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3.25 (1.34%) | Chairman's Speech (Onelife Capital Advisors) | Year : Mar '12 |
Dear Shareholders, We wish to extend a very warm welcome to all our shareholders on the occasion of the 5th Annual General Body Meeting of ''Onelife Capital Advisors Limited.'' This Annual General Meeting (AGM) assumes immense significance, as it is our first AGM post the Initial public offering (IPO) of the company. We must record our sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who applied in our IPO and have stood by us with their investments. Our responsibilities are even greater to all our shareholders and employees, post the IPO, due to the tough business environment in general and the challenging capital markets environment in particular. This has been further accentuated in the case of Onelife Capital Advisors Limited, due to certain limitations and orders being placed, amongst others, against our Company, its Promoters and its Directors, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), through their Ex-Parte Ad-Interim order passed against us in December 2011. SEBI''s contentions being in public domain, I do not wish to dwell into specific details, except to briefly state that your Board believes that there are inherent contradictions in the order. Also, the facts forming basis for the SEBI order deserve a better understanding. The matter is presently sub-judice. Based on our convictions, apart from responding to SEBI, we have consistently appealed to the Hon''ble Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) placing the same facts from our perspective for their kind examination. In respect of our first appeal before the Hon''ble SAT, SEBI has been kind enough to pass an explanatory/clarrificatory order in respect to the operational aspects of our existing business. Yet, our Board genuinely believes that certain other substantive issues of their order requires reconsideration and hence we have filed a second appeal before the Hon''ble SAT, who have since passed their orders, asking SEBI to complete full investigation on this matter and pass the final order before 31st October 2012. The Hon''ble SAT in the meanwhile has kept in abeyance the directions of SEBI in respect of the recall of funds paid out to certain Companies for business purposes, consistent with our objects of the issue. Thus the Hon''ble SAT has given your company the much needed breathing space in this circumstance. As a responsible corporate citizen and especially as a young entrant in the Merchant Banking and Financial Services sector, the Board and the top management are deeply appreciative of the very salient role effectively played by SEBI in safeguarding interests of the various constituents of the market. We hold a high degree of respect for them and hope that the present impasse will clear up before long in the light of our detailed clarifications, and that we are able to carry forward with our normal activities as well as expansion of the business as per the Prospectus of our Company at the earliest. Yet, as a contingency option, and also to cushion the aspirations of the minority shareholders for any continued uncertainties arising from unresolved (or otherwise) regulatory orders, at the instance of the promoters (and as a testimony to their commitment to the investors in Onelife Capital Advisors Limited), the Board was kind enough to examine a proposal to take over a growing company belonging to the promoters. However, the professional legal advice received was not supportive to such a measure, among other reasons, due to conditions contained in the license for Merchant Banking awarded by SEBI to us. Hence, unfortunately this proposal had to be dropped by your company. In the process of creating value in Onelife Capital Advisors Limited, we will continue to explore on other such opportunities in the future. It is indeed a matter of great disappointment to us that such unsavory developments impacting our growth, nay, normal functioning, have come about so soon after our birth as a listed entity. Convinced as we are about our conduct in terms of disclosures and steps taken for new business activities, we hope that better times for our aspirations and goals will open up in due course. We assure you that the Board and the management team will tap all their energies to channelize and strive to realise such goals. It is our duty to bring to your kind knowledge about how your Company fared in terms of marketing of our services and servicing of existing business. Friends, as you are aware, we obtained SEBI licensce as Category I Merchant Banker, in the month of February 2010. In a span of just about a year, your Compnay was able to bag assignments for mobilising capital from primary market to the extent of Rs. 1200 Cr, thanks to the nimble- footed efforts undertaken in concert with market practices and in no small measure due to the active efforts of our team as well. On the new business front, we have filed 4 offer documents with SEBI for clearance and got approval for 2 of them. During the year we opened our maiden issue Paramount Printpackaging Ltd for subscription to the public, which was oversubscribed by more than 3.5 times. We will also we gradually scouting for other opportunities through activities such as debt syndication, joint venture, counseling, et al, to enhance our revenue. Your Company and its Board would like to sincerely thank contribution of Mr. Tushar Shridharani, who resigned due to personal reason during the year. Simultaneously, we would like to welcome Mr. Ashwanikumar Tangri, with over 36 years of active Professional and Business experience spread across the Indian Financial Services Industry. Before concluding, on behalf of your Board of Directors and Key Management Team of your Company, we once again thank you for the continued support and expect to present significant positive developments in next year. Best Regards Yoursincerely T. K. P. Naig |
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