In a candid interview, finance veteran Arun Purwar, Chairman of IndiaVenture Advisors Pvt Ltd & PHL Finance, suggests that since the bond market is deep enough to take care of funding requirements of infrastructure projects, the government must encourage infrastructure fund raising through the bonds.
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Finance Ministry looks to divest stakes in 7 PSUs
The finance ministry is working on a road map to divest stake in seven big state-run companies, which include Coal India, SAIL, MMTC, NMDC, NHPC and Nalco.
The new alternative
Despite sluggishness in the infrastructure sector, Alternate Investment Funds managed to attract the maximum amount of investments during the year,
100 AIFs to operate in India
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed 100 entities to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) - newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for
real estate, private equity and hedge funds - in less than two years. The 100 AIFs have been registered with SEBI since July 2012. Out of this, about 11 entities got market regulator's approval to operate in the country so far this year, 67 in 2013 and the remaining 22 in 2011.
Advantage infrastructure
A wide range of projects and facilities are granted the status of infrastructure projects under the new Companies Act, 2013. Prachi Manekar elaborates on the benefits from the new Act for the infrastructure projects.
Govt wooes American investment in infra fund
The Indian government wooed American firms and other entities to invest in infrastructure debt fund (IDF). Recently, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma discussed the matter with his US counterpart Michael Froman. Specifically, Sharma sought investments from US pension funds and insurance firms in IDF. In June 2013, gove
Govt wooes American investment in infra fund
The Indian government wooed American firms and other entities to invest in infrastructure debt fund (IDF). Recently, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma discussed the matter with his US counterpart Michael Froman. Specifically, Sharma sought investments from US pension funds and insurance firms in IDF. In June 2013, gove
IOC disinvestment
Disinvestment of 10 per cent paid-up equity in the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, as per the government's disinvestment policy.
Rupee strengthens against dollar due to regulatory steps
Owing to a slew of measures taken by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and SEBI and also because of improvement in foreign capital inflows, Indian rupee is strengthening marginally against dollar. After depreciating to a record low of 61.21 some days ago, the Indian rupee strengthened to 59.65 against the dollar, the most since June 28. The recent strengthening of rupee is also helped by the sale of dollar by banks and exporters, reports indica
SEBI to decide on TN govt’s proposal
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) would decide whether the Undertakings of Government of Tamil Nadu can buy the 5 per cent equity of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC). The decision to offload the central government's 5 per cent equity in NLC was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on June 21. The union government plans to mop up around Rs 700 crore