Locations such as Chembur, Ghatkopar, Navi Mumbai and Andheri will be the future growth centres.
Market regulator is trying to build a large team of software experts for efficient monitoring and surveillance
Analysts expect inflation to peak in the first half of 2016-17 and moderate, thereafter, on the back of positive impact of monsoons
The upcoming general elections will be the focus and the economy and market performance will pivot around that event. The general consensus is that the India stock market should be up around 10 per cent by the end of the year.
Pallon has already joined the boards of some of the unlisted companies such as Afcons
Despite returns from gold down over 5% in the past three months, it is a good idea to keep this asset class in your portfolio.
Bigger companies are signing equity JVs with global investors.
One risk of investing in a very low-cost ETF is if a fund house runs it at below cost, it could close it if it fails to attract institutional money
Harry Markowitz, a Nobel laureate in economics, introduced modern portfolio theory, a theory of finance that shows how risk averse investors can construct portfolio to maximize expected return for a given level of risk or to minimize risk for a given level of expected return.
Before committing your precious money in PE funds, investors need to get very choosy, advises Ramesh Bukka, co-founder and director, Entrust Family Office Investment Advisors.
Three key instruments that can help you meet your financial goals, while also allowing you to enjoy tax deductions are ELSS, term cover and health cover.
The total dividend income for seven firms grows 25%.
Worries remain on earnings-valuations mismatch, global issues; resolution of the MAT row could be biggest positive trigger
Speculation is rife that the Centre can take draconian steps such as mandatory e-passbooks for all real estate holdings and compulsory checking of every single safe deposit vault.
Gupta is scheduled to be released from prison in March, 2016.
When selecting a liquid fund, stick to schemes with an AUM of above Rs 1,000 crore.
'Many theories are doing the rounds on how to declare unaccounted income.'
'One of the more interesting ideas I have heard,' says Harsh Roongta, 'is that the tax payer can state that he found the currency notes in a bag on the street.'
It is a toss-up between liquidity and higher returns; if the tenure is more than three years, FMPs score.
Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
'If the new rate is lower than your current rate, ask your bank to shift you to it.' 'This can be done by paying a fee of Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000.'
Now that the National Pension Scheme offers more choices than the Employees Provident Fund, is more transparent and also allows to choose the level of allocation to equities as investors like, should one switch to the NPS?
If the government decides to go back to the old regime where the EPF was not taxed but the NPS was, the latter will become an unattractive product.
Analysts say that the focus now shifts to global events
If the changes being considered by the EPFO become a reality, investors may have to be more active in deciding equity preference and when to withdraw money, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh
Don't let knotty financial issues weaken your marital bond. Heavy liabilities of one partner have the potential to sour a new relationship. So, develop a plan for how you will deal with these.
The higher the tax bracket, better the yields for these instruments
Interest on NRE accounts is tax-free, but the I-T department creates hurdles to tax these accounts.
You will be much better off buying the required plans directly from life and general insurers, experts tell Chirag Madia
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
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.
Once the new real estate Act is implemented, developers won't be able to cheat you.
India Inc has an impressive report card to show for the first quarter of this financial year.
Do you know you can invest in funds to donate money for a good cause?
Investors in the 10% and 20% slabs can get better post-tax returns compared to a bank fixed deposit
There would be a short period of turmoil in 2015 but real returns are likely to be positive.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
The government has not done its homework or made any attempt to forge a consensus on this matter that affects millions of people in the organised sector, says Harsh Roongta.
Individuals often postpone tax planning till the end of the financial year. As the deadline for showing proof of investments draws near, they invest randomly in any product that will help them save tax for that year. Later, they realise that it is not suited for them, so they abandon it. Tax planning should not be a standalone, one-off activity, but should be in sync with your overall financial plan, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has asked a US appeals court to overturn a court's ruling that he pay a hefty $13.9 million fine in the insider trading case and sought reversing a life ban on him from serving as director of a public company.
Banks will introduce hybrid home loans with stiff penalty on prepayment and shifting.
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