What are depository receipts –ADR, GDR and IDR?
A depository receipt or depositary receipt (DR) is a negotiable financial instrument that represents a foreign company’s (issuing company which is incorporated outside India) publicly traded debt or equity in domestic exchanges. The depository receipts (DRs) which are created by a Domestic Depository bank against the underlying equity shares of the issuing company are termed…
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P-Notes or PNs are acronym to Participatory Notes. These instruments are issued to overseas buyers by the foreign institutional investors (FII) who are registered with SEBI. These notes are actually Overseas Derivative Instruments that have Indian stocks as their underlying assets. The foreign institutional investors (FII) who have registered with SEBI issue these instruments to…
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What is a scheduled Commercial bank?
Scheduled Commercial Banks in India are those banks which are included in the second schedule to Reserve Bank of India Acts 1934. Scheduled Commercial Banks in India are categorised in five different groups according to their ownership and/or nature of operation. These bank groups are: (i) State Bank of India (ii) Nationalised Banks, (iii) Regional…
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Who is Registrars to an Issue?
A registrar is the SEBI approved entity, usually a bank or trust company. The Registrar to issue process share and debenture allocation. Further, the Registrar keeps the records of bondholders and shareholders when the issuer sells securities to the public. Click below to know; Who are Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)? What is Universal Banking?…
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Who are Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)?
Foreign Institutional Investors are SEBI authorised foreign based institutions. They invest in the Indian equity market and debt market through stock exchanges. Foreign Institutional investors most notably include hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and mutual funds. Click below to know; What is Universal Banking? What is Bancassurance? What is Stock Exchange and stock broker?…
What is Debt Market?
Debt market is basically a market where fixed income instruments/securities issued by the central and state governments, Municipal corporations are traded. The fixed reimbursement securities may also be issued by commercial banks, financial institutions as well as corporate bodies. Regulators: The Government securities and bonds issued by banks and financial institutions are regulated by RBI.…
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