institutional investors

As part of efforts to attract more retail investors to the stock market, Sebi is considering a proposal wherein the institutional investors would be first asked to submit their bids, possibly in the first two days, and then the remaining two days would be open only for retail investors, provided the IPO is open for four days. Full Article

Retail and institutional investors will be treated alike in terms of bidding for shares in public offers, a move also likely to bring down the exorbitant levels of over subscriptions in the primary market. A new directive from the market regulator SEBI is coming to effect, as per which institutional investors will have to pay upfront 100 per cent money in primary issues, just like the retail investors. Full Article

an effective enforcement of provisions like 397/398 of the Act and the protection of rights of all shareholders without any scope for misuse or abuse is very important for the growth of industry or the corporate world. It is true that we have good regulations regulating the functioning of listed public companies, but, a good focus also to be made on the regulations governing private limited companies and especially the rights of shareholders in a private limited companie.. Full Article

To encourage foreign portfolio investment, the Finance Ministry has set up a working group for suggesting changes in the existing policy on foreign capital inflows by FIIs, NRIs and venture capital funds. The 16-member group on portfolio investments, to be headed by UTI MF CMD U K Sinha, will also review the current arrangements relating to participatory notes-- instruments through which unregistered foreign entities invest in Indian stock markets, sources said. Full Article

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)-appointed primary market advisory committee (PMAC), which met on Thursday, has recommended limiting the period for participation by qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) in the subscription process of an IPO. Full Article

Norms for preferential allotment of equity warrants are learnt to be back under the regulatory scanner, following complaints from institutional investors that this instrument is being misused by promoters. Full Article

Raising funds from the bourses may soon become a simpler, shorter process, as the market regulator plans an overhaul of existing norms, taking them closer to standard global practices.  According to an official close to the development, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will rework the norms for instruments such as qualified institutional placements [...] Full Article