IBC changes on agenda to speed up resolution

According to government data, 12,871 bankruptcy resolution cases were pending on October 31, down from 13,211 as on December 31, 2021. The average number of days taken to resolve a case rose from 230 days in FY18 to 679 days in the first half of FY23.

Bonds show marginal impact of Fed hike

Overnight, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised its policy Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.25-4.50% as expected, taking the total quantum of increases in 2022 to 425 basis points, the biggest increase in a single year since the Fed Funds rate became the formal policy target in 1993. One basis point […]

LIC withdraws offer to sell R-Cap debt to ACRE

An offer by ACRE to the country’s largest life insurer had triggered a Swiss challenge auction, ET reported on November 14. ACRE, an ARC backed by Ares SSG Capital, had offered about 22% recovery on LIC’s admitted claims.