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Covid-19 to take a toll on bonuses of domestic mutual fund employees

Some asset managers may skip the payouts altogether as they take cognisance of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic may have on future earnings

Sebi may scan Cayman, Singapore investment hubs for Chinese links

Investment hubs to see greater scrutiny for identification of end-beneficiaries

More than a third of SMEs now trading below issue price: PRIME Database

Among the 247 actively traded scrips, 17 have shed more than 50 per cent this calendar year. About 40 per cent have slid more than the Sensex, which is down 23 per cent year-to-date

Decline in AUM to make equity MFs costlier, dent investor returns

An increase in TER could further dent investor returns, which have fallen significantly over the last month

Sebi to vet pleas for new FPI registrations from neighbouring countries

Market players suggest that the move could be specifically aimed at vetting applicants from China wanting to register as FPIs

Mauritius funds eligible for Category-I status, move could boost investment

Nearly 80 per cent of FPIs coming from Mauritius are currently classified as Category-II

Sebi relaxes guidelines for investment through non-FATF countries

Move to benefit investors from countries and regions like Mauritius, Cayman Islands who are eyeing Category-I licence

Markets ripe for raising lump-sum allocation: Nippon India MF's Gunwani

The policy boost by the government and the RBI will help the economy and the financial system immensely, says Manish Gunwani

PE sum invested in Q1 dips 39% to $3.6 bn; internet firms remain favourites

Internet companies continued to attract the maximum PE interest while financial services saw a decline by almost 50 per cent

Margin calls, leverage lower than 2008 amid steep stock market crash

Market participants attribute this to regulatory tightening and standardisation of margin requirements, stringent reporting for brokers, and segregation of client funds

Nifty falls to 8468, experts say index may further slide below 8,000

According to experts, the Nifty has continued to form lower top-lower bottom formations, a trend seen in the last five weeks, and witnessed sharp selling towards 9,700 zones

Scrap LTCG, tax on buybacks, dividends: What Street wants amid market gloom

Mohandas Pai, former CEO and board member at Infosys, made a pitch for removing the tax on share buybacks

PMS players take a hard knock to their portfolios amid market volatility

A sizeable number of PMS schemes lean towards mid- and small-caps in their portfolio and run concentrated portfolios of 15-20 stocks

Coronavirus outbreak: Stock market turmoil to hurt plans for IPOs

Valuation computations for proposed deals go awry

India VIX rises to highest level since 2008 crisis as fear grips markets

Analysts say Nifty trading range shifted to 9,000-10,000

For the broking industry, fears of liquidity drying up loom large

Brokers have blocked payouts to YES Bank accounts and disabled YES Bank in the payments gateway

Indirect transfers: Category-II FPIs knock on govt doors for relaxation

At present, all FPIs under category-II are subject to transfer provisions which impacts close to 20 per cent of FPIs

Anupam Rasayan plans to raise Rs 800 crore through IPO later this year

Incorporated in 1977, Anupam Rasayan caters to market segments spanning agrochemicals, anti-bacterial, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and material sciences

Mauritius joins Pakistan on FATF's 'grey list'; questions over FPI inflows

About 80 per cent of FPIs from Mauritius are already classified as Category-II by Sebi. The grey list tag dashes any hopes of these funds moving to Category-I.

Indian equities not as expensive as reported, says Valens Research CEO

As-reported financial information cannot be trusted and have blinded investors from seeing the true earning power, valuation, says Joel Litman