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Private equity sees lower returns from India (27 November 09:35) |
| Survey finds that global private equity firms' interest in India remains unabated, with most expecting greater investment in the country over the next year |
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India keen to usher in currency futures (13 November 07:13) |
| The country's regulators and exchanges are speeding up the introduction of currency futures amid concern that a sharp appreciation in the rupee is hurting exports |
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Suzlon to lift capacity and list subsidiary (29 October 12:06) |
| Suzlon, the Indian wind turbine manufacturer, has revealed plans to more than double its production capacity to take advantage of soaring demand, including from China and India, and to list ... |
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India eases restrictions on foreign investors (26 October 11:33) |
| The stock market regulator has relaxed the criteria for foreign institutional investors seeking to register to buy shares in the country's domestic market |
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Paulson backs India financial reforms (25 October 02:44) |
| Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, threw his weight behind plans to turn Mumbai into an international financial centre in a speech ahead of his first official visit to India later this... |
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India regulator brings cheer to markets (23 October 10:39) |
| India's stock market recorded its biggest one-day gain after the regulator softened the shock of proposed curbs on the trading of off-shore derivative instruments |
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India eases restrictions on derivatives (23 October 06:17) |
| The Securities and Exchange Board of India has moved to ease the introduction of new restrictions on offshore derivative trading |
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US grants branch licence approval to ICICI (22 October 07:30) |
| The Indian bank has received approval to open a branch in the US in a move that could have implications for foreign banks seeking greater access to India's domestic market |
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India pledges greater access for funds (19 October 02:30) |
| India has pledged to open the "front door" wider to hedge funds in an apparent bid to bolster foreign investor confidence |
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Investors digest Indian regulatory moves (18 October 03:13) |
| Indian stocks were largely unchanged in afternoon trade as investors tried to digest the implications of a series of proposed regulatory changes this week from the market regulator |
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India stock market storms back (18 October 08:20) |
| India's stock market is no stranger to volatility. But it staged a dramatic comeback. After losing 9 per cent of its value, the market closed just 2 per cent lower |
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Bull run is brought to the ground (18 October 08:19) |
| New Delhi turned off the hot money to cool the rupee and curb stock market overflows |
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Indian stock market (18 October 12:28) |
| Last December, the Thai authorities announced rules to limit capital inflows. When stock prices fell, they were forced to backtrack. Late on Tuesday, India's stock market regulator proposed ... |
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India calls for calm after market plunge (17 October 10:43) |
| India's finance minister was forced to explain proposed changes to rules on foreign investment after millions was wiped off the value of the country's companies and the rupee soared |
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Curbs plan sparks tumble in Mumbai (17 October 10:43) |
| India's shares plunged after the country's market regulator proposed limits on foreign buying of shares through offshore derivatives. A plea for calm triggered a rally |
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India markets trim losses after trading resumes (17 October 10:43) |
| India's financial markets plummeted at the start of trading but pared their losses after the finance minister sought to clarify regulatory moves to restrict foreign portfolio inflows of capi... |
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India markets trim losses as trading resumes (17 October 10:43) |
| India's financial markets plummeted at the start of trading but pared their losses after the finance minister sought to clarify regulatory proposals to restrict foreign portfolio inflows of ... |
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India stock markets drop at open (17 October 09:56) |
| India's main stock index opened 5.3 per cent down and extended its fall to nearly 8 per cent after the stock market regulator proposed urgent curbs on the flow of foreign funds into shares |
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Rupee strength prompts liberalisation (15 October 07:30) |
| Indian fund managers got an unexpected gift from the regulator late last month when the central bank announced a relaxation of rules on overseas investing |
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Indian microfinance is attracting big business (12 October 07:21) |
| Domestic and foreign buy-out groups are showing interest in this burgeoning sector after high-profile deals cast it in a different light from its charitable origins |
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Reits plan for Emaar growth (08 October 03:14) |
| India's Emaar MGF Land plans to spin off its property developments into real estate investment trusts (Reits) in Singapore as it embarks on a building programme. |
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On Asia: US rate cut sparks bull run for Sensex (05 October 09:56) |
| If you had to point to one lucky month for India this year, then September would be it, writes Joe Leahy |
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Indian groups look overseas for new capital (01 October 03:33) |
| The country's property companies are expected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars on overseas stock markets by listing real estate trusts |
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Citigroup and Merrill Lynch invest in MCX (01 October 03:25) |
| Merrill Lynch and Citigroup have each bought a 5 per cent stake in India's largest commodities exchange, valuing the bourse, one of the world's fastest-growing, at up to $1.1bn |
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India grows in importance for Merrill (29 August 02:34) |
| India has for the first time become the biggest revenue contributor among Asia's emerging economies for Merrill Lynch |
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Brokerages blooming in India's hothouse (28 August 01:38) |
| Amid the recent market turmoil, one area investors could be forgiven for avoiding is stockbroking |
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India escapes subprime turbulence (09 August 02:43) |
| While Indian corporates have been active global acquirers this year, they have mostly avoided the sort of highly leveraged buy-out transactions now in the spotlight in the US |
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StanChart eyes Africa and India (08 August 12:46) |
| Standard Chartered, the emerging markets bank, has outlined ambitions to become a leader in Islamic banking products and could start offering them in Africa and India |
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S&P rates subcontinent highly (07 August 10:37) |
| The US-based credit ratings agency is beefing up its presence in India as the Asian country's companies seek capital overseas and its role increases as a global financial services hub |
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Viewpoint: Indian real estate opens to foreign investors (07 August 10:20) |
| Developers of large-scale projects in India are looking to foreign investors such as on London's Aim and domestic IPOs to raise funds, writes Karun Cariappa of Jones Day |
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Indian companies planning Aim IPOs cautioned (13 July 01:39) |
| Indian companies are on track for another active year on London's Alternative Investment Market even as one of the country's most prominent bankers cautioned that it should not become a venu... |
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China, India to head rise in Asian IPOs (10 July 02:20) |
| The volume of initial public offerings in Asia is set to increase sharply in the second half of this year driven by deals from China and India. |
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Ex-World Bank president buys Fabindia stake (10 July 12:09) |
| James Wolfensohn, the former World Bank president, has joined the private equity rush to invest in India by buying a stake in a garment retailer that specialises in ethnic Indian designs and... |
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Investors eager on Indian real estate stocks (06 July 08:52) |
| DLF stages firm trading debut in Mumbai, underscoring investors' interest in buying exposure to what is still an under-represented sector on the country's bourses |
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Indian deal frenzy hits new heights (02 July 02:40) |
| In India, barely a week goes by without a company announcing another major fund-raising exercise |
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Engaging India: Global listings and the presidential race (21 June 07:13) |
| Just as the emergence of China's economy was marked early this decade by a sudden increase in the size and number of listings by major companies, so too Indian companies are starting to turn... |
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Singapore groups lift holdings in ICICI (19 June 02:42) |
| Singapore's state-run investment groups have been given the go-ahead to increase their holdings in India's largest private sector financial institution, ICICI. |
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Prudential faces rising bill as joint deal soars (13 June 04:28) |
| India's ICICI Bank has valued a new holding company, consisting mostly of its stakes in its rapidly growing Indian insurance joint ventures with Prudential of the UK, at about Rs446bn ($11bn... |
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Indian market passes milestone (29 May 10:30) |
| India has joined the countries with $1,000bn stock markets, passing another mark in its transition from socialist backwater to the first rank of the free market economies. |
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High returns boost interest in microfinanciers (29 May 08:08) |
| Mainstream commercial and investment banks are beginning to take interest in the high returns offered by India's microfinance industry. |
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StanChart to buy Indian brokerage (28 May 02:34) |
| Standard Chartered is planning to return to retail stockbroking in Asia for the first time in more than a decade with a proposal to buy a brokerage network in India. |
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