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India to move to T+1 settlement from Friday: Here's what it means

India To Start with T+1 stock settlement from February 25, which means that trade-related settlements must be done within one day of the transaction's completion.

MFs to keep powder dry as LIC IPO likely to hit the market next month

As of January 31, top five fund houses held Rs 23,245 crore in cash, or 4% of their total equity assets

Derivatives aren't weapons of mass destruction: NSE chief Vikram Limaye

Increased investor participation an encouraging sign, says Sebi's Ajay Tyagi

Stocks of a dozen firms may come under pressure as anchor lock-ins end

Heightened selling pressure in stocks where anchor contribution is high. Five of the 12 firms had allocated more than 10% of outstanding shares to anchor investors

Long-short alternative investment funds beat long-only funds in November

Long-short AIF strategies outperformed long-only funds

Tighter norms likely to rein in wild HNI bets in IPOs, say experts

Earmarking a third of the NII portion for small-ticket investors can help democratise allotments, say experts

PE-VC investments in Indian firms up 57% YoY, hit record $63 bn in 2021

The year had eight investments worth $1 bn or more, led by Flipkart's $3.6 bn pre-IPO round; E-commerce was the favorite sector, attracting $10.3 bn, followed by fintech ($7.7 bn)

Street signs: Nifty may consolidate, air cooler makers may see gains & more

The Nifty50 ended the December expiry series with losses of 1.9 per cent

Asian Paints second most valuable paints company in the world

The company's stock price ended 0.5 per cent higher on Friday at Rs 3,382 on the BSE

Big guns pulled off big gains: An action-packed year for Indian equities

The primary market was abuzz with activity as well, with a record amount garnered through initial public offerings, including those from several new-age firms

Top FPI association welcomes India's new T+1 settlement timelines

Staggered shift leaves more time for market players to evolve solutions to meet shortened T+1 cycle without triggering pre-funding by investors in US and Europe which are 10-15 hours behind India time

Stock exchanges to start T+1 settlement cycle from Feb 25, 2022 in phases

Some of the global custodians, through which a large number of FPIs transact, welcomed the exchanges' move

Flexi-cap fund assets cross Rs 2 trn in Q2FY22: Morningstar India

The flexi cap category, introduced a year ago, saw net inflows of Rs 18,258 crore in Q2

Two-thirds of Nifty constituents trading at premium to historical averages

The consumer sector P/E of 43.9x in October is at a premium of about 17.6 per cent to its 10-year average of 37.4x

Fed taper, higher interest rates to weigh on market returns in Samvat 2078

Macro headwinds, such as high global crude oil prices, supply-chain disruptions escalating tensions between US and China, are likely to keep global and local markets volatile

Sebi likely to defer T+1 settlement cycle, opt for phase-wise transition

According to experts, moving stocks within the key benchmark indices such as the Nifty 50 and the Sensex to the T+1 cycle could prove risky if liquidity dries up and if FPIs halt trades

Pharma funds lag sectoral peers despite Covid tailwind as US market weighs

In the year to date, the Nifty pharma index has returned 8.8 per cent, with 10 of its constituents giving negative returns

China corners bulk of foreign flows in September among emerging markets

AUM of GEMs have risen 37.6 per cent to $155.8 billion

FDI flows surge in 2021 hinting at global recovery, says OECD

FDI inflows to India dip 51 per cent in first half of 2021

BFSI Insight Summit: Small bank model has proven a success, say panelists

This was the conclusion on the fourth day of the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit where the country's top SFB chiefs brainstormed the future of small finance banks