Capital Markets of India - An Investor''s Guide

Informationen zum Autor Alan R. Kanuk has more than twelve years´ experience in Southeast Asia and the United States as a senior executive manager. He was hired by the investment bank Bear, Stearns & Co. in 1980 and quickly rose to become a senior managing director-and later became a director of Bear Stearns Asia Ltd. Kanuk also served as deputy head of ING´s Asian Equity business, where he managed trading and sales activities in nine Asian markets. In 1998, Kanuk founded a start-up business, ARKAccess,?to?create an electronic trading platform in Asia.? Klappentext Praise for Capital Markets of India"Alan Kanuk´s compilation of the Capital Markets of India: An Investor´s Guide provides a much-needed and timely resource that will facilitate greater investment flows to India: one of the twenty-first century´s greatest investment opportunities."-Ron Somers, President, United States-India Business Council"Capital Markets of India is authoritative and readable and, most importantly, it is useful. I would encourage anyone, whether an individual or an institutional investor, who has existing securities investments in India or who is contemplating making such investments, to read Alan Kanuk´s book."-Anthony M. Miller, Executive Managing Director and Head of Asian Investments, Ramius Capital Group, LLC"Currently one of the world´s fastest growing economies and destined to become the most populous country in the world, India warrants investors´ attention. Kanuk, drawing upon a rich and lengthy career, shows investors how to navigate the Indian markets. This book is essential reading for those who invest in India."-Brian M. Beitner, CFA, Managing Director, Senior Equity Strategist, Trust Company of the West"With the Indian economy continuing on its rapid growth path, the country´s capital market is also going through a metamorphosis. The domestic market capitalization has recently overtaken the GDP in value. The time is ripe for India watchers to take a closer look at the Indian capital market. Alan Kanuk´s book on the subject is timely and well worth reading."-Ambassador Neelam Deo, Consul General of India in New York Zusammenfassung Praise for Capital Markets of India"Alan Kanuk´s compilation of the Capital Markets of India: An Investor´s Guide provides a much-needed and timely resource that will facilitate greater investment flows to India: one of the twenty-first century´s greatest investment opportunities."-Ron Somers, President, United States-India Business Council"Capital Markets of India is authoritative and readable and, most importantly, it is useful. I would encourage anyone, whether an individual or an institutional investor, who has existing securities investments in India or who is contemplating making such investments, to read Alan Kanuk´s book."-Anthony M. Miller, Executive Managing Director and Head of Asian Investments, Ramius Capital Group, LLC"Currently one of the world´s fastest growing economies and destined to become the most populous country in the world, India warrants investors´ attention. Kanuk, drawing upon a rich and lengthy career, shows investors how to navigate the Indian markets. This book is essential reading for those who invest in India."-Brian M. Beitner, CFA, Managing Director, Senior Equity Strategist, Trust Company of the West"With the Indian economy continuing on its rapid growth path, the country´s capital market is also going through a metamorphosis. The domestic market capitalization has recently overtaken the GDP in value. The time is ripe for India watchers to take a closer look at the Indian capital market. Alan Kanuk´s book on the subject is timely and well worth reading."-Ambassador Neelam Deo, Consul General of India in New York Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures.List of Tables.Preface.Acknowledgments.About the Author.Chapter 1. India´s Capital Markets.Growth of Foreign Investment.Improve...

List of contents

List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Chapter 1. India's Capital Markets.
Growth of Foreign Investment.
Improved FII Interest and Access to the Public Markets.
Rising Domestic Investment Demand.
Market Risks.
Summary.
Chapter 2. Foreign Portfolio Investment in India.
Foreign Investment.
Tax Considerations for FIIs.
Repatriation of Investment Funds.
Challenges for US Hedge Fund FIIs.
Financial Instruments Available to FIIs.
Investment Limits.
Brokerage Fees.
FII Application Procedures.
Trading and Settlement-Related Issues.
Summary of FII Investment.
Chapter 3. Foreign Direct Investment.
Ministries and Departments Administering FDI.
Foreign Investment through Global Depository Receipts (Euro Issues).
Approval Process for FDI.
Industrial Sector Preference.
Summary.
Chapter 4. Safety and Integrity.
The Regulator and Market Safeguards.
The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Market Safety and Safeguards.
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Exchange Surveillance.
Stock Exchange Risk Systems.
Market-Embedded Safeguards to Control Abnormal Stock and Market Behavior.
Margin Controls.
Additional Risk Controls for Derivatives.
Stock Exchange Central Counterparty Role.
Guarantee Funds.
Inspection of Brokers' Books.
Summary.
Chapter 5. The Equity Market.
The Stock Exchanges, Trading and Settlement.
India's Stock Exchanges.
Exchange Trading Rudiments.
Exchange Trading Systems.
Trading Features of the Exchanges.
Exchange Settlement Systems.
Approved Clearing Banks.
Exchange Clearing Houses.
Custodians.
Depositories.
Settlement Preparation for Short Selling.
Summary.
Chapter 6. Derivatives.
BSE Derivatives.
NSE Derivative Products.
Summary.
Chapter 7. The India Debt Market.
Indian Debt Market Fundamentals.
Market Infrastructure.
Market Structure.
Debt Trading.
Clearing and Settlement.
Risk Management.
Brokerage Rates.
Reference Rates.
Summary.
Chapter 8. Indices: General Market and Sector-Specific .
BSE-Sponsored Indices.
NSE-Sponsored Indices.
Appendix A: Facts and Figures About India.
Appendix B: India's Unique Numbering System.
Appendix C: The Indian Time Zone.
Appendix D: BSE and NSE Derivatives Underlying Stock Details.
Appendix E: Economic Statistics.
Appendix F: Order Types.
Appendix G: NSE and BSE Equity Classifications.
Appendix H: Exchange Trading and Clearing Holidays.
Appendix I: Index Constituents.
Appendix J: Calculation of NSE Option Base Prices.
Appendix K: ADR/GDR vs. Ordinary Share Arbitrage - An Example.
Appendix L: Major Financial Institutions in India.
Appendix M: Contact Information for Important Financial Service Institutions.
Notes.
Acronyms and Abbreviations.
Glossary.
Index.

Product details

• Authors: Alan R Kanuk, Alan R. Kanuk, KANUK ALAN R
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2007
• EAN: 9780470137635
• ISBN: 978-0-470-13763-5
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Wiley Finance; Wiley Finance Editions; The Wiley Finance Series; The Wiley Finance Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Investment-Geschäft, Indien : Wirtschaft, Recht