Infrastructure Funds

Public-sector banks make beeline for fundraise via infrastructure bonds

Canara Bank raises Rs 10,000 crore at 7.4% through 10-yr bonds

Selling time for unsold real estate inventory down by nearly one-third: JLL

The consultancy released the findings based on an analysis of seven cities -- Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata -- over the last eight quarters

Some headwinds emerge for India's cement sector amidst high valuations

The capex of the past year or two will probably result in over-supply

Edelweiss Energy InvIT raises Rs 2,300 crore; to invest in energy assets

AnZen Trust has acquired two operating inter-state transmission assets, located in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Bihar

Rated Indian infrastructure firms most exposed to currency risk: S&P

Much of corporate portfolio has dollar-linked revenue and is not exposed to rupee depreciation

Ontario Teachers' opens India office, hires Keki Mistry as advisor

The Mumbai office will target investments in India across all asset classes, including public and private equities, infrastructure, real estate, credit and venture and growth equity

India would be $25-trn economy in 25 years: NaBFID Chairman K V Kamath

India is expected to be a USD 25-trillion economy in 25 years, veteran banker and chairman of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development K V Kamath said on Tuesday. NaBFID was set up by the government last year to support the development of long-term infrastructure financing in the country. Kamath also said all the necessary policies and framework related to NaBFID have been done. We are on schedule (that) the government has in mind," he said adding as many as 12 board meetings of the bank have already taken place. "The India that I look forward to, 25 years from now, (will be) a USD 25-trillion (economy)," Kamath said at the Morningstar Investment Conference here on Tuesday. He said the Indian economy is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 8-10 per cent. "The policies, processes and the framework are done. The CEO is in place...We have to start lending now, Kamath said.

Infra funds could gain from large budgetary allocation, say analysts

On the private-sector side, capacity utilisation has risen across several industries

Govt appoints veteran banker K V Kamath as chairperson of NaBFID

The institution has been set up to support the development of long-term non-recourse infrastructure financing.

Infrastructure funds deliver 91% over the past year, shows data

Of the 21 schemes in the category, seven have given a return of more than 100 per cent in a year

Govt prepares portal to speed up Rs 2.5 trn-plus asset monetisation drive

The NMP will serve as a roadmap for asset monetisation of brownfield infra assets across sectors such as roads, railways, aviation, power, oil and gas, and warehousing

Infrastructure fund yields depend on govt expenditure, say analysts

Let managers of diversified equity funds decide exposure, avoid direct investment

Rising markets boost infra scheme returns to 85% on average past one year

Industry players see this theme doing well going forward due to green shoots in some segments on the economy and govt's infra thrust

Slippery slope

Guaranteeing DFI debt will increase systemic risk

DFI goes back to the future: Will changes boost infra funding in India?

The Bill suggests that the government has learned from past mistake

Infra funds' performance will hinge on revival in private capex: Experts

After the March 2020 market crash, all the major economies, including India, launched large monetary and fiscal stimulus packages to counter the slowdown

A long jump for IIFCL as DFI tag to support financial needs, growth

Its planned incorporation into a larger development finance institution could present challenges for a company with a founding covenant that restricted its scale of operations

Old wine, new bottle

New DFI should not just be a bailout of the old

Best of BS Opinion: A steep fiscal correction, a strategy for GST, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Govt approves Rs 15K-cr animal husbandry infra fund to generate employment

The fund is part of the Rs 20 trillion stimulus package announced in May to help people affected by the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19