Call for fiscal autonomy to Union Territories with Assemblies may get louder with 'special status' to J&K in the Finance Commission, say experts.
Unless security is given paramount importance, it is difficult for real estate activity to pick momentum in J&K.
The RBI governor's assurance should give investors enough confidence to start believing in the NBFC sector again, say bankers.
Increase in surcharge will adversely impact fund managers planning to shift to India. As a matter of fact several fund professionals based in India could also relocate to other jurisdictions, resulting in a brain drain.
While passing the scrutiny of courts is a tough challenge, with eight proposed amendments to the insolvency law, the government has sought to turn the focus back on at least some of the functions of the bankruptcy law.
In the past few months, 45 companies have signalled their intent to raise money through the institutional placement route.
'My biggest contribution is the creation of the first 'modern Indian law firm',' Cyril Shroff tells Sudipto Dey.
'Equities are likely to be range-bound with a downward bias for the remaining part of the year.'
Fund managers's compensation is largely tied to the assets they manage and scheme performance.
Nearly three-fourths of the debt money, as of April 30, 2019, was invested in securities with duration of less than three years.
'The variables to watch include the monsoon, resolution of NBFC liquidity issues, GST collections, and NPA resolution.'
As share of cash volumes in trading mix sees decline, it will result in moderation of profitability from core broking operations.
The immediate concern for all companies is to prepare themselves - and their vendors and suppliers - for the new GST return filing mechanism, being test piloted from April 1.
While three of the top five FPIs - Capital, Government of Singapore, and Vanguard - have seen their investment value more than triple, India's benchmark indices have risen just 70%.
In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.
'Investors need to find out how the FMP's assets are distributed and ensure the investments are in high-quality names.'
Regulators and investigators around the world have access to sophisticated tools making it possible to detect white collar crimes. This is where Indian investigators and regulators have been found wanting, says Sudipto Dey.
Going by the provisions of the new company law, the responsibility and accountability equation for independent directors has seen a major change.
Experts say, auditors must not allow themselves to be intimidated by the client management into conducting audits by conversation. It is important for auditors to conduct proper interviews and ask probing and searching questions.
MFs have benefited from a shift to financial assets from physical assets like real estate and gold.
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