The Securities and Exchange Board of India has launched a new fast-track system for alternative investment funds. This allows schemes to launch quicker after filing documents. Merchant bankers and AIF managers now hold greater responsibility. The regulator will not review draft disclosures beforehand. This change aims for efficient capital deployment by AIFs.
Emerging markets lose $33.8 billion in October as investors flee Asian stocks
October witnessed an alarming withdrawal of $33.8 billion by foreign investors from emerging markets, the largest since March. Almost all of this outflow consisted of