Sachin P Mampatta
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Sachin P Mampatta
Sachin Mampatta is an award-winning Mumbai-based journalist who has led the data journalism team and covered stock markets for Business Standard. The data journalism team initiative has included products such as the weekly in-depth data journalism newsletter (Number Wise), Monday morning's Statsguru as well as daily stories and multi-part series. He has also covered stock markets since 2008 (at Business Standard and elsewhere) where his work included breaking news on regulatory developments, investigative stories, profiles and interviews of key market movers.
Sachin Mampatta is an award-winning Mumbai-based journalist who has led the data journalism team and covered stock markets for Business Standard. The data journalism team initiative has included products such as the weekly in-depth data journalism newsletter (Number Wise), Monday morning's Statsguru as well as daily stories and multi-part series. He has also covered stock markets since 2008 (at Business Standard and elsewhere) where his work included breaking news on regulatory developments, investigative stories, profiles and interviews of key market movers.
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Budget brings tax worries for foreign portfolio investments
Three of top five FPI source nations, accounting for Rs 7.8 lakh cr of investments, don't have favourable treaties on capital gains to exempt them from 15% tax
 "Budget brings tax worries for foreign portfolio investments")
UTI Esops can be converted to shares
Conversion allowed in price range of Rs 200-260 apiece
 "UTI Esops can be converted to shares")
ESOP action at UTI
Employees allowed to convert to shares at Rs 200-260
 "ESOP action at UTI")
Sebi-backed NiSM's new campus inches closer to completion
Residential and hostel blocks have been completed, work on academic block is ongoing
About 700 listed firms vanish from regional exchanges
List of disappearing entities could see additions, for first time in 20 years
 "About 700 listed firms vanish from regional exchanges")
BSE revises circuit filter for over 1,500 companies
Move part of a surveillance review
 "BSE revises circuit filter for over 1,500 companies")
M&A works: Acquire to outperform, suggests study
Indian companies have done better than their peers after opting for the inorganic growth route
 "M&A works: Acquire to outperform, suggests study")
Buybacks ignored as markets rally
Four companies, who have announced buybacks, mop up less than one-third of the proposed number of shares
 "Buybacks ignored as markets rally")
Proxy advisers now face real scrutiny
Draft of new research analyst regulations brings them under Sebi net; will have to adhere to net-worth and disclosure norms
 "Proxy advisers now face real scrutiny")
Demat a/cs aplenty but mostly inactive
400,000 accounts added in first half; fewer than 6 million of 22 million account holders active
 "Demat a/cs aplenty but mostly inactive")
Three things that will change under Sebi's new research analyst regulations
New norms will seek to regulate hitherto unregulated entities, address issues of overseas research and conflicts of interest
 "Three things that will change under Sebi's new research analyst regulations")
Half of India's listed firms on the verge of falling off the grid
A month after deadline for shutdown of regional bourses, 4,000 RSE-listed companies, worth over Rs 2 lakh crore, haven't migrated to national exchanges
 "Half of India's listed firms on the verge of falling off the grid")
IPOs make a strong comeback
Most merchant bankers have at least two mandates; the real action could take place in 2015
 "IPOs make a strong comeback")
Bet on manufacturing, says Barclays
Exports could take off since Chinese manufacturing edge is wearing down
 "Bet on manufacturing, says Barclays")
Money pouring into equity holdings
Value of sovereign wealth fund and pension fund holdings doubles in a year, with growth & returns on investment making scrips attractive
 "Money pouring into equity holdings")
About 2,600 regional brokers default on fees
Sebi says regional stock exchanges can only exit after they clear outstanding dues
 "About 2,600 regional brokers default on fees")
Spin-off season on Dalal Street
Listed entities demerge businesses from lubricants and skincare to textiles, tea and information technology
 "Spin-off season on Dalal Street")
Spin-off season on Dalal Street
Gulf Oil Corporation recently demerged its lubricants business to list it as a separate entity-Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited
 "Spin-off season on Dalal Street")
Street veteran Parikh hangs broking boots
His firm executed its last trades in the second week of March, according to an NSE notification
 "Street veteran Parikh hangs broking boots")
India saw 7 bankruptcy suicides a day last year
Number of suicides due to financial distress rose 13.6 per cent compared to 2012
 "India saw 7 bankruptcy suicides a day last year")