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…
Read articleWhat is a Participatory Note?
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…
Read articleWho 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?…
Read articleWho 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?…
Read articleWhat is red herring prospectus?
When a company plans to raise money from the public, it needs to provide the offer document (prospectus) containing detailed information about the business and financials of the company including details about its promoters, reason for raising money, how the money will be used, risks involved with investing in the company and so on. The…
What is yield based and price based auction of Government securities
[This article explains the meaning of yield based and price based auction with the illustrations of yield based auction and auction Sale (Re-issue) of Government Securities] The Government securities are issued by way of auctions conducted by the RBI on the electronic platform called the NDS – Auction platform. The banks, Insurance Companies, Mutual Funds,…
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