StockHolding Corporation of India

Depository participant in India

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StockHolding Corporation of India Limited

Company type| Public sector undertaking
Industry| Stock market & Financial services
Founded| 1986, Mumbai
Headquarters|

Mumbai, Maharashtra

India

Area served

| Custodial Services
Depository Services
E-stamping

Key people

| Shri Atul Saxena (Managing Director & CEO)

Shri Manoj Parida (COO) (Chief Operating Officer)

Shri Vinay E. Purohit (Chief Financial Officer)

Services| Depository participant
Stockbroker
Derivatives
Mutual funds
Demat account
E-stamping[1]
Website| www.stockholding.com

Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (StockHolding) is an Indian custodian and depository participant, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[2] StockHolding was established in 1986 as a public limited company and is a subsidiary of IFCI. StockHolding became a subsidiary of IFCI Limited on April 7, 2015, which is a Government Company. Being a subsidiary of a Government Company, StockHolding and its subsidiaries are also Government Companies. It is also responsible for the e-Stamping system around India. It is authorized by the Reserve Bank of India as an Agency Bank to distribute and receive Govt. of India savings/relief bond 2003 along with nationalized banks.[1]

On November 22, 2024 IFCI Limited approved the merger of Stockholding Corporation of India Limited with IFCI Limited, in accordance with the recommendation of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance Government of India, as outlined in letter F.No.2/22/2016-IF-1 dated November 22, 2024. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) issued a letter (No. IFCI/CS/2024-788), and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) issued a letter (No. IFCI/CS/2024-787) in this regard.

## Corporate structure

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The Stock Holding Corporation has three subsidiaries:[3]

* Stockholding Services Ltd (stock brokering services)
* StockHolding Document Management Services Limited (provides end-to-end document storage and digitization services)
* StockHolding Securities IFSC Limited (A SEBI registered intermediary operating out of GIFT IFSC, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and catering to Eligible Foreign Investors (EFIs), FPIs and NRIs from FATF compliant jurisdictions as of now)

## Operations

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### Domestic presence

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StockHolding has over 200 branches and in 141 cities around India.

### GIFT IFSC presence

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StockHolding's subsidiary, StockHolding Securities IFSC Limited, is operating out of India's first International Financial Services Centre at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, catering to EFIs (Eligible Foreign Investors), FPIs & NRIs from FATF compliant jurisdictions as of now.[4][when?]

### E-Stamping

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The main e-stamping facility was opened on 3 July 2008 in New Delhi, India and was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The goal of the e-stamp was to "prevent paper and process-related fraudulent practices" according to the SHICL chairman and managing director at that time, RC Razdan. It implemented the e-stamping facility in five cities of Gujarat – Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot and Baroda – as well as Bangalore, in March 2008.

## Products and services

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StockHolding offers numerous financial services along three main branches: personal, corporate and custodial services.

### Personal services

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Some of the personal services they offer include:

* Demat Account
* Insurance
* Mutual Funds
* National Pension System (Retirement)
* GOI Bonds (Government of India)
* IPOs

#### Gold Rush

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A platform that allows users to buy gold online and is one of the only two ways to do so in India.[5]

### Corporate services

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* Demat services for business
* CSGL services (government bonds)
* Trading accounts
* NPS accounts

### Custodial services

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Custodial services include any safekeeping, administration, transaction and further activities done on behalf of a company by its custodian, and include:

* Fund accounting
* FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)
* Company Valuation
* Vaults
* Customized Reporting
* Electronic and Physical Safekeeping Services
* Clearing and Settlement Services

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Hindu Business Line: Stock Holding to launch e-stamping in Maharashtra". Thehindubusinessline.in. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
2. ^ "StockHolding Online – A B O U T U S :: C O N T A C T U S". Stockholding.com. 6 January 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
3. ^ "Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited Teaser Document" (PDF). ifciltd.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
4. ^ "Home". stockholdingifsc.com.
5. ^ Motiani, Preeti (6 May 2019). "Here are two ways to buy gold online". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

## External links

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* Time Of India | Delhi to scrap stamp paper altogether
* Official Website

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Other|

* ATM usage fees
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| Protocol|

* BBPS
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Institutions|

* SIDBI
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* EXIM
* IFCI

Asset management

| Hedge funds|

* True Beacon

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* Axis
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Other|

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* Digital Fibre Infrastructure Trust
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* India Grid Trust
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| Companies|

| Agriculture|

* Agriculture Insurance Company of India

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Other|

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Financial markets

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exchanges|

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Brokerages|

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* Reliance
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Other|

* Darashaw

Depositories|

* NSDL
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* StockHolding Corporation of India
* Karvy Corporate

Rating
agencies|

| For companies|

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For individuals|

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Financial
crime|

| Events|

* 1992 Indian stock market scam

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People|

* Harshad Mehta
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Other|

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Alternative financial services

| Digital lending|

* Fullerton India
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Housing finance|

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* HDFC
* LIC Housing Finance
* National Housing Bank
* Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation
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Chit funds|

* Saradha Group financial scandal
* Rose Valley financial scandal

Microfinance|

* Bandhan Bank
* BASIX (India)
* Bharat Financial Inclusion
* ESAF Small Finance Bank
* Grama Vidiyal
* National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
* Satin Creditcare Network Limited

Other|

* Peer-to-peer lending
* Kitty party

Angel investment, venture capital & private equity

| Angel investments|

* Indian Angel Network

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Venture capital|

* Chiratae Ventures
* Embassy Group
* Indian Angel Network
* Unitus Seed Fund

Private equity|

* Kotak Private Equity
* Chrys Capital
* India Value Fund - True North
* Motilal Oswal Private Equity
* IDFC Private Equity Fund
* ICICI Venture Fund
* CX Partners
* Premji Invest
* Kedaara Capital
* JM Financial Private Equity

Legislation & regulation

| Banking|

| Authorities
& boards|

| Central bank|

* Reserve Bank of India

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Other|

* IFSCA
* BBB
* BCSBI
* NPCI
* IBA
* IDRBT

Legislation|

| In force|

* Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
* Government Securities Act, 2006
* The State Bank of India Act, 1955
* The Banking Companies (Acquisition And Transfer Of Undertakings) Act, 1970
* Banking Regulation Act, 1949
* International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019

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Repealed|

* Public Debt Act, 1944

Asset
management|

| Legislation|

* The Unit Trust of India Act, 1963
* Indian Registration Act, 1908

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Other regulations|

* SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1993

Insurance|

| Authorities & boards|

* IRDAI
* Insurance Association of India
* Life Insurance Council
* General Insurance Council

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Legislation|

| In force|

* Insurance Act, 1938
* Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956
* Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956
* Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999
* The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972

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Repealed|

The British Insurance Act, 1870

Financial
markets|

| Authorities & boards|

* SEBI
* Securities commission
* Forward Markets Commission

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Legislation|

| In force|

* SEBI, Act 1992
* Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952
* The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

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Alternative
financial
services|

| Authorities & boards|

* NHB

|

Legislation|

| Microfinance|

* Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Act, 1957
* The Bombay Money-Lenders Act, 1946
* The Karnataka Money-Lenders Act, 1961
* The Kerala Money-Lenders Act, 1958
* Bengal Money-Lenders Act, 1940
* The Rajasthan Money-Lenders Act, 1963

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Other|

* Multi-State Cooperative Legislation Act, 2002
* Mutually Aided Cooperative Acts
* The National Housing Bank Act, 1987
* The Chit Funds Act, 1982

Alternative
investment
funds|

| Authorities & boards|

* Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds (IAAIF)

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Legislation|

* Indian Trusts Act, 1882

Regulations|

* SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996
* SEBI AIF Regulations, 2012
* SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations 2013

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