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Mutual Fund equity folio count surges by 8.4 lakh in Apr-Nov

Folios are numbers designated to individual investor accounts, though one investor can have multiple folios.

Dec 22, 2014, 16:20 PM IST

Xiaomi to raise over $1 bn from investors including GIC 

China`s Xiaomi is raising over $1 billion from investors including Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC that would value the smartphone maker at over $45 billion, a person familiar with the deal said.

Dec 22, 2014, 11:16 AM IST

Sebi to simplify KYC norms for rural investors

After allowing rural customers to trade in cash up to Rs 20,000 at one time and Rs 50,000 per annum, Sebi is now working on simplifying KYC process for them in a bid to bring more such investors to capital markets.

Dec 18, 2014, 21:34 PM IST

SEBI seeks parity between foreign currency, rupee convertibles

Market regulator SEBI Monday said it is in favour of allowing rupee convertibles for domestic investors, on the lines of overseas investors subscribing to foreign currency convertible bonds.

Dec 15, 2014, 20:35 PM IST

Delhi court pulls up SEBI for 'lethargic approach'

A local court has pulled up SEBI and other law enforcing agencies for their "lethargic approach" in acting against violators as it fined a Delhi- based company and its two directors Rs 25 crore for raising over Rs 22 crore from investors.

Dec 02, 2014, 18:44 PM IST

Infosys shares down over 2% at close

Shares of IT major Infosys Tuesday ended over 2 percent lower as the stock price factored in the issuance of bonus shares to existing investors from tomorrow.

Dec 02, 2014, 13:19 PM IST

Deutsche Asset Mgt launches close-ended equity fund

Deutsche Asset Management India on Monday said it has launched DWS Mid Cap Fund Series 1, a three-year close-ended equity fund.

Dec 01, 2014, 15:56 PM IST

Sebi decides to upgrade software for fraud detection

Sebi has decided to upgrade its business intelligence gathering mechanism used for detecting manipulative activities in the capital markets.

Nov 28, 2014, 15:29 PM IST

BSE M-cap at Rs 100 trillion;investor wealth up 10 times in decade

The total market cap of all BSE listed companies had crossed Rs 10 lakh crore mark nearly 11 years ago in 2003, while it has doubled from about Rs 50 lakh crore five years ago in 2009.

Nov 28, 2014, 10:48 AM IST

Over dozen firms apply for public offers in FY'15

Since April, 13 firms have filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi to launch an initial public offer (IPO), while SMC Global Securities Ltd sought Sebi's approval for its Follow-on Public Offer (FPO).

Nov 24, 2014, 15:25 PM IST

Mutual Fund folio count rises by 2 lakh in FY'15

Giving the reason for such rise in retail folios, industry officials said the growth is mainly due to addition in equity folios, which was supported by sharp rally in the stock markets.

Nov 23, 2014, 12:05 PM IST

SEBI comes out with new listing regulations

Bringing in comprehensive norms for various listed securities, SEBI has finalised detailed listing regulations aimed at ensuring better compliance levels and strengthening safeguards for investors.

Nov 19, 2014, 21:52 PM IST

Wilful defaulters to face curbs on fund mop-up frm capital market

To sternly deal with wilful defaulters, Sebi on Wednesday decided to impose restrictions on such entities with respect to raising funds from capital markets.

Nov 19, 2014, 20:50 PM IST

Open offers by firms drop 66% to Rs 13,000 cr in April-Sept

Besides, the number of open offers issued by the firms declined to 29 from 46 for the period under review.

Nov 17, 2014, 15:55 PM IST

Equity mutual funds see over Rs 39,000 cr inflow in FY'15

In the April-October period of 2013-14, such schemes had seen a net outflow of over Rs 8,500 crore.

Nov 17, 2014, 14:52 PM IST

New insider trading norms on anvil; delisting to get easier

The changes in these regulations would be considered by the board of the capital markets regulator at its board meeting scheduled this week.

Nov 16, 2014, 13:18 PM IST

Sebi amending Clause 36 to make non-event reporting mandatory

Market regulator Sebi on Tuesday said it is revamping the listing agreement in general and Clause 36 in particular to make it mandatory for corporates to disclose "non-events" for the benefit of investors.

Nov 11, 2014, 20:45 PM IST

Investors put Rs 1.5 lakh cr in mutual fund schemes in Oct

Investors have pumped in around Rs 1.55 lakh crore into various mutual fund schemes in October, making it the fourth consecutive month of inflows.

Nov 11, 2014, 13:49 PM IST

Sebi to soon announce easier, faster delisting norms

The changes are being made after taking into account suggestions made by the industry and other stakeholders, including market entities and investors.

Nov 10, 2014, 14:42 PM IST

MFs equity folio count expands by over 7 lakh in Apr-Oct

The investor base reached its peak of 4.11 crore in March 2009, while it was 3.77 crore in March 2008.

Nov 09, 2014, 10:41 AM IST