Trust today means more than the belief that a brands' products will work as advertised; consumers want to believe that the company truly cares for its customers.
The volatility in Indian markets will take another 12 months to ease out. There are market cycles and economic cycles. We had a 4-year bear phase during 1994-97. The markets are still trading at reasonable levels compared to the one year forward price-to-earnings ratio multiple of 2005-06.
Riding on the back of fresh inflows into various schemes, the MF industry's AUM totalled Rs 7.20 lakh crore (Rs 7.2 trillion) -- a 24 per cent rise over the previous month, Crisil FundServices said in a report. During July, FIIs invested over Rs 11,600 crore (Rs 116 billion) in Indian equities, while MFs bought Rs 1,825 crore (Rs 18.25 billion) shares, as per data available on the website of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
With infrastructure claiming a larger share, movement and distribution of cement is bound to change.
The company was looking to raise around Rs 1,800 crore for a stake sale of 10 per cent.
Equities registered their sharpest ever and most rapid decline in 2008, reflecting global market conditions and concerns over a slowing domestic economy.
Jaitley's fiscal arithmetic, Crisil said, is "shaky", and the scope for fiscal slippage "remains high".
The Indian banking sector that has remained almost immune to the global economic slowdown is in for a tough time as non-performing assets of banks are expected to more than double to 5 per cent of total advances in the next two years, says an analyst.
At the pre-Budget meeting at Niti Aayog, Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of $5 trillion economy. The participants urged the government to focus on credit expansion, exports growth, governance of PSBs, increasing consumption and job creation.
Unlike bank FDs that are considered risk-free investments, NCDs do carry a certain amount of risk, primary among them is the risk of default, either servicing the interest payment or meeting their principal repayment obligations.
The capital infusion would help improve the financial health of banks. While some banks would get necessary regulatory capital while others would get it for fueling growth.
According to research by IHS Markit, for an ecosystem still grappling with infrastructure issues -- the high cost of EVs and a greater OEM (original equipment manufacturer) focus on electrifying two-wheelers and commercial vehicles first -- the share of such vehicles is expected to be 4 per cent by 2030, reports Pavan Lall.
Also build a contingency fund equal to 9 to 12 months of expenses.
His portfolio was worth Rs 12,333 crore at the end of June 2018. It was worth Rs 10,633 crore at the end of the September quarter. Smallcaps account for the largest number of his stock-picks. Such a fall has now happened for the third quarter in a row.
The return of private investment now struggles with lack of funds and election-driven uncertainty.
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With the stock markets being on a downturn for most part of the year, many asset management companies (AMCs) are sitting on huge piles of cash or cash equivalents, with some equity-oriented funds holding as much as 40 per cent of their assets in cash, a Crisil report pointed out.
Global rating agency Standard and Poor's said on Friday large scale acquisitions may put pressure on the financial profile of Indian corporates notwithstanding the positive impact of such transactions on businesses.
Rupa Kudva, managing director and chief executive officer of credit rating agency CRISIL, talks about her career lessons and success mantras.
There is no doubt the oil companies are bleeding, but the issue is whether the government should also reduce the extra taxes it gets from high oil prices.
On the contrary, the fall in the US markets was lower with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones both declining by around 9 per cent and 6 per cent respectively, while emerging markets lost around 18 per cent during the month. Pessimism in the financial markets following the filing for bankruptcy by Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch's sell-off, the AIG bailout and perceived uncertainty around the US bailout package added to investor fears.
The country's GDP grew at the fastest pace in seven quarters at 7.7 per cent in the January-March period, retaining the fastest growing major economy tag on robust performance by manufacturing and service sectors as well as good farm output.
A relatively slow performance by the industrial sector and a high base effect may slow down gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter (July-September) of fiscal 2007-08 to below 9 per cent, feel analysts.
The securities -- Pass Through Certificates, backed by the new and used car receivables, originated from ICICI Bank and have been issued by Indian Retail ABS Trust under the bank's securitisation programme. Credit rating agency Crisil has assigned the high investment grade rating to these securities. The bank would assign the pool to the trust and will receive a purchase consideration equal to the pool's principal outstanding.
The country's narrowing power deficit and increased coal production may not be indicators of the end of stress in the industry. Amritha Pillay reports.
Gokarn was the first Indian central banker who regularised warnings to the government, through the monetary policy statement, on the need to reduce fiscal deficit.
The number of base stations installed by Indian wireless operators is inadequate to provide high-quality services to the growing number of mobile subscribers, said a research.
According to Crisil Research, the average room rates in cities like Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore are likely to fall 5-10 per cent in the next few months. Industry experts said the occupancy rates could fall from 75-80 per cent now to 65-70 per cent soon.
The general nervousness because of the IL&FS default will prevail in the system for now.
India's lack of financial inclusion is well known but that slightly more than 50 per cent of the population just has a simple savings bank account is distressing.
Crops including fruit, vegetables account for 60% of GDP in agriculture, forestry, fishing sector.
These bonds carry AAA/stable rating from Crisil. The tenure of this paper is expected to be 10 years. "The yields on the 10 year government bonds dipped from around 8.6 per cent at the end of September to about 5.7 per cent now. Hence, the bank will save on costs as it will be in a position to place bonds at lesser rates now," a senior SBI official said.
While home-grown firms like Tata and Mahindra have been actively participating in the government's e-mobility mission, by launching electrified versions of their existing models, the global firms believe electric is not the best solution for a country where the primary source of power generation is coal, and where infrastructure is a big impediment.
ABN Amro Asset Management's latest offering ABN Amro Sustainable Development Fund seeks to invest in 'socially responsible companies,' and is the first of its kind in India.
With its ability to invest in equities or debt depending on market conditions, ODFoF offers investors the opportunity to add to their portfolios what can typically be termed as an asset allocation fund.
Roads account for the second largest amount of bad loans.
The present home loan non-performing asset figures of banks understate the extent of delinquency in the sector as loans given in the last three years
Mutual Funds continued to be net buyers to the tune of Rs 3,179 crore (Rs 31.79 billion) in the secondary market compared to a net buyer position of Rs 64 crore (Rs 640 million) in May, a study by fund evaluation and risk solutions provider Crisil FundServices stated. Fund houses have made net equity purchases close to Rs 7,614 crore (Rs 76.14 billion) till June end this year.
The RBI governor's assurance should give investors enough confidence to start believing in the NBFC sector again, say bankers.
The airports chosen for operation, management and development through a public-private partnership model are those in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati.
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