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Keynote is a Full Service Investment Bank and Brokerage house offering integrated financial advice and services. Founded in 1993 and registered as SEBI Category I Merchant Bank, it has been promoted by professionals with over three decades of rich experience in financial and capital markets.
 
Since inception Keynote has remained committed to offering quality Investment Banking solutions combined with integrity and creativity through every challenging scenario. Our services enable our clients to access Capital Markets, Corporate Finance Advisory, Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory, ESOP Advisory, Equity/Debt Placements and Restructuring.
 
Keynote has over two decades of experience in the Equity Capital Markets, Corporate Finance and Advisory and a track record of over 400 transactions under its belt as a mark of its success. Markets, Corporate Finance and Advisory and a track record of over 400 different transactions.
 
Over the years, Keynote has developed a strong bond with business groups in the mid-market segment and a deep relationship with domestic & global institutions, mutual funds & FIIs investing in India.
 
 It is committed to long term relationships and has a proficient and skilled team invested in its clients and their business.

Miscellaneous services : Transaction alerts through SMS, e-locker facilities, chatbots for instantaneously responding to investor queries etc. have also been developed.

e-CAS facility : Consolidated Account Statements are available online and could also be accessed through mobile app to facilitate the investors to view their holdings in demat form.

e-DIS / Demat Gateway :  Investors can give instructions for transfer of securities through e-DIS apart from physical DIS. Here, for on-market transfer of securities, investors need to provide settlement number along with the ISIN and quantity of securities being authorized for transfer. Client shall be required to authorize each e-DIS valid for a single settlement number / settlement date, by way of OTP and PIN/password, both generated at Depositories end. Necessary risk containment measures are being adopted by Depositories in this regard.

Online instructions for execution : Internet-enabled services like Speed-e (NSDL) & Easiest (CDSL) empower a demat account holder in managing his/her securities ‘anytime-anywhere’ in an efficient and convenient manner and submit instructions online without the need to use paper. These facilities allows Beneficial Owner (BO) to submit transfer instructions and pledge instructions including margin pledge from their demat account. The instruction facilities are also available on mobile applications through android, windows and IOS platforms.

E-account opening : Account opening through digital mode, popularly known as “On-line Account opening”, wherein investor intending to open the demat account can visit DP website, fill in the required information, submit the required documents, conduct video IPV and demat account gets opened without visiting DPs office.

Linkages with Clearing System :  for actual delivery of securities to the clearing system from the selling brokers and delivery of securities from the clearing system to the buying broker.

Transposition cum dematerialization : In case of transposition-cumdematerialisation, client can get securities dematerialised in the same account ifthe names appearing on the certificates match with the names in which the account has been opened but are in a different order. The same may be done
by submitting the security certificates along with the Transposition Form and Demat Request Form.

Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA) : The facility of BSDA with limited services for eligible individuals was introduced with the objective of achieving wider financial inclusion and to encourage holding of demat accounts. No Annual Maintenance Charges (AMC) shall be levied, if the value of securities holding is upto Rs. 50,000. For value of holdings between Rs 50,001- 2,00,000, AMC not exceeding Rs 100 is chargeable. In case of debt securities, there are no AMC charges for holding value upto Rs 1,00,000 and a maximum of Rs 100 as AMC is chargeable for value of holdings between Rs 1,00,001 and Rs 2,00,000.