Canara Bank invites bids to sell ₹577-cr Supreme Housing loan
Canara Bank is selling ₹577 crore debt of Supreme Housing and Hospitality. A Swiss challenge auction is planned. The bank has also filed a petition to restart insolvency proceedings. This follows a failed one-time settlement offer by the company. The auction aims to gauge investor interest. Bids are due February 21. An electronic auction is […]
Sebi fines Zee promoter Rs 4 lakh for violating takeover regulations
SEBI has fined Cyquator Media Services ₹4 lakh for violating takeover regulations. The ZEEL promoter failed to disclose the creation and invocation of a pledge on 60.5 lakh shares in December 2016. Additionally, an incorrect disclosure was made regarding a 2019 share transfer.
FPIs continue to bail out of financial services
Foreign investors accelerated selling in financial services in the latter half of January, offloading ₹5,402 crore. Overall, overseas investors withdrew ₹29,056 crore across 15 sectors, with healthcare also seeing significant outflows. Metals and mining, however, attracted ₹8,837 crore in inflows, driven by precious metal momentum.
Microfinance shows spark but shrinks to lowest in 3 years
The Indian microfinance market has shrunk to ₹3.22 lakh crore, marking a significant 16% year-on-year decline and reaching a three-year low. This contraction is attributed to a large bank reclassifying micro loans as retail and an acceleration in writing off bad loans, despite some lenders showing improved recovery and business normalization.