Page 2 - Financial Market

Securities market: On the cusp of change

Para 68 of the Budget announcement of 2021, exactly 30 years after 1991, could be the beginning of the next round of financial sector reforms

A new structure of financial regulation

One of the most egregious recent cases of misconduct is the behaviour of credit-rating agencies.

The rocket rupee

It does feel like we are close to the end of the rupee's rally, says Jamal Mecklai

Biggest Japan bank joins Nomura in bracing for Archegos loss: Report

Japan's largest bank warned of a potential $300 million loss related to a US client, a hit that's linked to Archegos, a person familiar with the matter said

Finance Bill amendment eases Mauritius funds' path for India shift

Experts reckon up to 10 per cent of such funds could shift to the IFSC

Mutual funds net sellers of Indian equities first time in 7 years

FY21 net selling of Rs 1.27 trn is highest in a fiscal year

No space for SPACs

Sebi needs to ease listing requirements

Internationalisation of the rupee is 'inevitable', says RBI report

Internationalisation means the currency can be freely transacted by both resident and non-residents, and be used as a reserve currency for global trades

Budget 2021 sops likely to bring rupee trading from offshore to GIFT

Foreign banks at IFSC likely to focus on non-deliverable forward business, say experts

Best of BS Opinion: Lessons from GameStop, Covid-19 vaccine, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

China's pursuit of global finance

The swift liberalisation of China's financial market could have unintended consequences for India and the world

Best of BS Opinion: Growth via ease of compliance, GameStop episode & more

Here are the top BS Opinions of the day

Don't fear a studious regulator

If regulators had a greater understanding of market realities, universal conventions, global market practices and their implications, the market would benefit from a better appreciation

That sinking feeling?

Book review of Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy

China's battered banks brace for future loss as bad loans rise due to Covid

As the pandemic batters economies globally, BoC, the most international of China's large state banks, said it would keep guarding against global financial market risks in the second half

Worrying signals from the markets

Investors are getting increasingly concerned about the extent of capital issuance in the financial sector

A combination strategy to invest in gold

Buying jewellery is not investing in gold. It loses 20-25 per cent of value as soon as you take it out of the showroom. Gold bars and coins have purity concerns

Nifty P/E multiple up 50% from lows of March on 'benign liquidity' in mkt

At current level, index valuation 18% lower than its record high price of 30x in June 2019

Bonds rally as traders estimate govt's stimulus likely to see limited spend

The yield on the most-traded 6.45 per cent 2029 note dropped 10 basis points to 6 per cent, extending Wednesday's 7-basis point fall.

Fresh flows on hold, tight spreads weigh on arbitrage schemes

Both Tata MF and ICICI Prudential MF had suspended fresh flows into their arbitrage schemes