In a move aimed at broadening the pool of long-term institutional investors in initial public offerings (IPOs), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday amended the ICDR Regulations to extend anchor investor participation beyond domestic mutual funds. Also Read: Sebi eases minimum public offer norms, minimum public shareholding timelines for large IPOs … Read more
BSE Index Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSE, has launched a new benchmark — the BSE Capital Markets Index, aimed at capturing the performance of companies operating in India’s capital markets industry. The index is designed to measure the returns of all companies classified under the Capital Markets segment, as per the exchange’s … Read more
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch has informed that the capital markets regulator is working in tandem with mutual fund houses to bring down the minimum investment requirement under the systematic investment plans (SIPs). Madhabi Puri said that she asked some of the mutual fund houses whether an SIP of … Read more
Investment in the Indian capital markets through participatory notes rose over a six-year high at Rs 1.33 lakh crore at September-end, making it the seventh consecutive monthly increase, on the back of robust macroeconomic fundamentals. This is the highest level since July 2017 — when investment through the route stood at Rs 1.35 lakh crore, … Read more