IFMR Capital forays into Rating Advisory
IFMR Capital recently closed its first ratings advisory with a leading NBFC in India.
NBFCs can now sign up to become Business Correspondents
Removing an earlier restriction that the Reserve Bank had placed on NBFCs, the RBI today has restored the permission for non-deposit taking NBFCs (NBFC-ND) to become Business Correspondents (BCs)…
IFMR Capital structures India’s first collateralised bond obligation
In keeping with its mission of providing access to debt capital for financial enterprises serving the financially-excluded communities, IFMR Capital today announced India’s first collateralised bond obligation (CBO) –…
Will linking Aadhaar, India Post revolutionise banking?
Recently Bindu Ananth participated in a panel discussion as part of Network 18’s “Change India: Experiments with Big Ideas” TV series.
Local address proof no longer a hurdle for unbanked Indians
Imagine you are a labourer in a village in Odisha and have painstakingly completed your Aadhaar formalities (for which you gave a proof of permanent address and your fingerprints).
IFMR Investment Managers Receives SEBI Approval for its First Alternative Investment Fund
IFMR Investment Managers Private Limited, the asset management company of IFMR Trust, has received approval from SEBI to launch IFMR FImpact Investment Fund (the Fund), the first scheme under…
Local Address Proof no longer a bottleneck to account opening
Customers attempting to open a savings bank account in a scheduled commercial bank will no longer require to furnish proof of current address if the customer is staying at…
What Ails Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector? Challenges in Design and Implementation
This post is the first in a series on Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector.