In 2013-14, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) plans to issue bonds and other instruments with a cumulative worth of Rs 13,500 crore to expand its business operation, agency reports indicate. The development bank would issue various instruments including bonds, Certificate of Deposits (CDs) and fixed deposits to raise the
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A new infrastructure fund would be launched jointly by Standard Chartered Private Equity and IL&FS Investment Managers with a corpus of around $600 million. This is the second fund being launched jointly by both the firms. The new fund may consider investing in Middle East nations besides investing in Indian
HUDCO’s Rs 7 bn bond issue gets to top rating
Care Ratings assigned AA rating to the five-year bonds to be issued by Housing and Urban Development Corp (HUDCO) for raising Rs 7 billion or around $127.03 million. The base size of the issue is Rs 1.5 billion, media reports suggest. HUDCO invited bids and set a ceiling of 8.15 per cent on the coupon
RBI head asks states to focus on fiscal consolidation
Addressing a gathering of state finance secretaries Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao asked states to focus on the quality of fiscal consolidation and also on expenditure compression. He called for the need to explore ways for better cash management and adequate dissemination of information on state finances. Considering the rise in market borrowing of states, inflation risks and banks' excess investments in statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) securities, he said managing state gove
LIC Housing Finance to raise Rs 5 bn via bonds
Media reports on May 22 said that LIC Housing Finance is planning to raise Rs 5 billion ($90.44 million) in 5-year bonds at 8.34 per cent.
STFC to raise Rs 20 bn via bonds
Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) decided to raise Rs 2,000 crore by the way of non convertible debentures in 2013-14 in one or more tranches. The company said this while announcing earnings results for the entire financial year 2012-13. Its net profit rose 8 per cent to Rs 1,361 crore year on year during 2012-13
Rate of securitisation declines
A report by India Ratings shows that lack of priority sector lending eligible assets reduced the rate of securitised loans in the country, even as credit quality of such loans improved. At least 35 per cent of assets became ineligible for PSL (priority sector lending) qualification because of the introduction of the
Experts suggest govt to develop corporate bond market
Experts suggest the government to develop corporate bond market in India to boost financing for infrastructure projects in the country. Even multilateral financial institutions like Asian Development Bank (ADB) have recognised the need to develop corporate bond market. The bank is supporting innovative pilot demonstration projects by providing partial cred
Experts suggest govt to develop corporate bond market
Experts suggest the government to develop corporate bond market in India to boost financing for infrastructure projects in the country. Even multilateral financial institutions like Asian Development Bank (ADB) have recognised the need to develop corporate bond market. The bank is supporting innovative pilot demonstration projects by providing partial cred
Govt , RBI took steps to boost investment
The Union Budget 2013-14 has outlined several initiatives to boost investment in infrastructure and industry, that inter-alia include encouraging Infrastructure Debt Funds, credit enhancement to infrastructure companies, raising the corpus of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, introduction of investment allowance for new high value investments etc. Minister of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena informed this in the Lok Sabha recently