What is Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR)?
Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Meaning Corporate Debt Restructuring (“CDR”) mechanism is a voluntary non statutory mechanism under which financial institutions and banks come together to restructure the debt of companies facing financial difficulties due to internal or external factors, in order to provide timely support to such companies. Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) The intention behind […]
How to Start Investing in Stocks in India?
Most of the trading in the Indian stock market takes place on its two stock exchanges: the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The BSE has been in existence since 1875. The NSE, was founded in 1992 and started trading in 1994. Both exchanges follow the same trading mechanism, trading hours, settlement process, etc. There are 7,000 + stocks listed […]
Explanation of Basic Economic Terms Used in India
In the United States more than 50% of their population invests in the stock markets (directly or via ownership of funds). In India, this figure is less than 2.5%. Ironically, India remains the fastest growing market for financial newspapers in the world. Does that mean that people want to research and stay updated but not invest? […]
How share prices change – Equilibrium Price
Given what I do, it is not unusual for me to meet investors who have become extremely wealthy in the stock markets as also those who have lost a sizeable portion of their wealth. The very nature of the market is such that “for every successful investor there will be someone who lost money”. The quote below […]
Board of Directors – Role, duties and standard of conduct in India
As the volume of corporate activity rises in India, regulations are becoming extremely sophisticated. This article gives a brief view of how developed the Indian law is with regard to the role, duties and liabilities of the board of directors. To put some context, I will assess the standard of conduct required from the board of directors while […]