One thing has remained constant through the Indian economy in the last seven decades: the dominance of family-owned businesses. Krishna Kant reports.
12 out of 21 public sector banks reported declines in their loan books in the last financial year against seven such banks in 2015-16 and none in 2013-14.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Once tipped to emerge as the biggest exporter, the pharmaceutical industry is yet to acquire the scale of those in software services, says Krishna Kant.
While an impending rate cut is a good reason to enter debt funds, another is the high valuations in equity markets.
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Resolution to the bad loans problem has to be incremental, and the RBI has to ensure NPAs are not swept under the carpet, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh tells Joydeep Ghosh.
If customers did not see value in what we provide them at the price point at which we provide these, they would not have been there with us in such a competitive market, says HDFC deputy managing director Paresh Sukthankar.
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
While UltraTech Cement has been the biggest value creator adding nearly Rs 99,000 crore to its market capitalisation, Grasim Industries has added around Rs 27,000 crore to its market cap.
The stocks Radhakishan Damani enters or exits are closely watched by fund managers, says Joydeep Ghosh.
At Rs 470,000 for the base petrol variant, Tigor is now the cheapest compact sedan in the country
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The company was looking to raise around Rs 1,800 crore for a stake sale of 10 per cent.
SIPs keep MFs afloat as investors redeem Rs 1.3 lakh crore in one year
The main concern among industry and market experts is that the governance in these companies needs to be strengthened and the focus on social insurance has to come down.
'It is like bombing a building with 200 people to kill 5 terrorists.'
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
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