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Sovereign wealth fund holdings under heavy pressure as oil prices crash

The share of such funds among overall foreign holdings had risen over the last 18 months

Investors brace for more pain as India goes under lockdown to curb Covid-19

Analysts say the market bloodbath is worse than in 2008. Last week, investor sentiment was crushed with the Sensex dropping as much as 17%

Sovereign wealth funds may cut down India play as oil prices drop

Foreign outflows could accelerate further if oil prices stay low

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As manufacturing in China recovers, so will the demand for raw materials

Global markets got knockout blow last week from emerging market ETFs

ETFs, which invest in Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks, saw outflows of nearly $1.4 billion - most among Ems

Top 10 business headlines: India's coronavirus plan, manufacturing numbers

From Centre considering to issue G-secs with no limit for FPIs to more allotment for pensions that salaries in defence budget, here are top business headlines of the day

FPIs set to seek clarity from RBI, Sebi on debt default resolution

This comes after the central bank hiked the short-term investment limit for FPIs in both corporate and government debt, last week, to 30 per cent from 20 per cent

RBI raises short-term investment limit of FPIs to 30% from 20% of portfolio

FPIs will also be allowed to invest in exchange traded funds or ETFs that invest only in debt instruments, the RBI said.

RBI raises investment limit for FPIs in government and corporate bonds

The short-term investment limit has now been increased from 20 per cent to 30 per cent in both the cases, the RBI said in a circular

Foreign portfolio investors pour in $6 billion in the past two months

Flows have accelerated since corporation rate cut, lifting benchmarks by 13%

Ajay Tyagi-led Sebi team apprises US investors of trends in Indian economy

Meetings held in three cities, Sebi says participants showed interest in Reits, AIFs; scope of infra projects, stressed assets, disinvestment, Gift City highlighted

Sebi's move to ease norms for FPIs likely to attract West Asian banks

Doing away with the need for broad-basing of funds is expected to attract several new offshore funds to the country

Sensex, Nifty fall 1.6% as stimulus hope fades; small-caps bleed

Most investors were expecting the government to increase spending to shore up economic growth

Sebi eases FPI norms, approves changes in rules prohibiting insider trading

The easing of FPI norms comes at a time when overseas investors have pulled out over $3 billion from the domestic markets since the Union Budget

FPIs remain in sell-off mode, pull out Rs 9,197 cr in August so far

In the preceding month, FPIs were net sellers in the Indian capital markets to the tune of Rs 2,985.88 crore

Budget impact: Surcharge hike likely to hit global passive funds

Globally, index funds and ETFs are popular because of the low management fees

No special treatment for foreigners alone, we Indians matter too

If foreigners need reasonable taxes, why offer citizens something else? If foreign businessmen look for assurance on the rule of law, so do citizens, writes T N Ninan

Sebi likely to examine surcharge impact on foreign portfolio investors

This means that the effective taxation on long-term capital gains for FPIs has risen to a maximum of 14.25 per cent

FPI stake in top 200 stocks drops to four- year low in June quarter

The drop in ownership is partly due to FPI selling, but more importantly on account of increase in MF holding