According to Cushman & Wakefield, the total value of investments in the residential segment for 2013 was recorded at Rs 4,050 crore ($650 million).
US regulator SEC has asked an appeals court to affirm a district court's decision that India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pay a $13.9 million penalty and be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation.
We all need an expert whose advice you can trust, who will not start pushing products at you and rather help you understand why your wealth is not growing as it should, says Erik Hon.
The BSE Midcap and the Small-cap Index have run up 25.3 per cent and 31.3 per cent respectively over the past year. Valuations are no longer cheap, notes Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Use fixed maturity plans to tide interest rate volatility if you're okay with lock-in because longer duration. FMPs can give up to annualised 7.7 per cent returns.
He also feels that the govt should hike diesel and petrol rates.
Don't invest more than 5 per cent of your portfolio in bitcoin. The virtual currency's price has run up very fast and experts feel a correction may be around the corner.
Between Kotak, Shapoorji and HDFC, fund managers have raised $700 million from investors
Despite a 56 per cent fall in residential launches in the first half of the year compared to the second half of 2019, Anarock Property Consultants believes that consolidation in residential real estate is expected to gain ground, and that branded players may garner a market share of 75-80 per cent.
'In most schemes, where the monthly investment is a fixed amount, investors run the risk of the price of gold rising during the tenure of the recurring deposit,' notes Harsh Roongta.
"I believe it is important for an investor to not put all their eggs in one basket, and also diversify in terms of asset class," says Sanjeev Aggarwal.
While seniors seeking a regular income should switch to debt funds from balanced funds, younger investors should invest in balanced funds after understanding their risks.
Before you rush to invest in these funds, understand the risks they carry and whether you have the appetite for them, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.
LIC is currently allowing customers to revive policies that have lapsed for more than two years.
At a function held in Mumbai, three beauties were crowned Miss India.
Investment advisor Sheetal Jhaveri busts popular money myths to make you a confident investor
Tax planning should not be left for March. If you do so, you could face a severe cash crunch in that month, warns Sanjay Kumar Singh.
If you are a retail investor, you can allocate a portion of the portfolio to the medium- to long-term debt fund category instead of gilt funds.
Look at effective interest rate on home loan offers. Availing of ICICI Bank's cashback offer will mean you lose the flexibility to switch or prepay the loan, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh
Are investors emotional or rational in their investment decisions? Let's take a look.
The European economic crisis could be an opportunity for Indian corporate houses. Leading investment bankers say assets, globally, are available at attractive valuations and the rise in domestic stock prices has added more strength to balance sheets of Indian companies.
Many developers are facing financial challenges after the IL&FS defaults, after which non-banking finance companies - the major financiers to real estate firms - slowed disbursals.
Equity flows have been under pressure since the second half of 2018, after the IL&FS crisis sent shockwaves in both equity and debt markets.
The British pound was down nearly 9 per cent in early morning trade.
Investors should consider debt mutual funds, banks fixed deposits or high-rated corporate debt instruments.
Now STPs or variable SIPs can earn better returns than vanilla SIPs.
A person in the 30% income tax bracket with a Rs 40 lakh home loan at 9% interest rate would, under the Rs 3.5 lakh interest exemption, will save Rs 105,000 in tax in the first year, against Rs 60,000 under the previous interest exemption of Rs 2 lakh.
An application by MTN to the Johannesburg Securities Exchange to suspend trading in its shares just 20 minutes before it put out a short statement which said Bharti and MTN had agreed mutually not to proceed with the transaction also surprised analysts.
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries
Don't make fresh lumpsum commitments, but continue with your SIP investments.
Taking credit risks in shorter-tenure funds can help jack up returns considerably, boosting sales.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, Abchlor Investment Advisors MD and founder www.investonline.in Abhinav Angirish offered some valuable investment tips.
We are very positive on emerging markets, says John Praveen, MD, Prudential Investment Advisors.
The average home prices in Mumbai have touched Rs 12,000 per sq ft
It's possible to curb tax evasion using high-end technology. But it requires an honest intention to make use of the treasure trove of data that is captured, points out Harsh Roongta.
Once the child is 90 days old, parents must add her to the family health floater cover, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Financial planners say once the market starts moving up, investment decisions are based on greed and not fundamentals.
The problem is with the broking model and what brokers are allowed to do, notes Debashis Basu.
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