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A demat account is an Indian term for a dematerialized account that holds financial securities (equity or debt) digitally for traded shares in the share market. In India, demat accounts are maintained by two depository organizations: the National Securities Depository Limited and the Central Depository Services Limited .
It was established in August 1996 as the first electronic securities depository in India with national coverage. [2] It was established based on a suggestion by a national institution responsible for the economic development of India. At the end of 2023, its demat accounts held assets worth ₹398 Lakh Crore ($4.7 trillion). [3] [4] [5] [6]
Depository is an institution or a kind of organization which holds securities with it in De-Mat form, in which trading is done among shares, debentures, mutual funds, derivatives, F&O and commodities.
CDSL is the largest depository in India in terms of number of demat accounts opened. In February, CDSL became the first depository in India to open 60 million active demat accounts. [4] As of March 2022, the depository holds assets worth ₹ 37.2 trillion, [5] with over 580 depository participants associated with CDSL. [6]
HDFC Ltd. And ERGO International AG formed a joint venture firm named HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited. [3] ERGO became a 49% stakeholder in the Company in 2015. In June 2019, HDFC announced plans to acquire a 51.2 percent stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance and later merged it with its general insurance arm, HDFC ERGO. [4]
On 4 April 2022, HDFC Ltd announced that it would merge with HDFC Bank, marking India's largest-ever M&A deal. [23] [24] As part of the merger, HDFC Ltd would transfer its home loan portfolio to HDFC Bank, while the bank offered depositors of HDFC Ltd the choice of either withdrawing their money or renewing their deposits with the bank at the interest rate that the bank was then offering.
The company provides housing finance to individuals and corporations for purchase/construction of residential houses. [13] [17] The type of loans offered by company include loans for purchase and construction of a residential units, purchase of land, home improvement loans, home extension loans, non-residential premise loans for professionals and loan against property and repayment options ...
HDFC may refer to: Housing Development Finance Corporation, an Indian mortgage company; HDFC Bank, an Indian financial services company; HDFC Life, a joint venture of ...