Religare Enterprises Limited.
TypePublic
IndustryFinancial services
Headquarters
New Delhi
,
India
Key people
  • Rashmi Saluja (Chairperson)[1]
Services
RevenueIncrease ₹3,372 crore (US$420 million) (FY22)[2]
Negative increase ₹−1,543 crore (US$−190 million) (FY22)[2]
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.religare.com

Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) is an Indian investment and financial services holding company, headquartered in New Delhi.[3] REL is listed on National Stock Exchange of India[4] and Bombay Stock Exchange.[5] It is registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

History

Founded in 1982, initially Religare was a stock brokerage firm called Religare Securities Limited (RSL) and was admitted to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in 1994. In 2000, it secured membership of the Futures and Options segment of the NSE and also registered with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) as a depository participant.[6]

Religare Finvest, a group company, was founded in 2001 as a private non-banking financial institution. In 2002, RSL received registration as ‘Portfolio Manager’ from Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). RSL registered with Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) as a depository participant in 2003. It also became a stock broker at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2004. In the same year, Religare Commodities Limited, a commodities broking company, started operations as a ‘trading cum clearing member’ at both the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX).

An office was established in London in 2006. In 2006, RSL received registration as Merchant Banker in Category – I from SEBI. Religare announced a joint venture with Macquarie Bank Ltd. in October 2007 to expand its wealth management business. REL went public with an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock in November, 2007, which was oversubscribed 159 times.[7] The same year, RSL received membership of derivative segment of the BSE as trading-cum-clearing member.[8]

In 2008, Religare started a joint-venture life assurance business with Aegon N.V. and Bennett, Coleman & Company called Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company. Religare exited the joint venture in 2015 by selling its stake to Bennett, Coleman & Company.[9]

In 2011, Religare Finvest successfully issued non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth ₹800 crores. In December 2011, Avigo Capital[10] and in January 2012, Jacob Ballas[11] invest in Religare Finvest Limited (RFL). In 2012 International Finance Corporation (IFC), an arm of World Bank Group, invested in Religare.[12] Religare Health Insurance Company Limited (RHIC) started operations in 2012.[13] Union Bank of India and Corporation Bank tie up with Religare Health Insurance. In 2013 Religare bought Macquarie's stake in the wealth management business. In the same year the name of Religare Mutual Fund was changed to Religare Invesco Mutual Fund. In 2014 Religare announced acquiring a 26% stake in YourNest Angel Fund through its Global Asset Management arm (RGAM).[14] Religare has exited its global asset management business. In February 2017, Anand Rathi Wealth Management acquired Religare's wealth management business.[15] In April 2017, Religare announced that it had sold its stake to the True North a consortium of PE investors.[16]

Subsidiaries

  • Religare Finvest Limited (RFL)
  • Religare Housing Development Corporation Finance Limited (RHDFCL)
  • Care Health Insurance (70%)[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Religare Board of Directors".
  2. 1 2 "Religare Enterprises Ltd Q4FY22 consolidated loss at Rs. 612.24 crores". EquityBulls. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Religare share price live today - Why Religare share price is falling by 0.44% today? Religare share price analysis | ETMarkets". The Economic Times.
  4. ↑ "Religare Enterprises Limited". Nseindia.
  5. ↑ "Stock Share Price BSE - REL". BSE India.
  6. ↑ "Company History – Religare Enterprises Ltd. – The Economic Times".
  7. ↑ "Official NSE India report 2008" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Religare Enterprises Ltd Peer Comparison, Compare Religare Enterprises Ltd with Peer Companies – The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Religare to exit from Aegon Religare Life Insurance". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Religare Finvest Raising Rs 150Cr From Avigo Capital – VCCircle". 18 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Jacob Ballas to invest Rs 200 cr in Religare Finvest". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "IFC to invest $75 m in Religare Enterprises – The Hindu BusinesLine".
  13. ↑ "Religare Health Insurance announces launch of its operations". 11 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Religare Global buys stake in YourNest – The Hindu". The Hindu. 4 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Shukla, Saloni (17 February 2017). "Anand Rathi Wealth Management acquires Religare's Wealth Management Business". The Economic Times.
  16. ↑ "Religare sells 80% stake in health insurance arm to True North, others". 9 April 2017.
  17. ↑ Mascarenhas, Rajesh (18 June 2021). "Religare plans ₹2,000-cr IPO for Care Health". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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