On the 10th of Chaitra 2078, the Nepal Insurance Authority directed that life insurance businesses have a minimum paid-up capital of Rs. 5 Arba. The Insurance Board also encouraged non-life insurance companies to increase their paid-up capital to Rs. 2.5 Arba by the end of Chaitra 2079.
The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has issued a notice to eligible institutions requiring them to apply for a Commodities Exchange Market Operation license and a Stock Exchange Operation license within 10 days.
To provide investors with market access, enable commodity price innovation, and provide investors with alternative investment instruments to preserve price stability, a commodities exchange market that is investor-friendly, competitive, worldwide in scope, and competent is required.
In order to run the commodities exchange market under the rules, guidelines, and other applicable regulations, those who seek to form a limited liability company in compliance with the prevailing legislation must first get board permission.
The Nepal Insurance Authority has licensed two more microinsurance businesses.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the authority’s board of directors voted to provide licenses to two more micro insurance companies. The authorities have given licenses to Protective Micro Insurance Ltd Nepal and Crest Micro Life Insurance Ltd.
The Insurance Authority has recently prioritized working with micro-insurance companies. The authority recently granted licenses to seven new microinsurance companies.
Previously, the Nepal Insurance Authority issued a notice inviting applications from companies interested in operating a micro-insurance company in Nepal. Similarly, three micro life insurance companies and four micro non-life insurance companies were chosen to conduct micro insurance activities in Nepal.
One company applied for a stock dealer license in the previous seven months, while 45 companies applied for stock broker licenses. Nonetheless, all procedures had been halted as a result of the Supreme Court’s directive. Seven months later, the broker license has been suspended, resulting in the freezing of approximately Rs. 12 Arba in capital.
SEBON’s revised Securities Market Operation Regulations 2064 and Securities Dealers Regulations 2064 begin the process of awarding new licenses. On Ashwin 2, 2079, the Securities Board issued a notice with a 30-day deadline to carry it out. As a result, 45 companies applied for stock broker licenses, while only one company applied for stock dealer license. Throughout the seven months
According to the Nepal Stock Exchange, the final merger agreement between Nerude Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (NLBBL) and Mirmire Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MMFDB) has been completed and approved (MEPSE).
Poush 11, where the chairman of both organizations signed a memorandum of understanding for merger, the companies had signed a memorandum of understanding for merger.
Insurance companies are competing with one another to collect more premiums. Out of its 1.4 crore total active insurance policies, life insurance companies collected a total premium of Rs. 93.75 Arba during the fiscal year 2079/80.
According to a report published by the Nepal Insurance Authority, Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited collected Rs. 24.37 Arba on its own, with 978,626 active insurance policies as of Falgun, 2079.
An initial public offering is the process by which a privately held company becomes a publicly traded company by selling its stock to the general public (IPO). An IPO allows a company to raise funds by selling ownership stakes to a diverse group of investors. It is a method for businesses to obtain public funding in order to support operations or grow.
A company that wants to go public typically hires an investment bank to handle the IPO. The investment bank and the company will work together to determine the appropriate stock price and quantity to be distributed. Following that, the company will file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailing its finances and other information.
IME General Insurance Limited (IGI) and Prudential Insurance Company Limited (PICL) sign a merger agreement, and the two companies will be combined using a 1: 1 swap ratio.
IME General Insurance Limited (IGI) and Prudential Insurance Company Limited (PICL) reached an agreement for the merger during a meeting of the Board of Directors on Sunday, Chaitra 5, 2079.
Statistics reveals that commercial banks combined have achieved a total net profit of Rs. 36 Arba and 89 crores. Nabil Bank is the most profitable of the 22 commercial banks, with a net profit of Rs. 4 Arba and 13 crores. Similarly, NIC Asia Bank had a net profit of Rs. 3 Arba and 67 crores. Global IME Bank, on the other hand, has made a net profit of Rs. 3 Arba and 55 Crores. Agricultural Development Bank, on the other hand, has the lowest net profit of Rs. 10 crores.
– With the successful merger of Global IME Bank and Bank of Kathmandu, the joint transaction in the name of Global IME Bank began on Poush 25, 2079.
Prime Life Insurance Company Limited (PLIC) has listed 36,13,500.25 Units Bonus Shares on NEPSE.
For the fiscal year 2077/78, the board of directors proposed bonus shares worth Rs. 36,13,500.25 and a cash dividend worth Rs. 1,90,18,422 from the paid-up capital of Rs. 2.77 Arba at its 162nd meeting. NEPSE now lists the same bonus shares.
A final merger agreement has also been completed between three life insurance companies, Union Life Insurance Co Ltd (ULI), Gurans Life Insurance Co Ltd (GLICL), and Prime Life Insurance Co Ltd (PLIC). The merger agreement was signed by the companies in order to strengthen the company’s capital base at a swap ratio of 1:1:1.
From the 176th meeting of the board of directors of NADEP Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (NADEP) held on Magh 10, the company had proposed 10% bonus shares and 0.526% cash dividend (tax purposes) from the distributable profits and accumulated profits of 2078/79.
Previously, the Chitwan-based Deprosc Laghubitta (DDBL) signed an initial agreement to acquire Dhading-based Nadep Laghubitta on Poush 15, 2077. However, the disagreement in share ratio and employee structuring has led the companies to ditch the merger agreement.