Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

June 24, 2014

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) – the IFMR CBO I of Rs 98 crore, comprising multi-issuer pooled non-convertible debentures.

June 20, 2014 | Dvara Research

Recently Bindu Ananth participated in a panel discussion as part of Network 18's "Change India: Experiments with Big Ideas" TV series.

By Dvara Research
June 17, 2014 | Dvara Research

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).

June 13, 2014

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 its social venture fund registered under Category 1 of SEBI (AlF) Regulations, 2012.

June 10, 2014 | Dvara Research

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 a location that does not correspond with that of his or her permanent address.

By Deepti George
June 5, 2014 | Mint

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).

June 5, 2014 | Dvara Research

This post is the first in a series on Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector.

By Vishnu Prasad
May 26, 2014 | Dvara Research

The investment requirement of urban infrastructure over the next 20 years is estimated by the Isher Ahluwalia Committee to be in the region of Rs. 40 lakh crore.

By Dvara Research
April 29, 2014 | Dvara Research

Financial inclusion and financial deepening have an important role to play in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty and inequality, while mitigating systemic risk and maintaining financial stability.

By Rachit Khaitan
April 21, 2014 | Dvara Research

Microfinance has long been seen by many as a panacea for fighting poverty by providing access to financial services to low-income population considered unbankable by the traditional financial system.

By Dr. Santadarshan Sadhu, Viswanath Pingali