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Khushboo Tiwari reports on the capital markets, with keen interest on regulatory developments by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Gift City’s financial regulator IFSCA. She also tracks market intermediaries, and legal and governance issues involving corporate houses. Prior to joining Business Standard, she worked with ET Now, TV9, and Network18.
Khushboo Tiwari reports on the capital markets, with keen interest on regulatory developments by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Gift City’s financial regulator IFSCA. She also tracks market intermediaries, and legal and governance issues involving corporate houses. Prior to joining Business Standard, she worked with ET Now, TV9, and Network18.
According to industry estimates there are more than 1,300 RIAs but only 300 of them are members of the association of RIAs
Regulator to also bring a combo-product of rights issue and preferential allotment
Fewer options strike prices, reducing weekly expiries among steps proposed
The market regulator has proposed linking the disclosure requirements to a minimum threshold to identify whether the FPI is based in an LBC
Decision on mandatory ASBA for secondary market soon
The market regulator has suggested changes in the definition of "connected persons" and "relative" to address any gaps in the norms and possible violations
It proposes to tax gains arising on transfer or redemption or maturity of unlisted debentures or bonds to be deemed as short-term capital gains
To mitigate the blow from the increased taxes, the amount exempted from the LTCG on listed securities has been increased to Rs 125,000 a year from the earlier limit of Rs 100,000
Industry officials believe that the adoption of the VCC framework has helped Singapore become the hub for international fund management, and a similar move for India will be beneficial
With the changes, these schemes will now enjoy tax exemptions similar to that of category III AIFs set up in the IFSC
Economic Survey says mkt claim on real economy 'excessively high', may lead to instability
Industry asks Sebi to ease entry barriers for investment advisors, reduce compliance burden
Mcap-to-GDP ratio not necessarily a sign of economic advancement or sophistication, says survey
SMID stocks over 50-60%? Time to rethink and trim down
Cash, derivatives segment volumes hold steady
To soon float a consultation paper on curbing derivatives euphoria
With the changes, the funds can now enjoy exemption from tax on dividend income, interest income, or long-term capital gains tax arising from investments made in India
Independent evaluation to be done on eight broad parameters
Industry experts believe it may eat into some of the existing assets of MFs, PMS
No change seen in Nifty, Sensex components