Volume No : 1               April 2010

 

 

Dear Members

The key benchmark indices edged higher, by sustained buying by the FIIs and strong global markets.

 

FII bought stock worth Rs. 14,792 crs. in the month of March. Foreign direct investment rose 15.4% to $ 1.72 billion in February 2010 over February 2009. Standard Chartered PLC has become the first ever foreign company to be listed on Indian stock exchanges through an IDR issue. The IDRs are likely to be listed by June.

 

SEBI, IRDA & RBI have released few circulars. Key circulars among them are “Clarification on dealings between a client and a stock broker”, “Disclosure of regulatory orders and arbitration awards on stock exchange website” & “Master circular on allotment of codes to stock exchanges, subsidiary management by stock exchanges, governance of recognized stock exchanges and arbitration in recognized stock exchanges” by SEBI. IRDA released circular on “Rationalization of Motor Third Party Pool for Commercial Vehicles” both in General & Reinsurance space.

 

Next RAIN monthly meeting is scheduled on 8th April and the outcome of the meeting will be shared separately.

 

IPL premier league 3 has not only turned out a money spinner for the organizers but also for the taxman. The Government has mopped up over       Rs. 110 crs. as tax deducted at source, The revenue department collected TDS of Rs. 50 crs. on payments made by franchises and the TDS on various incomes received by the Board of cricket control in India towards IPL-3 stood at about Rs. 61 crs.

With best regards

V. Ganesh
Chairman – RAIN

www.rainnet.org

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2.     No PAN? Be prepared to pay 20% tax from tomorrow

3.     PM targeting 10% growth in FY12-FY17 period 

4.     India's reform process slow, but irreversible, says FM 

5.     Inflation seen peaking in March: Pronab Sen 

1.     Clarification on dealings between a client and a stock broker  (SEBI)

2.     Disclosure of regulatory orders and arbitration awards on Stock Exchange Website   (SEBI)

3.     Listing Conditions-Amendments to the Equity Listing Agreement  (SEBI)

4.     Overseas Investments - Liberalisation (RBI)

5.     Rationalization of Motor Third Party Pool for Commercial Vehicles - General Insurance (IRDA)

1.     SEBI may refix date for client-broker deal

2.     MFs hold back dividend plans after SEBI diktat

3.     Turf wars: who regulates unit-linked products?

4.     SEBI's circular on funds transfer

5.     Insurance products: Under-penetration and Underinsurance

6.     MF dividend is no indicator of a scheme's worth unlike stocks

7.     MFs step up IPO exposure for listing gains

8.     Can relationship managers replace independent financial advisors?

9.     Sebi rule takes wind out of MFs' fund of fund sales

10.  SEBI asks mutual funds not to pay upfront commission from load accounts

11.  Sebi asks bourses to disclose arbitration awards, orders

12.  SEBI directs exchanges to post all orders on websites

SEBI website

http://www.sebi.gov.in/Index.jsp?contentDisp=Search

 

IRDA website 

http://www.irda.gov.in/ADMINCMS/cms/frmGeneral_List.aspx?DF=RL&mid=3.1.1

 

RBI website 

Index to RBI Circulars

Draft Notifications/   Guidelines

Master Circulars

 

Life Insurance Council 

http://www.lifeinscouncil.org/newsarchive.php

NSDL website 

https://nsdl.co.in/business/circular.php

BSE statistics

Business Transacted at BSE

 

NSE statistics

Facts & Figures

 

AMFI statistics

Fund-wise Average AUM

 

RBI statistics

http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/Statistics.aspx

 

IRDA statistics

http://www.irda.gov.in/ADMINCMS/cms/frmGeneral_List.aspx?DF=LF-MTLY-BS&mid=3.1.8