A) Public Issues are expensive and issuers take market risk in pricing and capital raising

A) Public Issues are expensive and issuers take market risk in pricing and capital raising. The compliance cost of maintaining a listed status is also enormous. Under what circumstances does it make financial sense to consider public equity as a viable financing option?

B. In the Indian context, underwriting services can be provided by insurance companies if they obtain a separate registration with SEBI even if they are already registered with the IRDA since they form a part of QIBs.

(a) True       (b) False