Ashley Coutinho
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India's market cap-to-GDP at 100% versus long-term average of 81%
Read more about India's market cap-to-GDP at 100% versus long-term average of 81% on Business Standard. At 3.3x, the 12-month trailing P/B stands at 13 per cent above its historical average of 2.9x → Read More
Nearly 70% of 254 PMS schemes outdid Nifty in 12 months, shows data
Read more about Nearly 70% of 254 PMS schemes outdid Nifty in 12 months, shows data on Business Standard. None of the schemes gave negative returns over a one-year period → Read More
On Sebi diktat, mutual funds step up hunt for risk professionals
Read more about On Sebi diktat, mutual funds step up hunt for risk professionals on Business Standard. The hiring spree is expected to jack up costs for the industry → Read More
Investments via UAE to face more scrutiny after FATF grey list inclusion
Read more about Investments via UAE to face more scrutiny after FATF grey list inclusion on Business Standard. FATF grey list inclusion hurts its attractiveness for investors → Read More
Sebi pushes timeline to segregate and monitor collateral at client level
Read more about Sebi pushes timeline to segregate and monitor collateral at client level on Business Standard. Sebi further defers new margin rule to May 2 → Read More
Aided by mid-, small-cap rally, 80% of PMS schemes beat Nifty in 2021
Read more about Aided by mid-, small-cap rally, 80% of PMS schemes beat Nifty in 2021 on Business Standard. They generated average returns of 40%, against the Nifty's 24% → Read More
Volatility likely to challenge over Rs 2-trillion IPO pipeline in CY22
Read more about Volatility likely to challenge over Rs 2-trillion IPO pipeline in CY22 on Business Standard. Pricing of issues has to be mindful, say experts → Read More
Reliance Industries to see upward revision in Sensex, Nifty weighting
Read more about Reliance Industries to see upward revision in Sensex, Nifty weighting on Business Standard. The total cumulative inflow for RIL in Sensex and Nifty is expected to be $245 million. → Read More
Two new players apply for licence to join the Rs 37-trillion MF market
Read more about Two new players apply for licence to join the Rs 37-trillion MF market on Business Standard. The industry has seen a flurry of applicants in the past few months, including Samir Arora-led Helios Capital and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Alchemy Capital among others → Read More
Sebi likely to defer T+1 settlement cycle, opt for phase-wise transition
According to experts, moving stocks within the key benchmark indices such as the Nifty 50 and the Sensex to the T+1 cycle could prove risky if liquidity dries up and if FPIs halt trades → Read More
BFSI Insight Summit: Small bank model has proven a success, say panelists
This was the conclusion on the fourth day of the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit where the country's top SFB chiefs brainstormed the future of small finance banks → Read More
Long-only funds outperformed long-short strategies in September
Read more about Long-only funds outperformed long-short strategies in September on Business Standard. Of the 34 long-only funds, 19 beat the Nifty50 returns of 2.8% during the month, while two of the 14 long-short funds outperformed the benchmark → Read More
Four months too short, push T+1 deadline by 18 mths, global funds tell Sebi
Read more about Four months too short, push T+1 deadline by 18 mths, global funds tell Sebi on Business Standard. They says optional T+1 settlement on scrip-by-scrip basis will bring needless operational complexity and risk in settlement system → Read More
Four Indian entities among 20 largest Asia Pacific banks in Q3:S&P analysis
Kotak Mahindra Bank made it to the top 20 list with 17.5% gain in market cap, the highest among non-Chinese banks; ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and SBI are the others in the list → Read More
Divestment push may boost PSU m-cap on bourses from all-time low currently
Read more about Divestment push may boost PSU m-cap on bourses from all-time low currently on Business Standard. Nifty PSE index closes at highest level since January 2018 → Read More
Uptick in ESG India assets, as value rises nearly three-fold year-on-year
ESG products sold off at the outset of the pandemic but the global crisis, coupled with continued climate and social concerns, has resulted in fervent interest in ESG investing → Read More
China corners bulk of EPFR flows in August among emerging markets
Read more about China corners bulk of EPFR flows in August among emerging markets on Business Standard. Flows into India totalled $983 million during the month, the EPFR data compiled by Kotak Institutional Equities shows → Read More
India needs to fast-track PSU disinvestments: Akash Lal of McKinsey & Co
Read more about India needs to fast-track PSU disinvestments: Akash Lal of McKinsey & Co on Business Standard. In a Q&A, the Senior Partner at the Consultancy firm also says banks will need to increase productivity by 25-30% to reach pre-Covid levels of profitability → Read More
Sebi asks exchanges to move to T+1 settlement cycle on an optional basis
A move to a T+1 settlement cycle is expected to benefit domestic investors by increasing market liquidity and trading turnover, while reducing settlement risk and broker defaults → Read More
Peak margin norms to hit market depth without impacting on trading volumes
Read more about Peak margin norms to hit market depth without impacting on trading volumes on Business Standard. Most new customers are investors who mostly buy and hold; they aren't adding liquidity to markets the way day traders do, says top market player → Read More