Specialised Investment Funds: ‘New era in the Mutual fund industry’, experts on SEBI’s new investment tool

Specialised Investment Funds: ‘New era in the Mutual fund industry’, experts on SEBI’s new investment tool

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a framework for a new type of investment product known as the Specialized Investment Fund (SIF). This category is intended to serve as a middle ground between Mutual Funds (MFs) and Portfolio Management Services (PMS). The new framework is scheduled to be implemented from April … Read more

Andhra lost ₹1.10 lakh crore as Naidu left Hyderabad without settling distribution of joint assets, says former minister

Andhra lost ₹1.10 lakh crore as Naidu left Hyderabad without settling distribution of joint assets, says former minister

YSRCP East Godavari District president and former minister for Backward Classes Welfare Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna on Monday (February 17) blamed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for his silence on the distribution of joint assets located in Hyderabad in Telangana State, causing an estimated loss of ₹1.10 lakh crore to Andhra Pradesh State after the … Read more

Sebi returns draft IPO papers of Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers

Sebi returns draft IPO papers of Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers

Jan 20 Sebi has returned the draft IPO documents of Anand Rathi Group’s brokerage arm Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers, which proposed to raise Rs 745 crore through an initial share-sale, an update with the regulator showed on Monday. Anand Rathi had filed the papers for issuing fresh equity. The offer also included reservations … Read more

Uttar Pradesh looks to privatise two power distribution firms

Uttar Pradesh looks to privatise two power distribution firms

Uttar Pradesh is looking to privatise two of its four power distribution companies, a State government tender showed, as the country’s most populous state grapples with power losses and a lack of sufficient transmission infrastructure. The State is inviting private companies to form partnerships with or privatise state-owned Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam and Purvanchal Vidyut … Read more

Torrent Power’s QIP opens today. Co sets floor price at Rs 1,555.75

Torrent Power’s QIP opens today. Co sets floor price at Rs 1,555.75

Torrent Power on Monday announced opening of its qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue and the company has set the floor price at Rs 1555.75 per equity share. The issue price will be determined by the company in consultation with the book running lead managers (BRLMs) at a later date. The company with its discretion offers … Read more

Adani Energy raises $1 billion; gets bids from US investors, sovereign wealth funds

Adani Energy raises  billion; gets bids from US investors, sovereign wealth funds

India’s Adani Energy Solutions raised $1 billion through a share sale, which got bids from U.S. investors and sovereign wealth funds, the power distribution company said on Monday. The qualified institutional placement (QIP) was the Adani Group’s first fundraising from equity markets after a $2.5 billion share sale was scrapped in February last year. The … Read more

Adani Wilmar food business should double for next 3-5 years: Angshu Mallick

Adani Wilmar food business should double for next 3-5 years: Angshu Mallick

Angshu Mallick, MD & CEO, Adani Wilmar, says going forward, as the new mustard season has just started, the new meal, oil meal, rapeseed oil meal will be available now for exports. So, the Q1 of FY25 should be better. Overall, the edible oil has been growing. This year has grown at 10%, which is … Read more

If India grows @6-7%, can ITC grow 14-15%? Here’s what Sanjiv Puri has to say

If India grows @6-7%, can ITC grow 14-15%?  Here’s what Sanjiv Puri has to say

Sanjiv Puri, CMD, ITC, says the Indian economy and even rural India has been very resilient. The infrastructure that has been created, the connectivity, focus on housing and digitisation, the direct benefit transfer and stuff like free food grain distribution are some of the very important steps taken in terms of the investment in the … Read more

Lumpy skin disease: distribution of financial assistance launched

Lumpy skin disease: distribution of financial assistance launched

The Animal Husbandry Department on Wednesday launched the distribution of financial assistance to dairy farmers who had lost cattle to the lumpy skin disease. Inaugurating the State-level distribution, Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani assured the government’s full support to the farmers. Financial assistance was provided to 146 farmers on Wednesday. The distribution will be … Read more

Somu Veerraju writes letter to CM about rice distribution 

Somu Veerraju writes letter to CM about rice distribution 

BJP State President Somu Veerraju. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao BJP State president Somu Veerraju demanded that the vehicles in which rice is being distributed by the Andhra Pradesh government at the doorsteps of ration card holders should display signs making clear that the scheme is sponsored by the Central government. In a letter to … Read more