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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Tackling Ipo Scams: Sebi Needs To Carefully Build Case (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 01, 2007)
It is in the nature of stock markets that they can never be entirely immune to scams. And it is the nature of rising markets that scams occur more frequently than desirable.
- Watch Out Depositors (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 30, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) effort to encourage people to migrate from paper based fund transfer to electronic transfers is most welcome.
- Sebi Considers Price Band For Debut Trading (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
After banning several brokers from trading in shares on their debut on the bourses, market regulator Sebi plans to fix a first-day price band for stocks listing after initial public offers to check any irregular movements in the scrips.
- Regulate Financial Planning, Says Fpsb, Wants The Job (Indian Express, DEEPTI BHASKARAN, Apr 30, 2007)
The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) has sent a proposal to the Sebi, agreeing with the market regulator’s suggestion for a private sector regulator for investment advisors and said it is capable of taking up such a role.
- Finmin, Sebi Differ On Applicability Of Rti On Stock Exchanges (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
Market regulator SEBI and Finance Ministry have come up with conflicting opinions over the applicability of Right to Information (RTI) Act on stock exchanges.
- Fipb Okays Vodafone Buy, Seeks Clearer Fdi Policy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) today cleared British telecom firm Vodafone’s application for buying a controlling 52 per cent stake in India’s fourth-largest mobile operator Hutch-Essar Ltd (HEL) from Hong Kong-based Hutchison . . .
- Sebi May Review Giving Revenue Guidance (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Market regulator SEBI may review the industry practice of giving revenue guidance and effect changes in a host of other procedures related to dividend payout among others, besides coming out with norms for oil and gas firms to make adequate disclosures.
- Financial Statements Have Become Unintelligible To Lay Readers (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 26, 2007)
Three out of four CFOs (chief financial officers) say that companies should send to shareholders soft copies of financial statements, rather than the printed booklets.
- Brace Up To Decode Rbi's Delphic Pronouncements (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 24, 2007)
Even as the nation waits to decipher which way the RBI chief will turn the money supply valve, Basic Economics offers some key pointers to the action of the central bank that, as Indian Administration: Politics, Policies and Prospects, points out . . .
- A Long List Of Woes! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 24, 2007)
Recently Sebi has announced its decision to revise regulations and create master circulars.
- Rbi May Impose Fee On Cheque (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Faced with an ever increasing usage of cheques, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to discourage customers by imposing a fee on paper cheque payments.
- No Future Land Value, Sebi Tells Realty Firms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
As of February 14, there are seven draft offer documents of real estate companies filed with Sebi. These issues are likely to raise an estimated Rs 17,400 crore from the market.
- Appointment Of Directors In Public Sector Banks — Will Governance Be A Casualty Of Impracticable Provisions? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 18, 2007)
When banks are transforming themselves into financial conglomerates, the unseemly haste with which the Government introduced the `equitable' amendments has left many perplexed.
- Ministry Of M&as? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 17, 2007)
Is it time to set up a Union ministry of mergers and acquisitions (M&As)? Going by some ministerial sound bites, one may be pardoned for thinking that something along these lines is imminent.
- Sebi Caps Mutual Funds' Exposure To Short-Term Bank Deposits At 15% (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Kolkata April 16 SEBI has capped mutual funds' exposure to short-term bank deposits at 15 per cent in order to ensure that the money they have collected are deployed in line with investment objectives.
- Govt Finally Wakes Up To Shcil’S Dubious Acts (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 16, 2007)
The government has finally ordered an investigation into Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), India’s largest Depository Participant (DP) for a series of shenanigans documented by The Indian Express over the last few weeks.
- Action Begins (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 15, 2007)
The government of India has ordered a detailed probe into the goings-on at Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) that have been detailed in these columns over the last six weeks.
- Market Moves (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 13, 2007)
Instant information on actions of market players, corporates is the key to curbing volatility.
- This Camel Is Worth The Ride (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Apr 12, 2007)
While making the rating of IPOs mandatory, SEBI ought to have mandated scrutiny of the issue price as well.
- `Market Regulators Must Share Technology' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday asked capital market regulators to share technology and best practices, establish standards for effective surveillance of international securities transactions and provide mutual assistance to promote . . .
- Rbi Right On The Rate Hikes: Chidambaram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
The Finance Minister’s defence of the current policy comes in the wake of criticism that RBI’s move to curb money supply would hurt economic growth, especially sectors like housing and auto.
- Sebi Signs Mous With Thai, Nigerian Regulators (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
Will facilitate mutual assistance, strengthening of cross border cooperation
- Listing In India Remains Onerous: E&y Official (Business Standard, Rajesh Abraham, Apr 09, 2007)
Richard Smee is a partner in Ernst & Young (E&Y) where he leads the firm’s services to the real estate industry including helping Indian companies to raise funds through the London Stock Exchange and its Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
- Judiciary Needs Some Tips On Functioning Of The Capital Market (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 09, 2007)
Over the last decade, one of the biggest challenges of securities regulators has been to sensitise the judiciary to the nuances of capital market regulation.
- Sebi Seeks More Regulatory Powers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Stock market watchdog SEBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of petitions, pending before different high courts, that challenge its regulatory powers under SEBI regulations 1999.
- Govt Revives Divestment Process With Nhpc Float (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
Post IPO, the government stake in the PSU would come down to nearly 86.30 per cent and would mark the first disinvestment since it divested stake in NTPC in 2004 in a similar fashion.
- Yes To Special Economic Zones (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Apr 06, 2007)
After 73 days of a freeze on Special Economic Zones which saw heated political and economic debate, the UPA government finally cleared the process of approving and notifying SEZs .
- Ceiling On India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2007)
Clever politics by the empowered group of ministers on SEZs hides one piece of dreadfully wrong economics. The cleverness first. Eighty-odd whistle-clean SEZs have been cleared. Many CMs and many in industry will be happy.
- Sebi Says Can Probe Complaints Against Dlf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2007)
Making a U-turn on the DLF IPO case, market regulator SEBI has submitted before the Delhi High Court that it can probe complaints against companies that intend to get listed.
- Rbi’S Crunchy Blow Will Make It Harder For Realtors (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 02, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Friday night blow seem set to throw Indian business into another long spell of doom and gloom as the liquidity crunch administered by it begin to play out.
- A Crackdown On Lazy Investing (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 02, 2007)
As liquidity gets tighter, interest rates are zipping upwards. Last week, leading private banks were offering 14% interest on 3-month fixed deposits of Rs 2 crore plus.
- Order Book Manipulation (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 01, 2007)
Integrated Market Surveillance System (IMSS) has helped the regulator detect a “possible order book manipulation scenario that existed in the trading engines of one of the two stock exchanges”.
- Sebi Moots Watchdog For Investment Advisors (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Mumbai March 31 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is in favour of creating a private sector self-financing regulatory organisation (RO) as the first level regulator for investment advisors.
- Grading Worth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 31, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made grading of initial public offers (IPO) mandatory and told real estate companies to furnish the proof of ownership of land at the time of an IPO.
- Deutsche Boerse, Sgx Get Nod To Buy Stake In Bse (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Germany-based Deutsche Boerse and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have been given the go-ahead by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to pick up a 5% stake each in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Both Deutsche Boerse and Singapore Exchange . . .
- Towards Fuller Disclosure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 31, 2007)
Three recent initiatives of the Securities Exchange Board of India are likely to influence investment decisions by many classes of investors. Probably the most significant of these is the move to compulsorily rate all initial public offers of equity . . .
- Sebi Says Grading To Help Investors (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Amid the debate over whether the mandatory grading of initial public offers will benefit investors, SEBI chief M Damodaran on Wednesday asserted it was a step for helping average investors and the issue has not been understood properly.
- Sebi To Revise Regulations, Create Master Circular (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced on Wednesday that it will review all its regulations so that they are alive to the current market structure and address regulatory concerns adequately according to the need of the hour.
- Sebi To Get Tough With Pns (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is considering how to permit entities who presently participate in the stock market through offshore derivative instruments like participatory notes, or PNs, and not in their own names to do so in their own . . .
- Sebi Rethinks On Hedge Funds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Proposes to introduce Consent Orders
International meet from April 9 to 11
IPO grading not to address pricing issue
- Good Offerings, Bad Offerings (Indian Express, DEEPTI BHASKARAN, Mar 24, 2007)
In what can be seen as an international precedent, capital markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has made it mandatory for companies to get their Initial Public Offering (IPOs) graded.
- Retrograde Rating (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 24, 2007)
In one move, in the garb of investor protection, a huge revenue model has just been created for rating agencies. By making IPO grading mandatory, Sebi has moved back to the pre-1993 years, when companies wanting to raise money from the capital . . .
- Grading Of Ipos Made Mandatory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2007)
Norms of real estate IPOs tightened
Ownership evidence is a must with land bank details
Forecast of land and project value not allowed
- Labour Law Reforms Can Benefit Workers Too (Business Line, Vinay Kamath, Mar 21, 2007)
We do not want sacrifices from labour because that is still the bottom end of society. If labour laws are liberalised the right way, the workers will benefit.
- Sebi Needs To Bite (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 20, 2007)
The stock market watchdog, Sebi, says it is ready to bite, having done enough barking. That is good news provided the bite is occasional and ferocious enough to deter potential miscreants.
- Dutch Firm To Buy 49% Stake In Canbank Mf (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
The Netherlands-based Robeco Groep NV, part of the European banking major Rabobank Groep, will buy 49 per cent stake in Canara Bank's asset management arm. Robeco will pay Rs 115 crore to Canara Bank for its stake in Canbank Investment Management . . .
- Rbi Caution On Hedge Funds (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
`Prime broker could pose greater risk to financial sector stability'
The details
Hedge funds, operating outside know-your-investor norms, have long used arrangements that allow them to execute trades with several dealers.
- Sebi Prefers Persuasion To Drastic Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India prefers persuasion to drastic action to make companies comply with corporate governance norms in their long-term interest.
- Participatory Notes — When Will We Cleanse The System? (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Mar 16, 2007)
The recent Pune hawala racket has brought Participatory Notes sharply into focus.
- It’S A Risky Business (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 15, 2007)
Investing in IPOs can be risky, given that the majority of the equity primary issues of 2006-07 including the heavily subscribed ones are trading below their respective issue prices.
- Iim-A Placements: Highest Pay Pack Offer Crosses One Crore Mark (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
It is raining millions at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, as eleven of its students were given the highest offer of salary in the range of 225,000 USD to 300,000 USD, during the placements for 2007.
- It’S A Risky Business (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 14, 2007)
Investing in IPOs can be risky, given that the majority of the equity primary issues of 2006-07 including the heavily subscribed ones are trading below their respective issue prices.
- Sebi Asks Govt To Clarify On Takeovers Under Automatic Fdi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
Market regulator SEBI has asked the government to clarify whether takeover of Indian companies by foreign investors under the automatic route complies with its intent at the time of rationalisation of FDI policy.
- Missed Opportunity (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 13, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) missed an opportunity to initiate mandatory grading of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) in its last board meeting, although the issue has been dragging on for well over a year.
- Shishir Group Could Have Been Ousted, Says Rahul (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2007)
Hitting back at younger brother Shishir’s Group, which claimed it was being pushed out of two group companies, Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj, on Monday, said he could have thrown them out but had no intention to do so.
- Sebi Moots Changes In Cl. 49 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2007)
Nominee directors may be denied status of independent directors
- Sebi Mulls Changes In Listing Agreement (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2007)
Nominated directors may not be considered independent directors
Time for overhaul
Many public sector banks have Govt nominees
Provision likely on status of non-executive Chairman
Minimum age mooted for independent directors
- Red Tape Stays Uncut (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Mar 08, 2007)
This refers to the editorial, "PAN-Indian identity" (March 1). One wonders why the Union Ministry of Finance took so many steps since 2005 to replace Mutual fund Identification Number (MIN) with Permanent Account Number (PAN) as the mandatory . . .
- Minority Mistreatment (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 04, 2007)
The mistreatment of minority shareholders of Rayban Sun Optics India Ltd is an ideal case study on the extent to which companies will go to deprive shareholders from getting a fair exit price.
- `Exchangeable Bonds Will Unlock Value For Corporates' (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Mar 01, 2007)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's fourth Budget under the UPA regime came in the backdrop of strong economic growth though coupled with concerns on rising prices.
- Atlanta’S Peaks: Market Watchdog Takes Note At Last (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Feb 26, 2007)
Until February 22, 2007 Manish Marwah was a name known only to a close group of market participants as someone associated with the soaring prices of several shares.
- Sharp Fall In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Indian shares fell sharply yesterday, led by banking and cement shares on fears the government may announce further anti-inflationary measures in the budget for the next financial year, due on Wednesday.
- Stock Exchanges And Security Fears (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 24, 2007)
The media went into a tizzy over National Security Advisor (NSA), MK Narayanan’s Munich speech last week. The stock market, however, ignored it, and the Sensex reversed a four-day, 642-point correction to shoot up 345 points. Meanwhile, journalists . . .
- Tracing Source Of Terrorist Funds (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 23, 2007)
The to-do in the media following the mention by the National Security Adviser, Mr M. K. Narayanan, at the Security Conference at Munich on February 11, of the likely sources of funds tapped by terrorist organisations was overblown.
- Will It Make The Grade? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 21, 2007)
Mandatory grading of IPOs helps rational investment decisions, as opposed to ones based on sentiment or second-guessing.
- Do Not Allow Primary Foreign Listings (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Feb 21, 2007)
Globalisation should not result in the domestic capital market being shortchanged
- Ipos' Mandatory Grading: Sebi Defers Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Saturday deferred a decision on mandatory grading for IPOs (initial public offerings), while deciding to set up a committee on the derivatives market and frame regulations for investment advisors.
- Sebi Defers Decision On Mandatory Grading Of Ipos (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
Market regulator SEBI on Saturday deferred decision on mandatory grading for IPOs, while deciding to set up a committee on derivatives market and frame regulations for investment advisors.
- Icwai Doing A Swot Of Cost Audit (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 15, 2007)
The most important consideration for corporate governance is value creation for stakeholders. The observations in the cost audit report provide direction for continuous improvement. MR DHANANJAY JOSHI, PRESIDENT, ICWAI.
- India Shopping (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2007)
At a time when India Inc is scorching the tracks in its race for overseas assets, it is equally fascinating to consider the reverse trend of mergers and acquisitions from overseas.
- E-Stamping (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Feb 11, 2007)
Last week, the Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL) began a pilot e-stamping project in Gujarat.
- Comprehensive Amendment To Sebi Act Likely, Says Fm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday indicated at comprehensive amendments to SEBI Act to launch Investor Protection Fund (IPF) and that the government will launch a package to enhance financial literacy skills soon.
- Fm Favours Consolidation Of Stock Brokers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday urged the stock market fraternity to consider whether it was possible to incentivise consolidation of market participants.
- From Compliance To Performance (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 08, 2007)
A company's capacity to create value depends on the risks it is willing to take at the strategic and operational levels. MR RAM SARVEPALLI, PARTNER, RISK & BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, ERNST & YOUNG.
- Reliance Mf To Unveil New Equity Fund (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
Reliance MF, which has emerged as the largest player at the end of January, has lined up a fund that will invest in the S&P CNX Nifty stocks in line with the sectoral composition of the index.
- Govt To Take Over Sbi, Nabard, Nhb From Rbi (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
Government has decided to acquire Reserve Bank’s stake in State Bank of India, NABARD and National Housing Bank (NHB) in a cashless transaction to separate ownership and regulatory functions of the banking regulator.
- Govt. To Buy Rbi's Stake In Sbi, Nabard, Nhb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
SBI's equity transfer cost is put at Rs. 40,000 cr.
Valuation of SBI shares will depend on market price
Nabard, NHB transfer at book value
- Rbi To Exit Sbi, Nhb And Nabard (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
The Union cabinet today cleared a proposal allowing the government to acquire all of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) stake in State Bank of India (SBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and National Housing Bank (NHB).
- Govt To Take Over Sbi, Nabard, Nhb From Rbi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
Government has decided to acquire Reserve Bank's stake in State Bank of India, NABARD and National Housing Bank (NHB) in a cashless transaction to separate ownership and regulatory functions of the banking regulator.
- Govt Gets Reform Blueprint For More Credit To The Poor (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Jan 31, 2007)
With a view to promote “financial inclusion” among the rural poor, the Centre’s special committee on this initiative has suggested a slew of amendments to the Income Tax Act to promote microfinance institutions.
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