Lenskart IPO a ‘subscribe and flip’ play, avoid metals; Sebi’s proposal to revise MF fees will not hurt AMCs or brokers: Dipan Mehta

According to Dipan Mehta, director of Elixir Equities, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) proposal to revise mutual fund fee rules to reduce costs for investors is unlikely to have a material impact on mutual funds or brokers. Speaking to ET Now, Mehta said the changes appear “marginal” and are mainly aimed at […]

Merge IDBI Bank with any public sector bank, the civil service body urged the finance minister

The All India IDBI Officers’ Association (AIIOA) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to “uphold the national interest” and consider a merger of IDBI Bank with any public sector bank to protect the interests of depositors, small borrowers and employees. This follows similar requests made earlier to the MD and CEO of IDBI Bank and […]

Second Quarter Results: HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and HDFC Bank among 212 companies reporting earnings this week

The earnings season for the September quarter, which started on October 9 when TCS announced its second-quarter earnings, is expected to be modest, with Nifty companies likely to post earnings growth of around 6% year-on-year, according to estimates. The results are now coming thick and fast, with a whopping 212 companies set to announce their […]

Sebi knew the reclassification of LIC as a public shareholder in Idbi Bank in the midst of the rejection plan

Idbi Bank said that Regulator of the Sebi capital markets has approved the reclassification of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) as a “public shareholder” in the lender once the strategic disinvestment process of the government is completed. In an exchange application, the bank stated that SEBI goods inspection is subject to several conditions, including LIC who […]