Here is a lowdown on what happened in Thursday’s session.

The IPO market has been going through a rather dry spell this year.

Half a dozen cos are likely to hit market next month, bringing to an end the dry spell in IPOs.

Check out what all might matter on Dalal Street all through the day.

In 2011, Spandana was saddled with Rs 2,200 cr of debt amid microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh. 6 years later, it is a leader of the len...

Investors in impact funds expect returns of 15-20% compared with return expectation of 25-32% in venture capital, according to the report.

MFI, especially small and mid-sized companies, are expected to struggle to get funds for lending even if the regulatory environment clears ...

SKS Microfinance is preparing for a return to Andhra Pradesh, a former hub from which it has retrenched significantly in the past two years.

The lenders have agreed to waive the personal guarantee since the deadline to finalise a rescue package was fast approaching.

The real threat to microfinance is from politicians who instigate loan defaults, promising an inevitable waiver.

Spandana Spoorthy Financial Services, Share Microfin and Asmitha Microfin plan to merge their businesses to create the largest lender to sm...

With RBI, government and banks tightening the noose, MFIs are finding it tough to offer attractive salaries. The sector, which once attract...

Nervous microfinance firms are delaying plans for an initial public offering after a spate of negative publicity over the sacking of a CEO ...

States want institutions to register under local lending laws.