Friday 16 March 2012

Union Budget 2012-13-Reforms in Capital Market


Several Steps Proposed to Deepen the Reforms in Capital Market 
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the General Budget 2012-13 in the LokSabha today has proposed a series of steps in deepening the reforms in Capital Market. These include: 

• Allowing Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) access to Indian Corporate Bond market. 

• Simplification of process of issuing Initial Public Offers (IPOs) and lowering of cost. 

• Mandatory for companies to issue IPOs of Rs 10 crore and above in electronic form. 

• Allowing Electronic Voting facility to provide opportunities for wider shareholder participation. 

• Two-way fungibilityin Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) permitted subject to a ceiling. 

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