A spokesperson for the Burman family said: “We remain committed to completing the Open Offer in the interest of public shareholders of Religare Enterprises Ld.” In response to the Sebi order, a Religare spokesperson said: “As per Sebi’s advisory the company will apply for the fit and proper status of the acquirers for the open … Read more
Markets regulator Sebi has asked Religare Enterprises to apply for approvals to let the billionaire Burman family buy more shares in the financial services company, dealing a blow to the company’s attempt to block the move. The Burmans, who founded and control consumer goods conglomerate Dabur India, raised its stake in Religare to nearly 25% … Read more
Mid-cap and small-cap indices have been on a blistering run so far in 2024, breaking new records and defying cynics. But beneath the surface, the optimism may not be as widespread as the benchmarks show. In the Nifty Midcap 150 and Smallcap 250 indices, 20 stocks have contributed to roughly 50% of the respective index’s … Read more
Sectoral/thematic mutual funds have delivered up to 380% absolute return in the last five years of Modi-led government. There were around 108 sectoral/thematic funds in the market in the said time period.Infrastructure funds led the return chart. Out of top 10 sectoral/thematic funds, eight schemes were from the infrastructure sector. Quant Infrastructure Fund, the topper … Read more
Mumbai: Hero FinCorp, the financial services arm of India’s leading two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp, will likely file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) next month for an initial public offering (IPO), according to investment banking sources. The share sale could be worth ₹5,300 crore to ₹5,500 crore, making it the largest ever public issue by … Read more
Mumbai: Anchored by a strong performance in its cement and financial services businesses, Grasim Industries clocked in a 13% growth in its consolidated revenue for the March quarter, which took it to an all-time high of ₹37,727 crore. While operating profit of the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group jumped by a little over … Read more
Chirag Setalvad, head (equities) at HDFC Asset Management, in an interview with Prashant Mahesh, spoke about Indian equity valuations, investment opportunities, and risks among other issues. Edited excerpts: India’s stock market valuations are considered rich after the near one-way move since Covid. What are your thoughts? Valuations have moved up but they have to be … Read more
Mumbai: Religare Enterprises has moved the Delhi High Court against the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for its alleged inaction on the complaints made against the Burman family, the Dabur promoters who have emerged as the largest Religare shareholders and want management control of the financial services firm. Religare has asked the court … Read more
Mumbai: Hinduja Group-linked IIHL BFSI (India) has sought the banking regulator’s approval to pledge 100% shares of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital, the company it acquired in a bankruptcy resolution, to raise ₹8,000 crore, people with knowledge of the matter told ET. IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), a holding company of IIHL BFSI (India), received the NCLT … Read more
Mumbai: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) shares saw the highest selling by foreign investors in the second-half of March. Foreign funds dumped shares worth ₹4,939 crore in the sector after buying worth ₹11,180 crore during the first-half of the month as per data from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). The sector witnessed outflows worth ₹4,472 crore … Read more
