initial public offering

Almost everybody of us, feel very excited when the stock market indices go up and make the front page news. Needless to say, almost everybody of us, feel very disheartened when the stock market indices dip down. It can be said, that without stock markets and its news, our day does not start and end. Full Article

On 22 January 2010, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a press release setting out the roadmap for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence in India. The roadmap requires IFRS to be made applicable in a phased manner. This is an historic step that will elevate Indian entities and their finance and accounting professionals to much greater heights. The publication of the roadmap was eagerly awaited by those who have been saying that the co.. Full Article

Most likely, Monday, January 4th 2010 is when you would have recovered from the new year celebrations and the weekend that follows. It will also be the day when Indian stock markets first open at 9 am. The leading association of brokers, Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI), has made a last ditch attempt to stick to the current timings. But the stock exchanges have reiterated that markets would open 55 minutes earlier. Given the keen competition, the.. Full Article

SMEs, which depend on expensive loans and stocks and raise money from the public. As part of its efforts to encourage SMEs to go public, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday exempted them from the usual eligibility norms applicable for initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on public offerings. These norms include a minimum pre-issue networth and profit-making track record. Full Article

Insurance regulator IRDA proposes to come out with disclosure norms for initial public offering (IPO) by insurance companies by this month end, its chairman J Hari Narayan said on Friday. ”We will be ready with the disclosure norms by the end of this month,” Narayan, the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, said. Full Article