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Investments by FIIs' in stock market cross Rs 1 lakh crore mark in 2013

December 10, 2013

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) equity investments in the Indian stock market have crossed Rs 1 lakh crore so far in 2013, while inflows are likely to boost up further after state assembly poll results have improved the probability of a ..

SEBI merges FIIs and QFIs into new FPIs category

October 10, 2013

Stock market regulator, the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) regulations aimed at wooing foreign investors. SEBI, through these new rules, intends to ease the registration process and operating framework for foreign investors. Under FPIs, ..

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GoI appoints panel to define FDI and FII

October 5, 2013

Government of India set up a four member committee headed by Arvind Mayaram, Economic Affairs Secretary to clear the ambiguity between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII). The panel will look into the difference between them and ..

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Current Account Deficit (CAD) in Q1 surges to $21.8 billion

October 4, 2013

As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) for the first quarter ended June 2013 has widened to 4.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) compared to 4% in the same period of the previous financial ..

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FIIs withdraw $5.6 billion from debt market in June 2013

July 6, 2013

Past June 2013 was quite unfortunate for Indian currency and Indian debt market as it saw a historic outflow of FIIs to the tune of $5.6 billion which was the highest ever withdrawal in the market’s history. A weak rupee ..

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SEBI tightens buyback rules

June 27, 2013

SEBI has released new buyback norms and a number of other market friendly measures. Under the new rules: It is mandatory for companies selling shares to purchase at least 50% of the offer size. If they fail to do so, the ..

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