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Daily Brief India: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank Ltd, SignatureGlobal India Pvt Ltd and more

In today’s briefing:

  • NIFTY100 Index Rebalance Preview: Couple of Changes in August, Then 5 More in September
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN): FTSE Inclusion Likely; Flows Will Be Staggered
  • Major Theft in ICICI Bank’s Currency Chest Heightens Concerns of Poor Controls
  • Signature Global (India) Pre-IPO Tearsheet


Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN): FTSE Inclusion Likely; Flows Will Be Staggered

By Brian Freitas

  • Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) was deleted from the FTSE All-World Index following the introduction of the minimum headroom rule. With foreign room below 20%, the stock was not added back.
  • The latest shareholding pattern as of 30 June shows foreign room at 20.01%. This means that Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN) should be added to the index in September.
  • However, the inclusion will take place in a staggered manner. Subject to foreign room staying above 20%, the inflows will come over the next couple of years.

Major Theft in ICICI Bank’s Currency Chest Heightens Concerns of Poor Controls

By Hemindra Hazari

  • Major theft of Rs 342 mn ($4.3mn) in ICICI Bank Ltd (ICICIBC IN) ‘s currency chest near Mumbai
  • Apparently a single ICICI Bank staff responsible and shockingly had sole access to the currency chest 
  • Reflects extremely poorly on ICICI Bank’s currency chest security protocols and processes and heightens concerns of reputational and operational risk at the bank

Signature Global (India) Pre-IPO Tearsheet

By Clarence Chu

  • SignatureGlobal India Pvt Ltd (1468641D IN) is looking to raise around US$125m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Axis, ICICI, and Kotak.
  • Signature Global is a real estate development company in India, with its primary operations being the development of residential real estate projects in the affordable and mid segment.
  • As of FY22, it had completed five projects with a land area of 34.9 acres and an aggregate saleable area of 2.86m sqft.

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