New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A growing share of systematic investment plan (SIP) inflows is now coming from smaller towns and rural areas, reflecting the rapid expansion of India’s retail investor base beyond major cities, HDFC AMC Managing Director and CEO Navneet Munot said on Saturday.Speaking to IANS, Munot said the ‘democratisation’ of India’s capital markets is accelerating, with participation rising across age groups and geographies.”It is encouraging to see thousands of people showing int…
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India has earned an endorsement from one of the world’s top credit rating agencies, with Moody’s Ratings placing the nation among the most resilient large emerging market economies over the past five years, which is a recognition that comes at a time when global financial markets remain on edge over trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty.In a recently released report, Moody’s said India ‘better placed’ than most of its emerging market peers to absorb future global sh…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday that the market regulator will shortly issue an initial advisory on risks from next‑generation artificial intelligence models and AI‑led vulnerability‑scanning tools.Speaking at the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Capital Markets Conference here, Pandey said rapid technological advances in AI were reshaping capital markets by improving efficiency while creating new systemic vu…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Calling for integrity-driven growth in India’s capital markets, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the country’s financial future depends on building stronger, more transparent markets rather than simply scaling them up.Speaking at SEBI’s 38th foundational day event here, FM Sitharaman stressed quality over sheer expansion.“Above all, we want better markets, not merely bigger markets. Size without integrity is fragility. Volume without investor protecti…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has drastically slashed the minimum investment requirement for individual investors in social impact funds to Rs 1,000 in order to lower the barrier for entry from the Rs 2 lakh level that was in place until now, with the aim of increasing retail participation on the Social Stock Exchange (SSE).The reduced threshold of Rs 1,000 allows small investors to participate in SIFs, which are Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) foc…
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks closed in green for the second consecutive week, amid huge short covering due to the US-Iran ceasefire.Nifty gained 5.89 per cent during the week and added 1.16 per cent on the last trading day to reach 24,050. At close, the Sensex was up 918 points or 1.20 percent at 77,550. It gained 5.77 per cent during the week.Both indices showed strengthening momentum and improved investor confidence.Bank Nifty overperformed the broader market, closing at 55…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has said that retail investors and domestic mutual funds together hold about 36 per cent of the free float market capitalisation of Nifty 50 companies.Addressing the 30th anniversary of the Nifty 50 index at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Pandey said the index has evolved alongside India’s economy over three decades, with domestic participation surging rapidly.SEBI Chairman noted that India now has over 140 million unique investors, …
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) India’s capital markets are undergoing a significant transformation, with innovation, intellectual property and new-age businesses increasingly driving value creation, National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said on Monday.Addressing industry leaders here, Chauhan highlighted the evolving landscape of India’s financial ecosystem and outlined key priorities and emerging risks for capital markets.“India is steadily moving towards an …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the post-Budget webinar on “Technology, Reforms and Finance for Viksit Bharat” on Friday morning via video conferencing, according to a PMO statement. The webinar will entail discussions on public capex, infrastructure, banking sector reforms, financial sector architecture, deepening capital markets, and ease of living through tax reforms, the statement said.The webinar is the first in a series of post-Budget webinars being organ…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) reveals a deeper feature of China’s political economy, where capital markets function less as liquidity-driven than as policy instruments that prioritise strategic industrial objectives, according to a new report.China’s stock exchange illustrates how China deploys capital markets as instruments of industrial policy while accepting limited market liquidity, said the report in East Asia Forum.“Designed to fund ‘little giant’ firm…