Having received approval from the Sebi for setting up an infra debt fund (IDF) through the mutual fund route, Srei Infrastructure Finance would begin the process now and hopes to launch it in January 2013. This information was given by Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Srei to a leading media agency
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Tag: Infrastructure Debt Fund
LIC, IL&FS propose $2 bn infra fund
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) plans to hold 10 per cent stake in the proposed $2 billion infrastructure debt fund (IDF) that it would set up in coordination with IL&FS.
Govt plans Rs 50,000 cr IDF
The government is planning an over Rs 50,000 crore infrastructure debt fund (IDF) with participation from a foreign bank, a multilateral agency, and state-owned financial institutions.
Corp Bank plans infra debt fund
Corporation Bank said it is drawing up plans to float an Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) and will soon approach its boaĆĀrd for approval. The bank plans to paĆĀrĆĀĆĀtner with other interested players for floating such an infra fund. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks and non-banking financial coĆĀmĆĀpanies (NBFC) to sponsor IDF, which can be set up as mutual funds and NBFCs.
2 options for infra fund
The finance ministry is looking at two routes for the proposed infrastructure debt facility: the bond route through the debt fund and through the capital market.
Banks should increase their size to participate in the huge infra lending opportunities
Corporation BankĆ¢ā¬ā¢s lending grew 30 per cent last year, and its confidence in infra-lending is evident. The high growth will continue, according to Chairman and Managing Director Ramnath Pradeep.

