Krishna Kant And Ashley Coutinho

Stories by Krishna Kant And Ashley Coutinho

Old Indian icon becomes French Ambassador

Old Indian icon becomes French Ambassador

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2017

This is the second deal between Peugeot and the C K Birla group. Last month, the two groups entered a "long-term" partnership, with an initial investment in capital expenditure of close to Rs 700 crore, for vehicle and power-train manufacturing in Tamil Nadu.

NSE hopes BSE's luck will rub off on its issue prospects

NSE hopes BSE's luck will rub off on its issue prospects

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2017

The bourse's valuations may get a boost, as it gets set for its OFS of about Rs 10,000 crore.

Amundi buy of Pioneer makes it sponsor of 2 funds

Amundi buy of Pioneer makes it sponsor of 2 funds

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

One-sponsor-one-fund rule may set off merger as Amundi seen sponsoring two funds following buyout.

BSE's global exchange off to slow start

BSE's global exchange off to slow start

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2017

Trading in other derivative products in currency, commodities expected to begin soon.

A fourth of BSE 500 scrips below January 2008 levels

A fourth of BSE 500 scrips below January 2008 levels

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2017

Infrastructure and real estate prominently feature as wealth destroyers.

Karachi, Dhaka bourses set to beat BSE again

Karachi, Dhaka bourses set to beat BSE again

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2016

Equity markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are tiny compared to the market capitalisation of the Indian equity market.

Modi govt yet to match UPA's economic record

Modi govt yet to match UPA's economic record

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2016

Experts say it will now be tough for the Modi government to catch up with the UPA's economic record owing to the shock induced by the currency demonetisation.

Plan to send your child to US for studies? Invest in feeder funds now

Plan to send your child to US for studies? Invest in feeder funds now

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

If you plan to send your child to the US five years from now and expect the rupee to depreciate five per cent every year, adding US funds to your portfolio might be a good idea, says Ashley Coutinho.

India Inc more vulnerable to slowdown than in 2008

India Inc more vulnerable to slowdown than in 2008

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2016

Corporate indebtedness is now twice what it was before the global financial crisis; banks' bad loans ratio is 3.5 times higher.

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2016

Cash crunch shadow on Sensex earnings

MFs could see windfall of up to Rs 16 lakh crores

MFs could see windfall of up to Rs 16 lakh crores

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2016

Demonetisation could see anywhere between Rs 8 and 12 lakh crore coming into the banking system in the next few weeks.

Smaller Tata companies sparkled under Cyrus

Smaller Tata companies sparkled under Cyrus

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2016

Small- and mid-size companies where Cyrus was the chairman did better on bourses than large Tata group companies

Tata saw faster dividend growth under Mistry

Tata saw faster dividend growth under Mistry

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2016

Dividend pay-out by the group companies grew at a compounded annual rate of 15.7% under Cyrus, sharply up from 2.5% in the previous three years

Equity support to Tata group firms slows

Equity support to Tata group firms slows

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2016

There was virtually no incremental equity investment by Tata Sons during Mistry's first two years

'Investors should enter the market through mutual funds, not stocks'

'Investors should enter the market through mutual funds, not stocks'

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2016

'They should decide their allocation based on their risk appetite and age, and not valuations.'

Q2 results may not light up the markets this festive season

Q2 results may not light up the markets this festive season

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2016

Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.

NSE board okays IPO via offer for sale

NSE board okays IPO via offer for sale

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2016

Issues Rs 358 crore interim dividend, 1:10 bonus and 10:1 split

The disruptive power of technology

The disruptive power of technology

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2016

The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch

Shree Cement: Compelling but expensive growth story

Shree Cement: Compelling but expensive growth story

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2016

Its rich valuation with a PE of 62 times raises downside risk for investors

Pay bonanza for India Inc's promoters and top managers

Pay bonanza for India Inc's promoters and top managers

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2016

The combined pay for India Inc's top management was up 30 per cent in FY16, growing at the fastest pace in nine years