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Debt ETF to give opportunity to retail investors to invest in quality PSU bonds: Experts
•The government's decision to launch an umbrella debt exchange-traded fund will provide a better opportunity to retail investors for participation in quality public sector bonds at an affordable cost, experts said on Wednesday

SEBI tightens disclosure norms on loan defaults, reduces time for rights issue to bolster capital markets
•Sebi has made it compulsory for the top 1,000 listed companies to prepare annual business responsibility reports covering their activities related to environment and stakeholder relationships

Saudi Aramco in race for IPO record with $1.7 tn top value; no international roadshows to be held to market shares
•Aramco cannot sell its shares directly to investors in the US and other markets, as the IPO will be restricted to Saudis and those foreign institutions permitted to invest in the kingdom’s stock market.

Saudi Aramco to sell up to 0.05% shares to individual retail investors; prospectus flags risks, gives few details on IPO size
•Aramco cannot list additional shares for a period of six months after trading starts, and will also be restricted from issuing additional shares for 12 months

IRCTC to make stock market debut today after raising Rs 645 cr; shares to be listed on BSE, NSE
Fp Staff •IRCTC is the only entity authorised by Indian Railways to provide catering services to railways, online railway tickets and packaged drinking water at railway stations and trains in India.

Union Budget 2019: Govt working on tax sops for retail investors in CPSE, Bharat-22 ETF
•The government is working on a proposal to extend tax benefits to retail investors in its two exchange traded funds - CPSE and Bharat-22 ETF

Union Budget 2019: Stock market players urge Nirmala Sitharaman to extend tax sops to retail investors in corporate bond
•Financial market players on Thursday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to extend tax incentives to retail investors in corporate bonds, and also pitched for additional tax sops for investments in term insurance plans

Srei opens bond issue to raise up to Rs 500 cr; fund will be utilised to meet on-lending, corporate needs
•Srei said it would offer an additional coupon of 0.25 percent to all category of existing bondholders of both Srei and Srei Equipment Finance and senior citizens.

Mutual Funds add Rs 1.24 lakh cr to asset base in 2018 on SIP flows, strong retail participation
•The asset under management (AUM) of the industry grew by 5.54 percent or Rs 1.24 lakh crore to Rs 23.61 lakh crore at the end of December 2018, up from Rs 22.37 lakh crore at the end of December 2017, latest data available with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed.

Fundraising via NCD surges three-fold to Rs 29,300 crore in 2018 as higher yields in corporate bond markets woo firms
•The companies raised money for funding expansion plans, retiring debt, supporting working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.


