| Longer cool off needed for judicial role | 23-NOV-09 |
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| The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is reported to have proposed to the finance ministry to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI Act) to enable senior officials of SEBI to become members of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), the special court that hears appeals against orders passed by SEBI. |
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| Indian tourists ride the slowdown | 20-NOV-09 |
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| A record 10.8 million Indian tourists went on a globe trotting spree in 2008-09, the worst year of the economic slowdown, as dipping airfares and lower hotel rates made holidays cheaper. This was one million more outbound tourists than the year before. |
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| Astec LifeSciences IPO price fixed at Rs 82 | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Agro-chemical and pharma company Astec LifeSciences today said that it has fixed the price of its initial public offer at Rs 82 per equity share, the upper end of the price band. |
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| Web exclusive: Paradigm shift in realty | 19-NOV-09 |
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| People in India swear by the success of the real estate sector, understandably so, for it is the country’s second largest employer and contributes to approximately 5 per cent to its GDP. The sector received foreign direct investment (FDI) of about Rs 21,370 crore between April 2007 and March 2009, second only to the services sector. |
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| Aqua Logistics aims to raise Rs 150 cr via IPO | 18-NOV-09 |
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| Logistic solutions provider Aqua Logistics is aiming to raise up to Rs 150 crore through its proposed initial public offer and has already filed draft papers with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for this purpose. |
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| Sebi for cutting IPO process time to 7 days | 18-NOV-09 |
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| Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today said it wants to bring down the time required for IPO processing to seven days from 20 days at present over the next one year. |
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| Take a long holiday | 16-NOV-09 |
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| A strong brand, robust performance and healthy growth prospects provide comfort, but the IPO pricing caps any near-term gains. |
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| Satluj Jal Vidyut IPO likely in next fiscal: CMD | 15-NOV-09 |
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| Public sector hydropower producer Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) today said its proposed initial public offer is likely to come in the next fiscal and the company is in the process of appointing independent directors, a prerequisite for firms planning to hit the market. |
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| Before going ON a power trip... | 15-NOV-09 |
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| Investors did not have a very good experience with some of the recent Initial Public Offers (IPOs), especially from companies in the power sector, as many of these in the recent past traded to below the issue price. Most market participants believe the investors completely ignored the fundamentals and just focused on opportunities in the power sector. |
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