SEBI bans suspended cos' from raising fresh funds, pledging

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 21:16

SEBI Monday barred suspended companies as well as their promoters from raising fresh funds and pledging their shares till the suspension is revoked or securities are delisted from stock exchanges.

Mutual funds bullish on EPFO move to invest in equity funds

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 22:50

The government's decision to allow Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) invest 5 percent of its Rs 1 trillion investible fund in exchange traded equity funds has made mutual fund houses bullish about launching retirement equity funds, industry officials said.

Mutual funds exposure to bank stocks declines to Rs 78,582 cr

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 18:49

Mutual funds' allocation to the banking sector dropped to Rs 78,582 crore in June, after hitting an all-time high in the preceding month, amid weakness in bank stocks.

Sebi notifies norms for issuance and listing of muni bonds

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 20:49

The move would allow authorities to mop-up funds, including for setting up smart cities, by raising money from the public and institutional investors.

China IPO freeze opens door to alternative financiers

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 08:48

China`s move to halt new company listings on its stock markets is offering private equity firms, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds an opening to fill private companies` funding needs, paving the way for more M&A activity.

AIFs need to disclose disciplinary history: SEBI

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 22:28

The Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) will have to mandatorily disclose their disciplinary history as well the background of sponsor, manager and their promoters in the placement memorandum to SEBI, the capital markets regulator has said.

Equity MFs get retail touch, folio count up 9 lakh in June quarter

Last Updated: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 11:18

Folios are numbers designated for individual investor accounts though one investor can have multiple ones.

ETFs catch on, daily average value on NSE up 70 times in 10 years

Last Updated: Friday, July 10, 2015, 16:47

An ETF is a marketable security that tracks an index, a commodity, bond or a basket of assets like an index fund. Unlike mutual funds, an ETF trades like a common stock on a stock exchange.

India equity funds see $9.5-bn inflow in H1 of FY15

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 17:24

All the emerging markets equity funds saw a pullout from investors during the first half of 2015, barring India and Russia.

Black money menace: Swiss banks tighten customer due diligence

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 21:13

Facing possible criminal action by India and some other nations over suspected black money, Swiss banks today decided to tighten their due diligence procedures to keep away illicit assets and made it mandatory to identify the beneficial owner of funds parked with them.

Sebi warns MFs against misuse of investor education funds

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 18:17

Taking note of the rising instances of mutual fund players improperly using the investor education funds, markets regulator Sebi today asked the industry to take corrective action or else the regulator will have to step in.

Global equity market deals top $500 billion but banker fees fall

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 11:49

Money raised in global equity capital markets rose in the first half of the year to top USD 500 billion, but bankers` fees fell as secondary share sales supplanted lucrative stock market listings as the dominant deals.