Hot Money

Hot Money: Foreign inflows at a staggering $42 bn since January

Record high: Foreign investors lap up corporate bonds worth $19 bn in 2014

In a record high, foreign investors have purchased Indian debt securities worth $19 billion this year, which marked a 20 percent jump from the previous year and even saw the so-called 'junk' bonds being lapped up aggressively despite poor corporate and sovereign ratings.

CAD troubles: Why India is the weakest link in 'hot money' mine

India is emerging Asia's canary in the 'hot money' mine. As financial markets sell off on concerns over rising U.S. rates, what happens in India, an economy with slowing growth and a heavy dependence on foreign money, could well determine if this is merely a short-term rout or a full-blown cris

New hot money: Govt is paying a price for its debt fetish

Ideally, the rupee volatility and related troubles should have prompted a rethink in the government. But there are no signs of this happening.

Hot money is flowing, but rest of India story has gone cold

India, till the other day the flavour of the season for foreign investment, is now attracting more speculative capital than serious long-term money. Blame it on the atmosphere of scams, the delays in reforms and policy paralysis of the UPA.

Foreign investors pumped in Rs 1.05 lakh crore of 'hot money' in 2014

Putting Indian markets on fire, the foreign investors have pumped in over Rs one-lakh crore of so-called 'hot money' into stocks during 2014 -- taking their cumulative net investments here beyond Rs 10 lakh crore.

Sebi to put in place new mechanism for surveillance of traded debt instruments

In the wake of growing interest in debt market, capital markets regulator Sebi is considering putting in place a new mechanism for surveillance of debt instruments traded on the stock exchanges.

RBI Dy Guv: To release norms for single authentication in a month

To make online transactions easier, the Reserve Bank will soon come out with single authentication<br /> payment norms for low value e-commerce transactions without any compromise on security.

Too much hot money? FII flow in debt funds worrying RBI

Worried by potentially destabilising hot money flows, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could take action if foreign investors pour excessive amounts into mutual funds to bypass limits on ownership of government debt, according to a senior policymaker.