) contracts. SEBI in a release said the position limits for trading members, cumulatively for client and proprietary trades, in…
Source: Business Standard These companies had collected money from investors without complying with the regulatory norms. | Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 15 2024 | 9:54 PM IST Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday said it will auction 15 properties belonging to Mangalam Agro Products, Sumangal Industries and Falkon Industries…
