Capital Markets

Mutual fund assets surge as households shift to capital markets: Bajaj MF

Mutual funds and equities accounted for 15 per cent of household financial savings in FY25, while mutual fund assets rose to 31 per cent of bank deposits in 2025

We are all children of liberalisation: Alphaniti Fintech co-founder UR Bhat

India has come a long way since 1991... But sustaining that progress will require new reforms. If the past 30 years were about opening the economy, the next 30 must be about strengthening institutions

India plans first tokenised corporate bond issue using blockchain in Sept

Tokenised bonds are securities whose ownership, issuance, trading and settlement are recorded digitally on a blockchain or distributed ledger, allowing transactions to be completed almost instantly.

India's $10 billion equity rush puts August on track for a record month

Almost $10 billion of deals have been priced in August, led by the government's blockbuster $3.2 billion sale of shares in LIC

Demat additions soar to 6-month high on IPO boom, market rebound

Additions stood at 2.89 mn in July, highest since Jan

Sebi flags ₹87,124 crore as difficult-to-recover dues in FY26, up 12%

Recurring fees accounted for 73 per cent of Sebi's collections in FY26, while difficult-to-recover dues rose to around Rs 87,124 crore amid an increase in pending cases

Sebi to leverage WhatsApp for AI-enabled safe investing awareness campaign

Markets regulator Sebi plans an AI-enabled multilingual WhatsApp campaign to spread verified safe investing information as part of its 2026-27 digital transformation agenda

How reforms transformed D-Street into a world-class capital market

Three decades of reforms, technology and regulation have transformed India's capital markets into one of the world's most efficient, transparent and accessible investment ecosystems

10 research analysts lose Sebi registration over non-payment of renewal fee

Capital markets regulator Sebi has cancelled the registrations of 10 research analysts for failing to pay the mandatory renewal fee required to keep their certificates of registration in force. The action was taken under Sebi's Intermediaries Regulations, 2008, after the entities failed to renew their registrations despite being issued notices. The entities whose registrations have been cancelled include Imtiaz Rehman Merchant, Praveen Pathiyil, InGovern Research Services Pvt Ltd, Affluence Fincon Service Pvt Ltd, Priya Clyde Andrades and Praful Bohra, Sebi said in the order passed on Tuesday. Under Sebi norms, a registered research analyst is required to pay the renewal fee every five years from the date of registration to keep the certificate valid. However, the markets watchdog found that the 10 entities failed to pay the fees after their respective due dates, which ranged from July 2020 to December 2025. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had issued notices to t

Parliamentary panel moots Securities Markets Code Bill preamble reset

A parliamentary panel has backed key changes to the Securities Markets Code Bill, strengthening investor protection while curbing excessive delegation of criminal powers

Street signs: IPO season peaks, 23,650-23,600 key support level for Nifty

July's IPO boom continues with Manipal Health, while investors track Nifty support levels, rising crude prices and Suzlon Energy's appeal against Sebi before SAT

Debt issuances propel June fund mobilisation to record ₹3.15 trillion

Total fund mobilisation surged 122 per cent month on month to a record ₹3.15 trillion in June as debt issuances more than offset subdued IPO activity

Nifty Capital Market index slips over 2%; HDFC AMC, Groww down up to 5%

UTI AMC, Nuvama Wealth Management, 360 ONE WAM, KFin Technologies, Angel One and MCX dropped 3 per cent each in intra-day trade on Thursday.

Banks alone can't fund Viksit Bharat; bond market must step up: Crisil

Crisil says India's debt capital market must deepen to support the Viksit Bharat vision, with India Inc expected to require Rs 130-140 trillion in debt funding over FY27-31

Coming soon: KYC from home for NRIs, foreigners looking to invest in India

"Video KYC is blocked for IP (Internet Protocol) addresses outside India. we are seeing how to mitigate risks & open it up," said a Finmin official

Sebi eyes fresh wave of reforms for SMEs, aims to cut capital-raising costs

Sebi is considering a second round of SME reforms, including lower capital-raising costs, a delisting framework and wider access to the listing ecosystem

Brokers hold out relief hope ahead of Reserve Bank of India's credit norms

The RBI's new framework, which was deferred from April 1, is scheduled to take effect from July 1

When regulators write criminal laws: The Securities Markets Code dilemma

Market abuse under the Code constitutes a scheduled offence under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002

India's debt market needs structural reforms to support growth: Deloitte

As per report, Indian economy is entering phase that will require significantly higher levels of long-term capital, but existing debt market is not capable of efficiently meeting those financing needs

Waterways Leisure IPO fully booked on Day 3; Sebi resolves 5,500 complaints

Waterways Leisure Tourism's IPO closes fully subscribed, Advit Jewels sees massive demand, while Sebi seeks clarification on Jio Platforms' public issue