Easier rules on cards for conversion of warrants by IPO-bound companies

Easier rules on cards for conversion of warrants by IPO-bound companies

Mumbai: Companies planning initial public offerings (IPOs) may get some leeway in converting their pending warrants and special class shares. The regulator plans to relax the pre-IPO requirement of conversion of all outstanding shares at companies opting to file papers under the proposed confidential filing framework, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. In … Read more

Sebi questions ‘senior-junior’ fund deals by non-bank lenders

Sebi questions ‘senior-junior’ fund deals by non-bank lenders

Mumbai: Cosy deals that finance companies cut with private equity (PE) houses to palm off risky builder loans and soften the hit on bottom lines are under the lens of financial market regulators questioning a popular fund structure involving ‘senior-junior’ investors. Over the past two years, some of the large non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have … Read more

WhiteOak launches WhiteOak Capital Flexicap Fund

WhiteOak launches WhiteOak Capital Flexicap Fund

Mumbai: Investors stuck with an underperforming scheme in the flexicap space eyeing an alternative could consider switching to the new fund offer (NFO) of WhiteOak Capital Flexicap Fund, given the credentials of the promoter and the management team. First-time investors, however, should stay with a balanced fund or scheme with a track record and wait … Read more

It feels like being in right place at right time, says top fund manager

It feels like being in right place at right time, says top fund manager

Will financial markets lead the revival of the real economy from the Covid-19 crisis? A top money manager on Dalal Street spoke of such a possibility this past week, pointing out how the elevated state of the equity market has helped equity and debt raising for Indian corporates wrestling with the disruption caused by the … Read more