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Rating agency Fitch has affirmed NTPC Ltd a long-term local-currency IDR (Issuer Default Rating) of 'BBB-' and assigned 'BBB-(emr) to its masala bonds.
Saswata Guha, Director – Financial Institutions, Fitch Ratings (India) told CNBC-TV18 that despite injection of capital by the government, PNB‘s balance sheet has inadequate capital to meet uncertain risks.
According to Latha Venkatesh, the morning can start on a positive note, maybe the dollar would be cheaper than 61/USD but because there has been such a global dollar buying spree it has mellowed a little as one gets closer to the Asian trading.
Sebi today said investors will have partial flexibility in dealing with Indian Depository Receipts and can convert up to 25% of their IDRs into underlying shares in a financial year.
Financial regulators -- RBI and Sebi -- today allowed partial flexibility in conversion of Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) into equity shares by investors, while capping the funds to be raised through IDRs at USD 5 billion.
Sources say that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is likely to put a cap of USD 5 billion on two way fungibility, reports CNBC-TV18's Aakansha Sethi.
Standard Chartered PLC touched an intraday high of Rs 94.20 and an intraday low of Rs 77.35. At 14:41 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 94.20, up Rs 15.70, or 20%.
Sources from the legal community said that at least five good quality Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) have been seeking legal opinions to evaluate their options going forward. Currently, they might file representations with SEBI, though moving court has still not been ruled out. CNBC-TV18’s Nayantara Rai reports more.
Sebi on Friday ruled that StanChart need not convert the IDRs into underlying shares (listed on the LSE) after the one-year lock-in that ends this week. Sebi seems to have taken the view that there is enough liquidity in the IDRs and so the company need not redeem the IDRs
UK's Standard Chartered Bank, which is the first and only foreign lender to issue Indian depository receipts, will not be required to convert their IDRs into shares as per the guidelines issued by the Sebi. Talking about the issue, StanChart's group chief executive, Jaspal Bindra said the convertibility was subject to regulations.
A year after the listing India’s first depository receipt, the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are coming out with further guidelines. In a released a circular on Friday, regulators have allowed redemption of illiquid Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs), reports CNBC-TV18’s Gopika Gopakumar.
The finance ministry held stakeholder consultations on the takeover code on Thursday. CNBC-TV18's Aakansha Sethi shares more details on the issue.
HSBC group chairman Douglas Flint told CNBC-TV18’s Shereen Bhan that the number one challenge that faces the global banking business is reestablishing trust and to get everyone on the same agenda.