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- Regulator Exempts Vcfs From Seeking Rbi Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday exempted venture capital funds (VCFs) from seeking Reserve Bank of India permission for investing in overseas companies.
- Sebi Chief Downplays U.S. Sub-Prime Crisis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Thursday sought to downplay the issue of financial developments in the U.S. affecting Indian bourses, saying that it would not be proper to link volatility in domestic stock markets to the U.S. sub-prime . . .
- How Public Are Our Listed Companies? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 09, 2007)
How private is our private sector, fumed the late Aditya Vikram Birla more in angst at the height of India’s tryst with socialism when, by exercising the convertibility clause written into every loan agreement as a matter of course . . . .
- Leave It To Companies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 08, 2007)
Should there be a ban on companies issuing quarterly earnings guidance? Sebi chairman M Damodaran seems to be sceptical about such guidance, which is used by analysts to set targets for a company’s revenue growth and earnings per share . . . .
- Leave It To Companies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 07, 2007)
Should there be a ban on companies issuing quarterly earnings guidance? Sebi chairman M Damodaran seems to be sceptical about such guidance, which is used by analysts to set targets for a company’s revenue growth and earnings per share, though he . . . .
- India Inc: Coming Of Age (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 07, 2007)
If the M&A deals struck in the first half of 2007 are any indication, it appears that the boom witnessed in 2006 is likely to continue. Corporate finance activity in India saw 382 deals worth Rs 1,047 billion ($26 billion) in the first half of . . . .
- Big Fiis Grab Shares Worth Rs 676 Crore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Jitters in overseas markets sent the domestic bourses crashing twice in the past eight days, but foreign investors were busy grabbing stocks here seeing attractive buying opportunities after the 1,000-point plunge.
- Sebi Snubs Ub Over Open Misstatement (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Sebi has criticised UB Holdings over its recent statement that the capital markets regulator has not raised any questions on the latter’s public announcement for buying an additional 20% in Deccan Aviation.
- Ub Open Offer In Air Deccan: Sebi Clears The Air (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has pulled up the UB Group’s merchant banker for making misleading/incorrect statements to the Bombay Stock Exchange in connection with the UB Group’s open offer to the public to buy shares in Deccan Aviation.
- It’S Time Retail Shareholders Had Their Say (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Aug 02, 2007)
It is remarkable how little influence retail investors have over the way their savings are used and companies function.
- When Experience Is A Liability (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Analysts and investors are optimistic on India, but it is difficult to be as bullish.
- It's Advantage Congress (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jul 23, 2007)
The presidential election is finally over. Ms Pratibha Patil has been elected as the first woman President of India.
- What’S A Company Like Nmdc Doing In A Category Like Z-Group? (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jul 21, 2007)
Ever since the category was created on January 16, 2002, I have never looked at Z-group companies.
- The Indian Market Has Already Emerged (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 21, 2007)
Political accidents continue to take place and as the battle intensifies between the UPA, the UNPA and the NDA we can expect a great deal of confusion.
- Centres Nod For 17 Fdi Proposals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
17 proposals envisaging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the tune of nearly Rs 590 crore in sectors like constructions and telecommunication were cleared by the Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the basis of recommendations made by the . . . .
- Govt Clears 17 Fdi Proposals Worth Rs 590 Crore (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
The government on Thursday approved 17 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 589.85 crore, including Rs 313.33 crore from Sweden-based Quinn Hotels, which proposes to develop hotels in the country.
- Corporate Governance — Short On Compliance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 20, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in designing corporate governance norms for India, has made considerable effort to take from the best practices in leading equity markets around the world.
- Time To Weigh Tax Sops On Overseas Investment (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Almost six months after finance minister P Chidambaram announced in his ’07-08 Budget that the government would converge different regulations to allow Indian individuals to invest in overseas securities through local mutual funds, policymakers are . . .
- Self-Regulation Is The Way (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to the Indian industry to resist excessive remuneration to promoters and senior executives has sparked an intense debate on the desirable extent of executive pay.
- Global Finance First (Frontline, C.T. KURIEN , Jul 13, 2007)
Within the realm of the economy, the fastest-growing segment is finance, in the broad sense of the term. This is not surprising because in a modern economy finance is the facilitator of all activities.
- Sensex Will Cross 50,000 By 2020: Morgan Stanley (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
The Sensex hitting 50,000 is right now only a serious prediction for Morgan Stanley and a laughable target for others but believe it or not Brazil’s 50 share benchmark index ‘Bovespa’ went past the 50,000 mark in May this year.
- Independent Directors: Let’S Not Chase A Chimera (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jul 05, 2007)
The market watchdog, SEBI, wants to fine-tune the provisions in Clause 49 of the Standard Listing Agreement to make the role of independent directors more meaningful and less farcical.
- Credit Suisse Gets Nod For Merchant Banking (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2007)
Credit Suisse, the Switzerland-based financial services provider said on Wednesday that it has got approval from SEBI to start merchant banking operation in the country.
- Healthy Trends In Standards Globalisation (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2007)
With the footprints of major business players spread the world over, it has become increasingly necessary that accounting, the language of business, is intelligible to a wider audience.
- Company Chairman, An Anachronism (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Jun 28, 2007)
Much is being made about the chairman of a company. As it stands, the company law does not recognise the post of chairman.
- Directors' Special (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2007)
Chairman and managing director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) R P Singh has spoken out against a problem that cuts across all of India's public sector.
- 33 P.C. Independent Directors Favoured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2007)
‘No intention to interfere with CEOs’ remuneration package’
New Companies Bill in winter session
Assocham welcomes Govt. decision
- Retail Investors' Apathy (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jun 26, 2007)
The two recent mega public issues in quick succession, the first an IPO (initial public offer) by DLF and second an FPO (follow-on public offer) by the redoubtable financial power house, ICICI, elicited lukewarm response from retail investors what . . .
- Democratisation Vs Dilution (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jun 23, 2007)
Preparing and releasing into the market people with a smattering of knowledge of a subject, besides being dangerous also tantamounts to devaluing a profession established by law.
- Regulate, Before The Big Swindle (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 23, 2007)
It was about time, but regulation always follows two steps behind. We needed the Bombay Stock Exchange brokers to create a completely opaque system of trading where the average person had no chance of knowing the price before Securities Exchange . . .
- Sebi Gives Clean Chit To New Ipos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi), on Thursday, said it does not expect any major irregularities in the forthcoming IPOs.
- Mf Industry To See Consolidation: Report (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
With the competition rising everyday in the mutual fund sector, it is becoming difficult for the small players to survive, said the latest CII-Pricewaterhouse Coopers report on the Indian mutual fund industry.
- Effective Audit Committee Can Ensure Financial Reporting Quality (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2007)
With regard to quality of the work done by the auditor and rules relating to his independence, Clause 49 has surprisingly not dealt with this subject matter at all, even though it can have a deeper impact on the quality of financial reporting.
- Importance Of Risk Capital (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2007)
Instead of subjecting current shareholders to `high-risk, high-return' strategies, corporates should be allowed to look for investors with the appetite for such risks...
- Caution On Futures (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2007)
Artificial deals in derivative instruments are more in quest for tax arbitrage than to distort the market process.
- Financial Planning Congress To Discuss New Portfolio Choices (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
Money touches almost every aspect of our lives, but how informed are the average Indian’s financial decisions and how can he improve on them? That’s what the Financial Planning Congress 2007—an annual congregation of the who’s who from the . . . .
- Sebi To Create Investors Protection Fund (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
In a bid to save gullible investors from defaulting member brokers SEBI is likely to set up an investor protection fund. The fund will be set up by early July, SEBI Chairman M Damodaran said on Wednesday.
- Nationwide I-T Raids On Commodity Exchanges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2007)
The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a search on the Multi-Commodity Exchange, a leading commodity exchange in the country.
- Sebi Bars 25 Entities From F&o Trading (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2007)
Sebi has directed that Indiabulls Securities Ltd and 14 other brokers will cease and desist from indulging in future & options contracts in violation of Sebi Rules. Sebi enforced the ban on 10 other entities also for similar violation.
- Fringe Benefit To Employer From Fbt On Esop (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 16, 2007)
There is nothing in law which prohibits or prevents a company from claiming ESOP as tax-deductible expenditure.
- For A Currency Derivatives Exchange (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 15, 2007)
The Indian rupee has been experiencing significant movement in the recent past. It is affecting the interest of both importers and exporters.
- Icici To Keep 5% Of Follow-On Public Offer For Shareholders (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
ICICI Bank which is coming out with a mega follow-on public offering (FPO) is planning to earmark as much as five per cent of the issue for existing shareholders despite the lacklustre demand for IPOs from retail investors.
- How Ipo Grading Can Help (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 14, 2007)
Grading of IPOs in terms of their fundamental quality will enable investors steer clear of unsound offers.
- Icici Bank Readying Rs 8,750-Cr Follow-On Public Issue (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
5% reserved for existing shareholders
Shortfall in retail subscriptions may be used to meet demand from public
Fund will be used for future growth needs
- Needed, Better Direction On Directors (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Jun 14, 2007)
Clause 49 is a classic example of over-regulation in the era of de-regulation.
- For A Currency Derivatives Exchange (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2007)
The Indian rupee has been experiencing significant movement in the recent past. It is affecting the interest of both importers and exporters.
- Icici To Pick 5.9 Pc Stake In Its New Co (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The subscription amount for the 5.9 per cent stake is Rs 2,650 crore towards fresh issue of shares by the proposed new subsidiary.
- The Bane Of Multiple Definitions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2007)
When it comes to regulating corporate functioning, there are multiple enactments that need to be kept in mind and followed, making the task of compliance both challenging and onerous.
- Icici Bank's Issue Likely In Third Week Of This Month (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
India's largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank's follow-on public issue, speculated to be in the range of Rs 10,000-11,000 crore, is likely to open in the third week of this month.
- Don’T Lose Focus, Do Your Homework Before Investing In This Ipo (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 11, 2007)
A few months ago, 17 investor associations in one of their regular interactions with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) passed a unanimous resolution appreciating the regulator’s tough stand on the DLF issue.
- Dedicated Mfs Planned For Dollar Investments (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
The government will soon allow select asset management companies to invest the dollar funds of individual investors in schemes dedicated to overseas investment. It may specify an overall cap of $5 billion on such investment.
- Sebi To Allow Securitised Debt Instrument Trading (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will soon allow trading of securitised debt instruments or certificates on stock exchanges, for which it plans to modify the guidelines for delisting companies from the bourses, other than preparing . . . .
- Closer Fii Fund Scrutiny Soon (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2007)
The Securities & Exchange Board of India is framing tougher know-your-client (KYC) guidelines in consultation with the finance ministry and Reserve Bank of India to help trace the ultimate beneficiaries of foreign portfolio funds routed into . . .
- Air Deccan Fares To Go Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
A day after Kingfisher airlines announced buying 26 per cent stake in Air Deccan, UB group chairman Vijay Mallya was talking business at a press conference.
- Re-Jigging Esops For The Fbt Era (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 02, 2007)
Given that the taxing event of the ESOP is the employee exercising the option, it makes sense not to do so, but to look for alternate ways of capturing the value.
- Air Deccan Fares To Go Up: Mallya (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
A day after Kingfisher Airlines announced buying 26 per cent stake in Air Deccan, UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya on Friday indicated fares of the low-cost carrier would go up as no one wants to run on losses.
- Tata Tea To Buy 45% In Mt Everest For Rs 210 Cr (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
Tata Tea, which recently sold its stake in US energy drinks maker Glaceau to Coca Cola Co for over a billion dollars on Friday said it has agreed to buy 25.74 per cent stake in Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd for around Rs 115 crore and will acquire . ..
- Quota Mischief: Scrap Quotas In Ipo Allotments (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2007)
The report that many retail investors are ‘renting’ their PAN cards to brokers for a flat fee is yet another reminder (after the earlier IPO scam) of the need to overhaul allotment norms for initial public offerings (IPO).
- Race To The Top (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2007)
Amidst the general buoyancy in the stock markets, a few developments stand out.
- Kingfisher Buys Control Of Air Deccan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
Right after TOI reported (on May 3) that Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher was eyeing a controlling stake in Air Deccan, the boss of the budget airline, Capt G R Gopinath, responded by saying, "Mallya's from Venus, I'm from Mars."
- Equity Derivatives On A High (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , Jun 01, 2007)
In line with global trends, the equity derivatives market in India has been notching up trade volumes many times that of the underlying cash market.
- Will Regional Bourses Survive? (The Economic Times, M R MAYYA, Jun 01, 2007)
There is virtually no trading at present at any of the regional stock exchange (RSEs). Almost all of them, however, continue to function because of their subsidiaries, which are members of National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- Mega Share Issues May Drain Liquidity In June (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
Come June, India’s capital market is set to raise through primary issues the highest amount of money in any single month.
- Shcil Vs Ssl (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2007)
Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) has now petitioned the Company Law Board (CLB) seeking an investigation into SHCIL Services Ltd (SSL) — once its wholly owned subsidiary.
- Sebi To Organise Camps To Educate Investors (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
SEBI Chairman, M Damodaran on Sunday said the organisation has taken initiative to organise investors camps to sensitise investors about the risk and gain factors of stock markets throughout the country.
- Carlyle, Citi Take 7% In Hdfc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
The Carlyle group and Citigroup have acquired 7.11 per cent stake in Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) through a Rs 3,114 crore preferential issue.
- Stock-Lending For Market Efficiency (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 26, 2007)
The proposal recently mooted by Sebi to enable retail investors to lend their shares to market operators and arbitrageurs is a step in the right direction.
- Foreign Cos Can Open Escrow Accounts (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2007)
Reserve Bank on Thursday allowed foreign companies to open escrow or special accounts in authorised banks for buying shares in Indian firms -- a move that gives them more flexibility in acquiring domestic companies.
- Sebi To Consider Offshore’S Plea (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India will on Thursday consider the application filed by Mr Vijay Sheth, managing director of Great Offshore, asking for a waiver of the takeover code as he seeks to buy out his uncle Mr Kanubhai Sheth and his . . .
- Easier Idr Norms To Woo Foreign Companies (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Government is likely to make the entry of foreign companies to Indian bourses easier by diluting the Indian Depository Receipts norms regarding pre-issue capital and market capitalisation by next month.
- Bse Corporatised; Lic, Sbi, Aditya Birla Group Pick Up Stakes (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
The Bombay stock exchange on Friday completed a nearly two-year exercise of . . .
- Rs Approves Securities Contracts Bill (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved the Securities Contracts ( Regulation) Amendment Bill which will enable banks and financial institutions to securitise their loans, reduce risks and enhance their business portfolios by trading debt instruments . . .
- Easing Reporting Burden (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, May 17, 2007)
Clause 32 of the Listing Agreement with stock exchanges mandates that companies supply a complete and full copy of the balance-sheet, profit and loss account and directors' report to every shareholder and, on request , to any member of the exchange.
- Making Cot Work (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , May 17, 2007)
The Corporate Overview Team (COT) team will submit an interim report every quarter pointing out any shortcoming or adverse effects of any action taken by the board.
- Central Bank Of India To Enter Capital Market (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
State-run Central Bank of India plans to hit the capital market in June to fund its technology upgradation plans and meet Basel II and HRD development requirements.
- India Inc Carts Rs 25,000 Crore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
India Inc has mobilised the highest ever Rs 25,000 crore through equity offerings, including initial public offers and follow-on issues, in fiscal 2006-07, a latest study showed.
- Sbi, Lic Front Runners For 41 Pc Of Bse Stake (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
Under demutualisation, the bourses has to off-load 51 per cent of the stake in the stock exchanges owned by 790 brokers.
- A Viable Alternative To Clause 49 (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , May 10, 2007)
With Clause 49 difficult to implement, there is a need to think up a practical substitute.
- Swift Move (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 07, 2007)
Last week, this column warned that an internal committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to suggest ways to migrate from paper-based fund transfers to electronic transfers had, in a burst of zealousness, recommended creating . . . .
- Should Insider Trading Invite Jail Terms? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2007)
The primary argument against insider trading is it works to the disadvantage of outside investors who would then exit the marketplace, taking their capital with them.
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