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Sourav Majumdar

L&T set to prune its business portfolio

Faced with a slowdown in infrastructure projects and an overall squeeze in the availability of financing options, engineering and construction giant L&T is chalking out yet another business reorganisation.

Sebi mulls lower entry level for fast-track issues

After unveiling the twin measures of easing the pricing norms for QIPs and collapsing the rights issue timelines, market regulator Sebi is considering lowering the market capitalisation threshold for fast-track issuances by companies to make such issues easier to execute.

Sebi clamps down on NAV nexus

Stock market regulator Sebi has taken a serious view of an irregular practice resorted to by a section of the mutual fund (MF) industry on liquid-plus schemes.

Bombay Stock Exchange to rework commodities game plan

The BSE, which recently dropped its plan of buying a 26% stake in commodities exchange NMCE, is reworking its strategy of getting into the commodities space.

BSE working on IPO option for listing

The Bombay Stock Exchange is exploring the possibility of making an initial public offer of its shares to get listed. This follows doubts about whether the regulator, Securities & Exchange Board of India, will be open to the idea of allowing the country’s second largest stock exchange...

Govt mulls expansion of collateral facility for FIIs

The government, together with regulators Sebi and the RBI, is examining the possibility of expanding the facility under which FIIs are allowed to submit foreign sovereign securities as collateral when trading in derivatives.

Column The quest for a perfect formula

With the fisc posing a serious problem, disinvesting partially will not only bring in monies but also send a signal on reform.

Govt to track sovereign wealth fund investments

The high-level coordination committee on financial markets has decided that the RBI and the Sebi would now collect and analyse data on SWF investments through the FDI and FII routes, and share it with the government.

BSE invites Deutsche Boerse, SGX to join board

Bombay Stock Exchange, the country’s second largest stock exchange, is set for momentous change. BSE has invited its two strategic investors - Deutsche Boerse and Singapore Exchange - to join its board of directors, paving the way for a major change in its composition. Thus far, there...
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