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Amendment in Securities Contract regulations

02 February 2008 at 09:50

AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) RULES PROPOSED18:45 IST Based on a review, Government has proposed to amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 (SCRR) for both initial and continuous listing requirements of companies i

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Government advise to investors

22 January 2008 at 06:01

Most of Asia opened the year 2008 on a weak note with heavy selling pressure seen in most markets. Comparing the major Asian market indices as on 2nd January, 2008 with their closing today, it is seen that the Straits Times has fallen by 14.75%, Hang

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If ODI is not one-day international, what's it?

17 October 2007 at 23:59

Participatory notes or PNs are back in the news, with the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) issuing a draft discussion paper on ODIs (overseas derivatives instruments). If that is too much of an alphabet soup to start, on a day that saw t

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Sebi moderates capital flows.. Market Crashes!!

17 October 2007 at 11:32

In an attempt to slow FII inflows, capital market regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed a complete ban on the issue of overseas derivatives instruments (ODIs) like participatory notes (PNs) and other papers with immediate effect.Sebi also proposed a mea

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Cap on overseas invts by individual MF's may go!!

27 September 2007 at 20:19

The cap on overseas investments by individual mutual funds is likely to be removed.A finance ministry official said on Wednesday that the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have decided to do away with the ceiling. Currently, Indian mutua

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RBI asks auditors to tighten reporting norms for NBFCs

22 September 2007 at 17:01

The non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are set to face stringent reporting norms by the Reserve Bank of India. The apex banking authority has asked the statutory auditors of NBFCs to improve their reporting. The department of non-banking supervisi

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India's Sensex Tops 16,000 for First Time After Fed Cuts Rates

19 September 2007 at 13:56

Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- India's Sensitive Index crossed 16,000 for the first time after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate more than expected, easing concern a housing slump will drive the world's largest economy into recession.

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What is subprime effect?

18 September 2007 at 20:51

What is this subprime effect?By - Ashutosh M Wakhare If you are the kind who follows the business press and news channels very closely, then chances are that, in the last one week, you would have heard stock market experts blaming US subprime default

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SEBI SERIOUS ON COMPANIES for 'NON-COMPLIANCE' OF CLAUSE 49 !!

16 September 2007 at 09:41

MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has initiated 'adjudication proceedings' against 20 companies for not complying with the Clause 49 provision of the listing agreement pertaining to corporate governance. Such action would invo

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HC isues notice to SEBI !

02 September 2007 at 17:28

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to stock market regulator SEBI on a petition seeking quashing of its circular mandating all investors to sign an agreement with brokers before investing in capital markets. An advocate M L Sharma ha

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