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NSE outage: More serious questions

The outage caused a serious embarrassment, not only for the NSE but also for the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the government of India

Street signs: Anupam Rasayan GMP at 25%, ELSS investment, and more

The Rs 760-crore IPO comprises only fresh issuance, and the price band is Rs 553-555 per share

Investors dump bonds and gold, pile into equities: BofA report

BofA's weekly flows report showed investors put $31.5 billion into equities, while taking $1.8 billion out of gold and $15.4 billion out of bonds

Decoded: What is SPAC and is it the real thing or a misplaced hype?

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are listed shell companies created with the sole purpose to acquire unlisted or private companies and then merge with the latter

Traditional insurance plans better for risk-averse investors, say experts

If you can stomach volatility, you can earn more from equity funds than the 5-6% these plans offer

Close-ended equity funds bet on economy reviving, now disappoint investors

Data shows 10 out of 17 close-ended schemes maturing before July have seen one-year returns between 34 and 40 per cent

Ahead of IPO, Anupam Rasayan raises Rs 225 cr from anchor investors

Speciality chemical company Anupam Rasayan on Wednesday raised Rs 225 crore from anchor investors, ahead of its initial share-sale, which will open for public subscription on Friday.

Grab Holdings weighs listing on US bourses through SPAC merger

Merging with a SPAC, a shell company whose sponsors raise money from investors in order to buy a private company

Investors dump $2 bn worth of India stock, bond funds after Union Budget

Corporate bonds saw the biggest outflow in about two years after the government last month announced a bigger-than-expected borrowing plan in its budget, triggering a spike in yields

Canada fund shrugs off past experience, renews interest in Indian realty

Three of its Indian partners went ahead and formed similar JVs with other investors in the past.

Bombay High Court allows graded fund distribution under MPID Act

The lower court had said the amount realized from assets attached under the provisions of the MPID Act in the case has to be distributed equally

Exxon Mobil pitches investors on dividend growth, better financial returns

It has not set an overall emissions target however, and reducing intensity means that emissions still could rise if oil and gas output grows

PM harps on trust and transparency for depositors, investors in fin sector

Says banking sector was badly hit 12 years ago due to aggressive lending; but now instead of brushing NPAs under the carpet, it is mandatory to report even one-day defaults

Stock market crash wipes off Rs 5.3 trillion of investor wealth

The benchmark BSE Sensex crashed more than 1,900 points

What are accredited investors? The eligibility criteria and benefits

Currently, Indian markets have the concept of qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), which include mutual funds, insurance companies or foreign portfolio investors

With high interest rates likely, investors need to avoid long-term funds

Shorter-duration funds will benefit from being able to reinvest at regular intervals

BharatPe gives 80x returns to investors as valuation tops $900 mn

The Delhi-based fintech company has already returned Rs 102 cr cash to its secondary investors as against the initial angel round of Rs 1.9 cr

Despite market rally, large-cap funds are struggling to generate alpha

26 of 35 such schemes failed to beat Sensex over past year

Investor charter may not have a monetary compensation mechanism

The first draft is expected to be submitted to the finance ministry by March 15

Changing investor preference alters pecking order of Equity MF categories

Last year, Sebi modified scheme characteristics of 'multi-cap' schemes, wherein at least 25 per cent of the corpus had to be invested in large, mid, and small-cap stocks each