Retail investors can counter-balance foreigners: SEBI
Announcing a slew of reforms in capital markets, regulator SEBI Tuesday said retail investors have begun coming in a big way and they can act as an effective 'counter-balance' to foreign investors.
Jun 23, 2015, 21:48 PM IST
NSE mid-cap beat Nifty in 1st year of Modi government
All the sectoral indices barring realty and PSU banks have given positive returns.
Jun 01, 2015, 14:05 PM IST
MFs to have 10-cr investor a/c, Rs 20-trillion asset base by 2018
Mutual fund industry is set to achieve an investor base of 10 crore accounts in the next five years, while their asset base can touch Rs 20 crore in just about three years, helped by positive market sentiments and growing interest among retail investors.
May 10, 2015, 12:26 PM IST
Retail investors' MF asset base surges 51% to Rs 2.43 lakh crore
The mutual funds assets base of retail investors rose by a staggering 51 percent to over Rs 2.43 lakh crore at the end of March 2015 as against the year-ago level.
Apr 28, 2015, 15:47 PM IST
MF investors can transact via WhatsApp, apps
These new facilities will help investors in buying or selling mutual fund (MF) products in a simpler and faster manner.
Mar 24, 2015, 18:12 PM IST
Ease of doing biz: MF investors can transact via WhatsApp, apps
To attract retail investors, mutual fund houses are tapping social media platforms like WhatsApp and a host of other calling and messaging apps to facilitate transactions in MF products.
Mar 22, 2015, 13:30 PM IST
Mutual Fund assets base crosses Rs 12 lakh crore mark in Feb
Buoyed by robust capital inflows and strong participation of retail investors, the asset base of mutual fund industry has crossed Rs 12 lakh crore mark in February.
Mar 09, 2015, 14:24 PM IST
Sebi gears up for larger role, mulls roadmap to deepen markets
Tasked with greater responsibilities, Sebi is working on a new roadmap to attract larger number of retail investors towards capital markets, develop a vibrant bond market and create a unified regulatory regime for all segments of derivatives, including commodities.
Mar 08, 2015, 16:35 PM IST
Individual investors' asset base rises by 32% to Rs 5.24 lakh crore
Individual investors have increased their assets base by 32 percent over the last nine months of the current fiscal year (2014-15) to Rs 5.24 lakh crore.
Feb 05, 2015, 14:54 PM IST
Mutual Fund folio count surges by over 7 lakh in Apr-Dec
Driven by addition in equity fund folios, mutual fund houses have registered a surge of more than seven lakh investor accounts in the first nine months of the current fiscal.
Feb 04, 2015, 14:04 PM IST
Retail investors to get greater pie in next PSU disinvestments
Government has decided to double the quota reserved for retail investors to 20 percent for the forthcoming stake sales in bluechip companies like ONGC and Coal India.
Dec 07, 2014, 11:10 AM IST
SEBI eases OFS norms for retail investors
Easing the norms, SEBI Monday said retail investors can put in their bids at cut-off price for shares sold through the Offer for Sale (OFS) route.
Dec 01, 2014, 22:42 PM IST
UTI MF's focussed equity fund garners more than Rs 770 crore
UTI Mutual Fund on Friday said its 'Focussed Equity Fund - Series I' closed with an overwhelming response and garnered more than Rs 770 crore.
Sep 05, 2014, 20:57 PM IST
SEBI board approves expanding framework for OFS mechanism
Retail investors will now get a 10 percent reservation in an offer for sale (OFS) by listed companies and they may also be given discounts by entities selling shares through this mechanism.
Jun 19, 2014, 17:33 PM IST
Incentivise retail investors to enter capital markets: Parekh
Pressing the need to incentivise retail investors to enter domestic capital markets, industry leader Deepak Parekh today called for cutting down the dominance of foreign institutions whom he likened to big 'party-hoppers'.
Jun 12, 2014, 22:25 PM IST
SEBI plans to provide discount for retail investors in OFS
As per the proposal, non-promoters of listed firms will be allowed to sell their stake through OFS.
Jun 12, 2014, 17:00 PM IST