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BS BFSI Summit: MF CIOs flag market risks, stress need for diversification

BS BFSI Summit: Certain pockets may present risks, but the broader market is not in bubble territory, say leading mutual fund CIOs. They also highlight the need for diversified investment portfolios

India reduces local remedies exhaustion period to 3 years for UAE investors

India has cut down by two years the local remedies exhaustion period for UAE investors from five years under the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which came into effect between the two countries in August. The treaty, which is aimed at providing comfort to investors of both countries, also includes portfolio investments in a deviation from such treaties in the past. Local remedies exhaustion means that investors must first try to resolve their disputes using the legal system of the host country before they can take the matter to international arbitration. The treaty signed between India and the UAE in February has been enforced from August 31 this year, a finance ministry statement said. "Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) through arbitration with mandatory exhaustion of local remedies for three years," the finance ministry said in a statement. The Model BIT requires investors to attempt resolving disputes through India's legal system for at least five years before seeking

Mankind Pharma to raise funds up to Rs 10k crore via debt instruments

The board announced the issuance of corporate guarantees for four of its subsidiaries, namely Mankind Agritech, Appian Properties, Copmed Pharmaceuticals, and Lifestar Pharma.

InMobi raises $100 mn debt financing from MARS Growth Capital: CEO Tewari

Softbank-backed consumer technology company InMobi on Wednesday said it has raised USD 100 million debt financing from MARS Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group. InMobi has plans to list in India and has started the necessary process. The company plans to use the funds for the development and deployment of InMobi's artificial intelligence (AI) technology and for potential AI-focused acquisitions. "We are pleased to have the confidence and funding from MARS Growth Capital to further accelerate our growth trajectory," Naveen Tewari, CEO of InMobi said. He said AI is the bedrock of both InMobi's consumer and enterprise businesses. "We are using it to power the revolutionary lock screen experiences and InMobi Advertising's platforms. We are reimagining how ads can be made truly native by driving superior engagement and outcomes for consumers, advertisers and publishers," Tewari said. MARS Growth Capital invests in future-ready AI platforms in Asia Pacific

Agri firm Samunnati gets Rs 133 cr debt funding from Swiss firm Blue Earth

Agriculture value chain enabler Samunnati on Friday said it has raised Rs 133 crore (USD 16 million) in credit financing from Swiss impact investment firm Blue Earth Capital. This is Blue Earth Capital's first debt investment and will help Samunnati expand initiatives aimed at improving the lives of small farmers across the country through projects focused on climate adaptation, resilience and mitigation practices. The funding from Blue Earth is the single largest debt tranche raised by Samunnati during the first quarter of the fiscal year. "We're grateful for the support from Blue Earth Capital... This boost will strengthen our efforts to improve the lives of smallholders through climate and sustainability projects," Samunnati founder and chief executive Anil Kumar SG said in a statement. In the current fiscal year, Samunnati has already secured USD 5 million (Rs 41 crore) in debt funding through external commercial borrowing from Enabling Qapital. In the previous fiscal year, it

Foreigners boost India's corporate debt buying before bond index inclusion

Indian government bonds are set to be included in the JPMorgan Emerging Market local currency debt index from June 28

Will cooperate fully with Sebi in probe into debt issue: JM Financial

JM Financial Ltd has said it would fully cooperate with capital market regulator Sebi in its investigation into the public issue of debt securities. The statement came after Sebi barred JM Financial from accepting new mandates to act as a lead manager for the public issue of debt securities, for flouting regulatory norms. However, JM Financial can continue to act as a lead manager for the public issue of debt securities for a period of 60 days in case of existing mandates, Sebi said in its interim order on Thursday. Further, the regulator will undertake an investigation into these issues, to be completed within six months. Following the order, JM Financial in a filing to the stock exchanges said, "The company shall fully cooperate with Sebi in this investigation". The Sebi's directive came days after the Reserve Bank barred JM Financial Products Ltd from providing any form of financing against shares and debentures, including sanction and disbursal of loans against initial public

Disclosure in US court counters narrative by four investors, says Byju's

Byju's said this counters the fake narrative by four investors at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that the amount was siphoned off

FPIs turn cautious, pull out Rs 13,000 cr from Indian stocks in Jan: Data

Foreign investors have adopted a cautious approach this month, offloading domestic equities worth Rs 13,000 crore in the first three weeks owing to high valuations of Indian stocks and surging US bond yields. In contrast, foreign investors are bullish on the debt market and injected Rs 15,647 crore in the debt market during the period under review, data with the depositories showed. According to the data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 13,047 crore in Indian equities this month (till January 19). They pulled out over Rs 24,000 crore from equities during January 17-19. Before this, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 66,134 crore in December and Rs 9,000 crore in November. "There are two main reasons why FPIs turned sellers. One, the US bond yield started rising with the 10-year yield rising from the recent level of 3.9 per cent to 4.15 per cent triggering capital outflows from emerging markets," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit ...

Delivery-based trades on the NSE decline due to valuation concerns

Experts said most investors are looking to cash in on intra-day opportunities in counters that are witnessing buying momentum

Ranjan Pai buys out Byju's Rs 1,400 cr debt with Davidson Kempner

Manipal Education and Medical Group Chairman Ranjan Pai has also secured a seat on Byju's subsidiary, Aakash

Digital and off the ground: The rise of India's new debt collectors

Companies that don't have to be on the field to nudge people to return the money they owe to lenders

Exchange route mandatory for sub-Rs 25 crore ETF deals from Tuesday

At present, investors directly deal with the asset management companies (AMCs) for purchase and redemption of ETFs - passive schemes that track a particular benchmark such as the Nifty50 index

Simpliwork to invest Rs 750 crore to expand flex workspace portfolio

Managed flexible workspace provider Simpliwork Offices is planning to invest Rs 750 crore next fiscal to expand its portfolio and raise up to Rs 2,800 crore in equity and debt for future growth. Founded in 2018, Bengaluru-based Simpliwork Offices currently has an office portfolio of around 4.2 million square feet, roughly 50,000 desks, across major 8 cities. Salarpuria Sattva, one of the leading real estate firms in the country, with a large presence in the office market, has a 50 per cent stake in Simpliwork Offices. Kunal Walia, the founder and CEO of Simpliwork, along with some other investors, holds the remaining stake. In an interview with PTI, Walia noted that the leasing of flexible office space rose during the 2022 calendar year, and demand continues to be strong from large enterprises. The overall leasing of office space crossed 45 million square feet last year, after two years of slowdown due to the COVID pandemic, he highlighted. "Specifically, within that demand, we h

Is it time to move away from equities and focus on debt? What analysts say

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has reiterated that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is likely to raise rates further than previously anticipated

33% debt investments in FY22 were to women-led enterprises: Caspian Debt

Multiple platforms, organisations and initiatives have come up that can help women set up, grow and lead businesses, fostering a more inclusive and innovative environment

Time still not ripe for investors to bet on long-duration debt funds

Lock into one-two year FDs and continue laddering, say experts

Adani Green announces raising JPY denominated facility to refinance debt

Facility supported by MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation with equal participation

Investors pull out big money from debt funds despite attractive yields

Fund managers and MF distributors expect net inflows to turn positive after completion of rate hike cycle

HCC's shares jump nearly 20% on completing debt resolution plan

Co to hive off part of debt, receivables to a SPV; to hold 49% stake in SPV