'Allocate 30% to 35% of your equity portfolio to mid-cap funds and 10% to 15% to small-cap funds.'
The research firm expects global smartphone shipments to surpass a billion units this calendar year and 1.7 billion by 2017 aided by steady decline in average selling prices and emerging markets, including Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa contributing in volumes.
The social media usage is primarily driven by the rising number of active Internet users
'The economy is suffering (perhaps 'enjoying' is a better word) the lowest credit demand in decades; banks are struggling with stressed loans equivalent to near 10 per cent of GDP,' points out Devangshu Datta.
Equity markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are tiny compared to the market capitalisation of the Indian equity market.
SBI remains a favourite of most brokerages in the PSB segment.
Vishal Sikka who was made vice-chairman till his successor was appointed, also quit the board with immediate effect.
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
20 inspiring quotes from Indian start-up journeys
The operating profit growth rate of mobile service providers is expected to double in next two years buoyed by increase in call rates and clarity in policy, credit rating agency CRISIL has said.
It's not e-retailers alone. Bankers are also celebrating initiatives like 'Big Billion Day Sale' this festive season.
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
The firm, which traces its origin back to 1862 in a humble Kolkata bakery and its subsequent listing on the bourses in 1918, says that it now wants to grow "substantially" and not just rest on its laurels.
FY16 saw the highest number of new product launches in a year from Maruti
Market regulator also announces measures for mutual funds sector.
With the introduction of 10 per cent tax both on long-term capital gains and on dividend, choose funds based on investment horizon and risk appetite, not on tax advantage, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Bombay Dyeing is betting on creating a range of unique, customised textile products, a route that is largely unexplored by the home textiles players although several industry reports and consumer behavior studies have talked about the potential for personalisation.
'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
India is a $180-billion automobile market, including vehicles and services. Of this, only $1 billion is online.
With smart data-led mobile marketing, companies can reach out to the right target consumer with relevant offers.
'It is only fear and speculation, without much substance, that has led to the fall.'
The online ad segment is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 25 per cent between FY'2011 to FY'2013.
Mandatory prescription of generic names is not a complete solution. Rather, in the absence of a range of approaches, it could mean passing the choice of selecting a drug from a doctor to a pharmacist, says Chandrakant Lahariya.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
At a time of massive job losses that is what the much-vaunted Indian IT sector needs. Ritwik Sharma reports.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
He wants his companies to have speed and agility to adapt to turbulent times
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Inflows cross $10-billion mark for 3rd consecutive year.
The company is already supplying coffee beans to cafes, instant coffee to Hotels, restaurants and catering segment, vending and various other establishments. Going forward, it plans to look at vending solutions on its own.
HDFC and HUL are the latest entrants in the club
As temperatures begin to soar, AC makers have become extravagant with their claims and ad budgets as they look to get brand penetration up from the current low levels of four per cent, says T E Narasimhan.
Despite having started at least a decade later than Jet Airways, IndiGo accounts for the lion's share in the domestic market
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Corporates' forex borrowings have grown at a CAGR of 15.6% since 2008.
Start 2017 with these five simple financial resolutions and you will put your family on solid ground financially, says D P Singh, executive director and chief marketing officer, SBI Mutual Fund.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The group plans Rs 30,000-cr oil refinery with IOC; buys Lanco's Udupi power plant for Rs 6,000 cr
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
