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Infosys partners with Germany's Commerzbank to transform trading ecosystem

Indian IT major Infosys on Tuesday said it has collaborated with Commerzbank, a German bank, and Murex, which is into trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, on a successful "go-live" or operationalisation of a consolidated, unified trading platform. The joint project has enabled Commerzbank to consolidate FX, FX derivatives, equity, and commodities onto Murex's integrated MX.3 platform, simplifying its operations, cutting costs, speeding up time to market, and preparing for future challenges. "Infosys today announced that it collaborated with Commerzbank... and Murex... on a successful go-live of a consolidated, unified trading platform that streamlines the bank's business processes and IT landscape," according to a release. In effect, the consolidation on a unified Murex platform enables the bank to accelerate its digital transformation journey by driving system efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Within the project, Infosys supported Commerzbank in

Unsecured loans, capital market funding can bring grief for NBFCs: RBI DG

Over-reliance on unsecured lending and capital market funding can "bring grief" to non-bank lenders in the long run, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Swaminathan J has cautioned. In an address to heads of assurance functions of non-bank finance companies at an RBI-organised conference on Wednesday, Swaminathan also warned against over-reliance on algorithms for taking lending calls. He also went public with the RBI's disappointment at the tendency of "misguided or intelligent interpretation" of rules to "circumvent regulations" and termed this as a "significant threat" to the financial system's integrity. The career commercial banker-tuned-regulator also flagged the risk limits for certain products or segments like unsecured lending are "way too high" to be sustainable in the long run. "There appears to be a fancy among most NBFCs to do more of the same thing, such as retail unsecured lending, top up loans or capital market funding. Over reliance on such products may bring grief at som

Investments through P-note surge to near 6-yr high at Rs 1.5 trillion

Investments through participatory notes in the Indian capital markets reached Rs 1.5 lakh crore at the end of February, making it the highest-level in nearly six years, driven by a strong performance of the domestic economy. The latest data includes the value of P-note investments in Indian equity, debt, and hybrid securities. Participatory notes (P-notes) are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly. They, however, need to go through a due diligence process. According to the latest data from markets regulator Sebi, the value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, and hybrid securities -- stood at Rs 1,49,517 crore at the end of February compared to Rs 1,43,011 crore at the end of January. The amount has reached the highest-level since June 2017, when investment through the route stood at Rs 1.65 lakh crore, data with the Securities and ...

RBI revises banks' capital market exposure norms for T+1 settlement

The limit of 30 per cent for risk is based on the assumption of 20 per cent downward price movement of the equities on T+1

Japan's equity renaissance

The Japan story is still in its early days. But the lesson it holds is that companies, regulators, and the broader market micro-system all need to continuously evolve

Paytm Payments Bank's Mukund Barsagade joins Lendingkart as Group CFO

Mukund Barsagade has previously worked with organisations such as GE Capital, Experian, Transamerica, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, and Fino Payments Bank in various finance leadership roles

India Inc's capex frontier: When will companies start spending big time?

The economy is growing and capital markets are buoyant. A look into why companies aren't spending enough

Participatory note investment drop to Rs 1.43 trn on high valuations

Overall, the investment through the route saw an upward trend in the last one year with the investment rising from Rs 91,469 crore in January 2023 to Rs 1,49,447 crore in December 2023

Brokers should be cautious against manipulations in stock mkt: Sebi member

Sebi Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney on Saturday cautioned against manipulations in the capital market and urged brokers to keep an eye and prevent such instances. Clamping down on misdoings, the markets watchdog has been taking action against various entities for manipulations, including front running activities. Emphasising the importance of investor trust, Varshney said that if there is no trust of investors, "everything will fail". Manipulations are going on and Sebi cannot intervene in all of them. Some brokers are involved and the broker community should keep an eye as "bad elements can come in the system", he said. He was speaking at the 13th international convention of the Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI) in the national capital. The Whole Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) also said that entities should look at technological developments to improve efficiency as well as business.

Sebi mulls revamping nominations framework to reduce unclaimed assets

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed revamping the nominations framework in a bid to reduce unclaimed assets in the securities market as well as smoothen the process for claiming the assets by surviving successors of the deceased investors. In its consultation paper, the regulator proposed revisions to nomination facilities for securities such as shares, bonds, units of REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), InvITs (Infrastructure Investment Trusts), AIFs (Alternative Investment Funds) and other securities held in dematerialized form and for units of mutual fund schemes that are expressed in a statement of account. This will address the objective of providing convenience to investors and uniformity in the procedures to institutions. Such revamped nomination facilities will operate without affecting the prevalent systems of law governing transmission and succession -- rule of survivorship in case of joint holdings, when a person has died leaving a Will; and when a perso

Officer's Choice whisky maker Allied Blenders files IPO papers with Sebi

Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd, the maker of Officer's Choice Whisky, has refiled preliminary papers with the capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 1,500 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The initial share sale comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an Offer-For-Sale (OFS) of shares to the tune of Rs 500 crore by promoters, draft papers file with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed on Thursday. As a part of the OFS, Bina Kishore Chhabria, Resham Chhabria, Jeetendra Hemdev and Neesha Kishore Chhabria will sell shares. Out of the total proceeds from the fresh issue, Rs 720 crore will be used for the payment of debt, besides a portion will be used for general corporate purposes. As of December 2023, the company had a debt of around Rs 808 crore, according to the draft papers. With a market share of 8.2 per cent in Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in fiscal 2023, Allied Blenders and Distillers had earlier filed draft

Sebi introduces guidelines for AIFs on holding investment in demat form

Capital markets regulator on Monday put in place guidelines for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) pertaining to holding their investments in dematerialised form along with the appointment of custodian. Under the latest guidelines, AIFs are required to hold their investments in dematerialised form, unless exempted by Sebi. The new framework, effective from October 1, 2024, mandates that any investment made by an AIF after this date must be held in dematerialised form, Sebi said in a circular. However, investments made before this date have been exempted except in cases where the investee company is legally required to facilitate dematerialisation or when the AIF, alone or with other Sebi registered entities, has control over the investee company. Sebi also said investments made before October 1, 2024, falling under these two conditions mentioned must be dematerialised by January 31, 2025. Further, there are exemptions for AIF schemes with tenures ending on or before January 31, 2

Equity issuances could top $40 bn in 2024, says Kotak Investment Banking

The average listing gains stood at an encouraging 33 per cent, making the BSE IPO index the third-best-performing such index globally

P-Note investments surge to Rs 1.31 trillion on domestic mkt strength

Investments through participatory notes in the Indian capital markets jumped to Rs 1.31 lakh crore by the end of November, bouncing back from a decline in the previous month, owing to the robust performance of the domestic market. Before registering a decline in October, investments through P-notes have been increasing continuously since March, following the stable Indian economy against an uncertain global macro backdrop. The latest data includes the value of participatory note investments in Indian equity, debt, and hybrid securities. Participatory notes (P-notes) are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly. They, however, need to go through a due diligence process. According to the latest data from markets regulator Sebi, the value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, and hybrid securities -- stood at Rs 1,31,664 crore at the end of ...

RBI's new risk-weight rules likely to spur co-lending by banks, NBFCs

The RBI recently decided to revise the risk weight norms for NBFCs to 125 per cent from 100 per cent

Investment via participatory notes slip to Rs 1.26 trillion in Oct

Investments in the Indian capital markets through participatory notes (P-notes) dropped to Rs 1.26 lakh crore in October-end after rising for seven consecutive months. The latest data includes the value of participatory note investments in Indian equity, debt, and hybrid securities. Participatory notes (P-notes) are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly. They, however, need to go through a due diligence process. Before registering a decline in October, investments through P-notes have been increasing continuously since March, following the stable Indian economy against an uncertain global macro backdrop. According to the latest data from markets regulator Sebi, the value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, and hybrid securities -- stood at Rs 1,26,320 crore at the end of October compared to a six-year high of Rs 1,33,284 crore at ...

Uttar Pradesh government to tap capital markets with municipal bonds

A bond is a debt security issued by a government agency or municipality to finance capital expenditure

CP issuances fall to 1-year low in October as rates rise by 30 bps

On a month-on-month basis, the issuances fell by around 38 per cent

Mid-term report card of Sebi chief shows her priorities have worked

While Sebi has always defined its role as that of a troika of development of the capital markets, their regulation and protection of investor interests, Buch has drawn the lines linking them

SBI Contra Fund: When turbocharging capital creation against the wind

The fund's month-end assets under management increased to Rs 14,649 crore in August 2023 from Rs 1,339 crore in August 2020