India Inc may log a robust performance in second quarter
ETIG’s estimates showed aggregate net profit of Nifty 50 companies may climb 37.8% year-on-year in the three months to September, the highest since the second quarter of 2021 when profit growth, on a base of unprecedented contraction triggered by Covid-era mobility curbs, was 48.7%.
SAT quashes Sebi’s order against NDTV promoters
“The impugned order passed by the WTM dated November 27, 2020, against Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy in appeal no. 557 of 2020 and 558 of 2020 cannot be sustained and is quashed,” SAT presiding officer justice Tarun Agarwala and technical member Meera Swarup said in order on Thursday.
Banks to review fraud tag if companies move court
Banks in India will not provide a personal hearing to companies before classifying them as ‘fraud’ accounts, but will re-evaluate the decision if legally challenged. The procedure, which aims to codify the steps to classify companies with outstanding loans of ₹50 crore or more as fraud accounts, follows a Supreme Court direction in March 2023 […]
SBI Chief Khara’s term extended till August 2024
India has extended Dinesh Khara’s tenure as the chairman at State Bank of India, the country’s biggest bank, till August 2024. Khara had taken the role of SBI’s chairmanship on October 7, 2020 for three years. According to the norms, SBI chairman can hold the position till the age of 63.
Most funds linked to JP Morgan Index actively managed, could attract foreign inflows soon
In recent conversations with market participants, JP Morgan’s index managers have said that around 75% of the assets under management (AUM) linked to the bond indices are ‘active’, and that the total AUM tracking the platforms could be more than $300 billion, sources aware of the matter told ET.
Sebi urges civic bodies to fund infra via bonds
According to sources, Sebi held a two-day outreach programme on municipal bonds and financing during October 3-4 at Jaipur with officials from the ministry of housing and urban affairs, the finance ministry, municipal corporations, stock exchanges, credit rating firms, merchant bankers, debenture trustees, lawyers, and institutional investors.
‘Consumer’ stocks likely to be stars of this World Cup
Cricket attracts over 85% of all sports-related sponsorship and media spending in India. The brokerage said the last edition in 2019 saw 750 million unique viewers and 14 billion hours of total viewing time.