Billionaire Gautam Adani's Adani group on Monday said it has reached an agreement to acquire GVK group's shareholding and control of Mumbai airport.
Meanwhile, 117 Pan-Asian private equity players - with India as focus -- aim to raise funds worth $59 billion, says UK-based Preqin, an alternative assets research and consultancy group. On a global platform, he said, majority of investors remain positive towards private equity. Aditya Birla Private Equity is an example.
Oncologist Dr P Jagannath debunks the myths about cancer treatment in India.
Investors say they see large companies going through the grind, as their promoters struggle with liquidity because they are levered up at the holding company level and are starting to get margin calls thanks to the crashes in the stock market, and in the next six months, the targets that will come up for PE companies will make for a harvest season like never before.
Education inflation abroad is high and the depreciation of the rupee can also set you back, says Vishal Dhawan
Lending on peer-to-peer platforms is fraught with higher risks but investors can earn as much as 12% to 36%.
Raising equity exposure to 50 per cent in the National Pension Scheme will benefit young investors, provided they can stomach higher volatility.
Bubbles can inflate indefinitely and also burst, with deep corrections, warns Devangshu Datta.
'The markets could shrug off demonetisation as a one-off extraordinary period.'
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Retirees must also try and purchase a senior citizens' policy, despite steep premiums.
Market participants are hoping for a few tweaks on the taxation front which will encourage consumers and businesses to spend.
If a person has surplus cash for a short span of time like a week or a fortnight, Liquid Funds are good alternatives.
Niti Aayog will prepare the next list of central public sector companies for disinvestment in the next few weeks, its vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday and expressed hope that the proposed asset reconstruction and management companies to address banks' bad loan woes will do a good job like the UTI. Days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget for 2021-22 laying out various measures (including disinvestment proposals) to bolster the pandemic-hit economy, Kumar also emphasised that the Modi government has shown consistent commitment for the welfare of farmers and for the improvement of the agriculture sector. "Now the process has begun... We will complete preparation of the next list in the next few weeks, we have got the marching order," Kumar said about the list of public sector companies for the next round of stake sales.
All banks are eligible for privatisation. A committee of secretaries will decide which banks will be privatised, says Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda.
It is not the job of regulators to ensure that users make profits. It is not the job of regulators to prevent people from making losses. It is not the job of regulators to prevent people from doing stupid things, argues Ajay Shah.
Since you are betting only on a few stocks, the risks are high.
Alternative thinking was the way to go this year-at least for the smart investor.
Are "dubious" new categories and "shady" new brands, financed and funded by avaricious investors trying to change the contours of the Indian marketplace forever, asks Sandeep Goyal?
'If you look at this Budget, except for the Rs 2 increase in petrol and diesel, there is no positive or negative impact from the Budget for the common man.'
Archit Gupta on how can you maximise your savings and reduce your taxable income.
Conservative investors and those in the lower tax bracket should opt for these, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
BSE's, NSE's overnight liquid fund facility can help stock investors maximise returns
Given the broken balance sheet and the limited fiscal room, the government has to kick off investment: Vikas Khemani & Stephen Gallagher.
Besides return and risk, investors also need to weigh the liquidity of the instrument they are putting money in
The right investment at the right age will help you enjoy a secured post retirement life.
Kapiva's plans to introduce allopathy-like doses of ayurvedic remedies for the millennial consumer finds traction.
Just in case you have surplus funds and are thinking about it, here are some pros and cons you must know...
The abolition of wealth tax is again a welcome step.
'The expectation was that Modi would become even bolder in his approach, and after only four months into his second term, we are starting to see evidence of this.'
Sahara and Peerless are classified as residuary non-banking finance companies (RNBCs), which are now required to invest 100 per cent of their deposits in approved securities, including government bonds, fixed deposits with banks and mutual funds.The RBI has also asked the two RNBCs to submit alternative business plans.
According to officials, more clarity might be required with regard to foreign fund managers in the context of Air India divestment.
Depending on your liquidity requirement, invest in the right debt instruments.
Indian investments in equity and debt account for the second-highest remittances outgo (about a quarter).
After years of disappointing growth, the economy and the markets are poised for a breakout, notes Akash Prakash.
Ola was supposed to expand to the Netherlands, Kenya, Dubai, Israel, and Brazil.
Questioning the bullet train in view of the investment needed in Indian Railways is similar to saying that India needed to invest in primary education rather than in IITs, says Shreekant Sambrani.
Artificial Intelligence will create 2.3 million machine learning jobs by 2020.
Movements in gold prices will depend on the US' interest rates.
