Articles in “Indian Capital Markets” category

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  • The bank account linked with the UPI ID for an IPO

    The bank account behind your UPI ID for an IPO must be your own, with enough balance, the funds blocked there under the mandate, same PAN as your demat. Why a …

  • UPI ASBA supported apps and banks for IPOs

    Which UPI apps and banks support UPI ASBA for IPOs, drawn from the NPCI live IPO partners list, and how to check the current list before you bid on Zerodha …

  • Who can use UPI ASBA for an IPO

    Who can use UPI ASBA for an IPO: resident individuals and HUFs up to the Rs 5 lakh UPI limit, who cannot (above the limit, non-individuals, NRIs), and the bank …

  • AUM growth 2000 to 2026

    The Indian mutual fund industry's Assets Under Management (AUM) grew from approximately Rs 1.1 lakh crore in 2000 to over Rs 65 lakh crore by 2025, representing …

  • Equity culture in India

    Equity culture in India refers to the structural shift of household savings from traditional assets (real estate, gold, bank deposits) toward equity-market …

  • History of mutual funds in India

    The Indian mutual fund industry began in 1963 with the establishment of Unit Trust of India (UTI) by Parliament. Covers the major eras: UTI monopoly (1963-87), …

  • MF industry employment in India

    The Indian mutual fund industry employs approximately 50,000 to 60,000 people directly across AMCs, RTAs, distributors, and ecosystem firms, plus a much larger …

  • MF vs bank deposit penetration in India

    Mutual fund and bank deposit penetration in Indian households represent two distinct categories of financial savings. Bank deposits remain dominant in absolute …

  • Retail participation in Indian mutual funds

    Retail investor participation in Indian mutual funds has grown from approximately 1 crore unique investors in 2010 to 4.5+ crore by 2025. Covers the trajectory, …

  • Companies Act 2013

    Comprehensive guide to the Companies Act 2013: the foundational Indian corporate-law statute replacing the Companies Act 1956, the structure across 29 chapters …

  • Demat accounts and depository participants in India

    Comprehensive guide to demat accounts and depository participants in India: the legal framework under the Depositories Act 1996, the two depositories CDSL and …

  • Director Identification Number (DIN)

    Comprehensive guide to the Director Identification Number (DIN) framework in India: the unique 8-digit identifier mandatory for every director of an Indian …

  • Follow-on Public Offer (FPO)

    Comprehensive guide to Follow-on Public Offers (FPOs) in India: the SEBI (ICDR) Regulations 2018 framework, the distinction from IPO and rights issue, the …

  • Grey market premium (GMP)

    Comprehensive guide to grey market premium in Indian IPOs: the unofficial pre-listing trading network, how kostak and subject-to-allotment quotes work, the …

  • How SEBI regulates Indian capital markets

    Comprehensive guide to the Securities and Exchange Board of India: legal foundation under the SEBI Act 1992, regulatory architecture, the major regulations …

  • IPO process in India

    Comprehensive guide to the IPO process in India: the SEBI (ICDR) Regulations 2018 framework, the DRHP and RHP stages, the book-building price-discovery …

  • MCA21 portal

    Comprehensive guide to the MCA21 portal: the Ministry of Corporate Affairs e-filing platform for all Indian corporate-law filings, covering company …

  • National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

    Comprehensive guide to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in India: the specialist company-law and insolvency tribunal constituted under the Companies Act …

  • NPCI and Indian payments infrastructure

    Comprehensive guide to NPCI and the Indian retail payments infrastructure: the NPCI legal status under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007, the major …

  • Promoter

    Comprehensive guide to the promoter concept in Indian capital markets: SEBI definition under ICDR Regulations 2018, the minimum promoter contribution …

  • Registrar of Companies (RoC)

    Comprehensive guide to the Registrar of Companies (RoC) in India: the statutory office under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs operating under Section 396 of …

  • Rights issue

    Comprehensive guide to rights issues in India: the SEBI (ICDR) Regulations 2018 Chapter III framework, the offer to existing shareholders in proportion to their …

  • SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015

    Comprehensive guide to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015: the consolidated framework for continuing obligations of …

  • SEBI DIP Guidelines 2000

    Comprehensive guide to the SEBI Disclosure and Investor Protection (DIP) Guidelines 2000: the framework that governed Indian public issues for nine years from …

  • Stock exchanges in India

    Comprehensive guide to stock exchanges in India: the recognised exchanges (NSE, BSE, MCX, NCDEX, MSEI, India International Exchange), their regulatory framework …

  • BSE Sensex

    Encyclopedic reference on the BSE Sensex: the 30-stock free-float market-cap-weighted benchmark equity index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, its 1986 …

  • Computer Age Management Services

    Encyclopedic reference on Computer Age Management Services (CAMS): NSE-listed mutual fund registrar and transfer agent, half of the Indian RTA duopoly with KFin …

  • Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI)

    Encyclopedic reference on the Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) framework, the principal SEBI regulatory category for offshore institutional investors in Indian …

  • Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL)

    Encyclopedic reference on the Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL), the central counterparty and clearing corporation for transactions on the Bombay Stock …

  • Karvy Stock Broking

    Encyclopedic reference on Karvy Stock Broking Limited: the November 2019 SEBI enforcement action for unauthorised pledging of approximately Rs 2,000 crore of …

  • KFin Technologies

    Encyclopedic reference on KFin Technologies Limited: NSE-listed registrar and transfer agent, mutual fund RTA duopoly partner with CAMS, IPO allotment …

  • Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)

    Encyclopedic reference on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX), India's largest commodity derivatives exchange by trading volume. Covers the …

  • NIFTY 50

    Encyclopedic reference on the NIFTY 50, India's principal large-cap equity benchmark index calculated and disseminated by NSE Indices Limited (formerly IISL). …

  • NSE Clearing Limited

    Encyclopedic reference on NSE Clearing Limited (formerly the National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited or NSCCL), the central counterparty and clearing …

  • SEBI Investment Management Department

    Encyclopedic reference on SEBI's Investment Management Department: history, organisational structure, regulatory mandate over mutual funds, portfolio managers, …

  • Stockbroker in India

    Encyclopedic reference on stockbrokers in India, the SEBI-registered intermediaries authorised to execute trades on recognised stock exchanges on behalf of …

  • Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

    Indian parliamentary statute that established SEBI as a statutory securities-market regulator. Powers, structure, penalties, SAT appeals, amendments.

  • Basis of allotment in an Indian IPO

    Encyclopedic reference on the basis of allotment: how registrars decide who receives how many shares in an Indian IPO, the SEBI-prescribed lottery for.

  • Initial Public Offering (IPO) in India

    Encyclopedic reference on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in India: history, SEBI ICDR framework, UPI ASBA mechanism, investor categories, basis of.

  • UPI ASBA (Unified Payments Interface, Application Supported by Blocked Amount)

    Encyclopedic reference on UPI ASBA: the NPCI mandate framework powering retail IPO applications in India, including sponsor and issuer bank roles,.