Page 9 - Retail Investors

Only banks can provide retail push to G-Secs

Retail investors need banks to play the role of market maker, facilitate KYC, and turn G-Sec into an FD-like product from the government

Just profit booking? Why investors are staying away from equity MFs

Despite a strong rally in the market, investors have pulled out money from mutual funds for the seventh straight month in January

Vested Finance raises $3.6 million funding from Moving Capital, others

Ovo Fund and TenOneTen Ventures in the US also took part in the funding round

RBI to allow retail investors to directly enter govt securities market

This will make India the first Asian country to do so and among a handful globally

Retail investor stake in 115 bankrupt companies nears Rs 1,000 cr

Around 7,500 retail investors in each company on a median basis

Retail trading frenzy stalls as focus falls on regulator meeting

Stocks at the heart of a recent buying frenzy driven by social media slipped in thin European trade on Thursday

Retail investors hold around Rs 1,000 crore in bankrupt listed companies

Each bankrupt company has around 7,500 retail investors on a median basis

Robinhood raises $3.4 billion from investors amid surge in trading

The move comes amid a spike in trading on Wall Street fuelled by small investors driving up shares in GameStop and other stocks

Wall Street opens higher as retail trading frenzy moves to silver

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday

India's small investors rush to join US firm GameStop's frenzied rally

This week, GameStop accounted for 19% of the trades on Vested Finance, an Indian investment firm that helps Indians buy or sell US stocks

Retail investors in driver's seat; dwarf FII flow into mkts in 2 yrs: UBS

A key trigger for the increased retail participation in equities has been the lockdown triggered by Covid-19 that saw investors channelizing their savings to capital markets in search of better return

1 million new investors entering the market on a monthly basis, shows data

Faster account opening, which allows investors to start trading without ever leaving their homes or visiting a physical branch of their local brokerage has played a role in the surge, according to exp

Retail book of SAIL OFS subscribed 2.4 times, shares end 4.4% higher

Following share sale, govt's stake in SAIL will decline by 10 percentage points from current 75%

Power Finance Corp to launch maiden public bond sale for retail investors

PFC is planning to raise Rs 5,000 crore in the first tranche, proceeds to be used for funding projects in the renewable energy and transmission & distribution segment

Retail participation and higher volumes boost broking business in 2020

The number of active investors has gone up 30-40% for most top brokers after the Covid outbreak

Mrs Bector IPO subscribed 3.72 times on Day-1 on strong retail interest

The company on Monday allotted shares worth Rs 162 cr to anchor investors Goldman Sachs India, SBI MF, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, among others

India sets high benchmark for global MF industry on disclosure: Report

According to Morningstar biannual Global Investor Experience report on disclosure, India, along with the US, received "top" grades due to their robust disclosure practices

Exchanges put the onus on clearing members to report peak margins

Shortages in reporting shall be considered as shortfall of margin collection and a penalty will be levied on the clearing member of the custodian participant

Investors must look at credit quality while choosing corporate FDs

Stick to deposits of firms with high rating

Don't lower guard: Not just returns, focus also on a scheme's risks

Enquire how the high returns being promised will be generated, and whether you are comfortable taking the accompanying risk