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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 .
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]
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.
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]
The company is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC), one of India's leading housing finance institutions and Abrdn, a global investment company. [5] As of 31 March 2020, the promoters; HDFC Ltd. and Standard Life (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd. hold a 51.69% and 34.75% stake in HDFC Life respectively. [5]
[13] [15] HDFC was promoted by the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India . [16] Hasmukhbhai Parekh played a key role in the foundation of the company which started with the main aim of solving the housing shortage in India and steadily grew thereafter. [13] In 2000, HDFC Asset Management Company launched its mutual fund schemes ...
The 1992 Indian stock market scam was a market manipulation carried out by Harshad Mehta with other bankers and politicians on the Bombay Stock Exchange.The scam caused significant disruption to the stock market of India, defrauding investors of over fifteen million USD.