Religare

Religare Enterprises Ltd. is an India based financial services company with operations around the globe. Commonly referred to as Religare, the company offers a range of financial services through its group companies. The services offered include broking, insurance, asset management, lending solutions, investment banking and wealth management. Serving over a million clients, Religare has around 15 billion dollars of assets under management.

The Religare group of companies include Religare Capital Markets, Religare Securities, Religare Broking, Religare Online, Religare Finvest, Religare Finmart, Religare Insurance, Religare Health Insurance, Aegon Religare, Religare Mutual Funds, Religare Macquire, Milestone Religare, Religare Art and Vistaar Religare.

Religare is headquartered in India, and has a presence in London, New York, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Brazil and Indonesia.

Timeline

2006

• Religare inks pact with AEGON, set up AMC, enter insurance
• Religare gets licence for merchant banking

2007

• Religare seeks mandate to invest in realty
• Religare launches new online trading portal
• IndusInd Bank ties up with Religare, to offer online trading
• Religare plans IPO of 11.36 cr
• Religare Arts initiative to help promote galleries, artists
• Religare to launch art fund
• TMB ties up with Religare for security trading platform
• Macquarie buys 50% stake in Religare arm
• Religare Enterprises offer opens on Oct 29
• Religare Corporation Bank tie up
• Religare lists at 75% premium
• Religare ties up with Bank of Rajasthan

2008

• Religare to sell stake in NBFC arm for Rs 500 cr
• Religare Finvest gets top ICRA rating
• Religare-Aegon AMC gets in-principle nod
• India’s first regulated film fund set to make entry, Religare in pact with Vistaar on Rs. 200 crore
• Religare to buy UK's Hichens for Rs 396 cr
• Religare enters commercial vehicle financing
• Religare Finvest ties up with Kumar Motors
• Religare's NBFC arm on Rs 100 crore expansion spree
• Religare plans banking foray
• Religare to set up retail stores in personal finance space
• Religare Finvest raises Rs 100-cr via securities
• Religare set to foray into non-life sector
• Macquarie Bank buys 50% in Religare's wealth management
• Shake up at Religare Capital; new India desk in London
• Religare unit gets Qatar licence
• Religare to invest heavily in pathology lab
• Religare, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait tie up
• Religare gets SEBI nod to start mutual fund business
• Religare Enterprises Limited wins Outlook Money Best New Listing
• Religare MF seeks nod for savings plan
• Vistaar Religare Fund plans 50 films in 5 yrs
• Religare Enterprises to acquire Lotus India, pump in money

2009

• Religare Bags LIPPER-STARMINE Award
• Religare MF announces dividend
• Aegon Religare entering into health insurance space
• Religare, NTT Europe launch online trading
• Religare files for rights issue
• Religare MF is one amongst the top 12 fund houses that has witnessed a rise in AUM.
• Milestone and Religare team up to manage Rs 600 cr fund
• Religare to set up health insurance subsidiary
• Religare, Manipal Universal tie-up, to launch commodities course
• Milestone, Religare JV to invest in edu, healthcare
• Religare enters home loans
• Religare inks pact with Swiss Re for health insurance
• Andhra Bank, Religare tie up for share trading
• Religare annuity plan to tap retirees, VRS optees
• Religare Capital Markets Ltd the sole advisor for Fortis Healthcare - Wockhardt hospitals deal
• Religare Capital Looking For JVs, Buys In Emerging Markets
• Religare rolls out CSR initiative
• Religare Wins Award For Brand Excellence In Banking And Financial Services
• Religare Finvest enters into MoU with Corporation bank

2010

• Religare in pact with Bank of Maharashtra for online trading
• Religare takes Northgate stake in investment push
• Religare Voyages plans to tap air ambulance segment
• Religare buys Sobha Biz
• Singh brothers step down , Godhwani natural choice for successor
• Religare targets $40bn AUM by next March
• Religare merges equity and commodity business
• Religare Cap ties up with Turkey’s Garanti
• Religare to buy boutique AMCs in US
• Religare to buy Hong Kong equity firm
• Religare opens gold investment gateway
• Religare buys part of Citi's home loan biz for Rs 500 cr
• Religare entering Sri Lanka's Financial Markets by joining hands Bartleet Mallory Stock Brokers (BMS)
• Religare Finvest Eyes Rs 6,000-Crore Loan Portfolio by end of fiscal
• Religare Enterprises Scouting For AMG Acquisition
• Religare Capital acquires UK's Barnard Jacobs Mellet
• Landmark buy puts Religare among India's top four AMCs.

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