Religare Enterprises Ltd

Summary

Religare Enterprises Limited is the holding company for one of Indias leading financial services groups. Religare offers an integrated suite of financial services including asset management, life and health insurance, lending, broking, investment banking, and wealth management. Religare Enterprises is headquartered in New Delhi and is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India. The group started its operations in 1994 when Religare Securities Limited, the groups retail equity broking arm, became a member of the National Stock Exchange. Since then, the group has expanded to offer an array of products and built a distribution network that spans the length and breadth of India. In 2004, Religare Commodities Limited commenced the retail commodities broking business. Religare Finvest Limited, which is registered with the Reserve Bank of India as a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), came into its current form in 2008 and has been focusing on providing growth capital to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector. Religare commenced three other businesses in 2008: wealth management through Religare Macquarie Wealth Management Limited, a joint venture with Macquarie of Australia; life insurance through AEGON Religare Life Insurance Company Limited, a joint venture with AEGON of The Netherlands; and the mutual fund business by taking over a distressed asset manager which was rechristened Religare Asset Management Company Limited. The... Read More