| Brokerages back in expansion mode as share market picks up | 11-NOV-09 |
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| It’s yesterday once more for brokerages, almost. The freeze on expanding branches and reduction in manpower is now a distant memory with stockbroking volumes rising almost 55 per cent in the first half of this financial year from the year-ago period. |
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| Brokerages take on debt as mkt volumes surge | 09-NOV-09 |
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| At a time when corporate India is trying hard to shed its debt burden, broking companies are witnessing a rise in their debt equity ratio. With markets having picked up and volumes surging, brokerages are going ahead with their expansion plans, hence increasing the debt on their balance-sheets. |
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| Some relief for brokerages | 02-AUG-09 |
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| The rise in the average volumes at stock exchanges is a signal that financial service providers would see a rise in their toplines. |
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| Brokerages, fund houses whet Indian appetite for investments abroad | 30-JUL-09 |
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| Indian investors’ appetite for overseas equity and debt continued to rise during the last financial year. No wonder brokers and mutual funds are cashing in on the opportunity. Broking firms are forging ties with global players to facilitate direct equity market transactions. |
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| Brokerages prod Sebi for grading | 07-MAY-09 |
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| Market participants may soon get to know the actual strength of their brokers as large brokerage houses have initiated talks with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to start a process of grading for Indian brokers. The move would not only help investors know the risks involved in dealing with their brokers, but also facilitate assigning open interest (OI) limits for each broker according to their grades in the long run. |
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| Rally brings relief to brokerages | 23-APR-09 |
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| The recent stock market rally, which saw indices rising by over 40 per cent, is beginning to give some relief to the broking community. |
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| Brokerages start governance checks | 23-JAN-09 |
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| Brokerages in India as well as foreign firms that track Indian companies have started corporate governance checks on the companies that they analyse after major foreign institutional investors as well as other investors raised doubts over the reported numbers, in the wake of the Satyam Computers scam. |
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| Brokerages post dismal results | 21-JAN-09 |
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| Mumbai-based brokerage firms Religare Enterprises and Asit C Mehta Financial Services have reported dismal results for the third quarter ended December 31, in line with the depressed stock markets as stock trading is the primary source of income for these firms. |
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| Brokerages wilt in October heat | 14-JAN-09 |
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| In what is the toughest quarter in four years, brokerages are facing the heat once again, if quarterly numbers reported by Motilal Oswal Financial Services and Kochi-based Geojit financial services are any indicator. |
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| Brokerages suspend coverage of Satyam stock | 07-JAN-09 |
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| A host of domestic and foreign brokerage firms, including Credit Suisse, Religare and Angel Broking, today suspended their coverage of Satyam Computer shares, after the company's chairman Ramalinga |
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