IPO Pricing Issues in India
One of the most important issues in floating an IPO is the pricing aspect. Different forces, often in conflict with each other, are at play here. Issuers would ideally like to maximize the proceeds...
View ArticleIPO for Indian Life Insurers
In October 2010, the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), approved life insurance companies to issue IPOs. India’s insurance regulator, Insurance Regulatory and...
View ArticleIndian Banks Migrating From Self-Service Model to Outsource Model in ATM Space
There was a time when banks wanted to have control of all the activities, especially those that involved the new technology; right from identification, deployment, installation, ownership and...
View ArticleNavigating through tumultuous WM landscape in India
The Indian wealth management market is dominated by domestic wealth management providers in the mass affluent segment, while international firms and private banks are strong players in the high and...
View ArticleFidelity’s exit and the Indian mutual fund industry
Fidelity Mutual Fund, which started its India operations in 2004, recently announced its decision to quit the Indian Mutual fund industry. L&T Finance, a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings...
View ArticleThe Falling Rupee
The Indian Rupee has depreciated sharply against the US dollar in the last few months. It is currently down by 15% against the US dollar compared to its highest value reached during this year....
View ArticleThe State of the Indian Capital Market
There are fundamental problems in the Indian capital market structure, such as lack of liquidity and limited depth and breadth. Many listed securities on stock exchanges are not traded; among the...
View ArticleEvolving Business Models in India’s Mutual Fund Industry
The Indian mutual fund industry has been going through turmoil in the last few years due to uncertain market conditions and regulatory changes. Many firms, predominantly foreign ones, have exited the...
View ArticleEntry Load Ban and its Impact in India
India’s mutual fund sector has traditionally been dominated by investments from the institutional investors, namely banks and financial institutions, non-financial corporates and foreign institutional...
View ArticleIssues with Fund performance in India
The Indian mutual fund industry has a very high number of schemes which has been another cause for concern for regulators. In 2012-13 there were a total of 1,294 schemes, while there were only 403 of...
View ArticleInteroperability: Potential Game Changer for Indian CCPs
India has many stock exchanges, but trading is dominated at two main exchanges – the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). BSE is among the oldest stock exchanges in the...
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