The liquidity crisis at Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) has dented the fortunes of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who increased his stake in the troubled company in the March 2019 quarter (Q4FY19).
There have been demands from a section of stakeholders that the long-term capital gains tax on equities be reimposed.
New regime places more limits on unregulated foreign entities
They researched their companies well, didn't believe in the market chatter and advise to stay invested for long term.
Singh made the remarks while addressing a "CEOs' Roundtable" at the 14th edition of Aero India at the Yelahanka Air Force station complex on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
It could be a tough week In the run-up to such an event, the market is always nervous.
'The government's projections for 2019-2020 will be disappointing big time.'
On July 15, the Reserve Bank put in place measures to restore stability in the foreign exchange market, including raising the Marginal Standing Facility and bank rates to 10.25 per cent and restricting access by way of repos to Rs 75,000 crore (Rs 750 billion).
Currently, FPIs can invest up to $30 billion in Government securities, of which $5 billion is reserved for long-term investors.
Don't get carried away by the current rally; be picky and take a stock-specific approach.
Reema Shah pleaded guilty to insider trading and cooperated with the US government for accepting insider info from a Yahoo! executive
According to the committee, single overseas investments of more than 10 per cent in a company should be considered as Foreign Direct Investment while those less than 10 per cent should be classified as foreign portfolio investment.
Indian Sellers Collective (ISC), a trade association of micro and small enterprises and family businesses, on Wednesday urged IT veteran NR Narayana Murthy to cooperate in the Competition Commission of India's antitrust probe against Amazon for alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2014, Murthy's Catamaran and Amazon had formed a joint venture, Prione Business Services. On Monday, the partners announced that they have mutually decided not to continue the JV beyond May 2022. ISC thanked Murthy for deciding to end the joint venture with Amazon.
There could be multiple measures announced in quick succession, not only by the finance minister but also other ministers regarding their respective sectors, and by the Reserve Bank of India. The total size of these announcements could rival that of other G-20 nations as a percentage of GDP.
Money saved is money earned, and cutting down your expenses could well be the single-most important step towards an organised financial life. Naval Goel shows you how to keep your finances organised.
This would be a 10-fold jump from $10-12 bn raised a year from Indian markets over past 2-3 years
How investors can tweak their fixed income investments to earn more in the current environment.
Investors also appreciate the role being played by the founders; analysts, too, remain unperturbed.
Much to the surprise of Beijing, Nepal's Parliament on Sunday ratified the contentious US-funded $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation compact along with an interpretive declaration a day ahead of the February 28 deadline set by Washington.
SBI had a bad day, sliding the most by 5.36%. Others that dragged the key indices down were M&M, Reliance Industries and L&T.
The Street is never short of hope and events to look forward to
Rajan's appointment will be perceived as a positive development.
Close to a million small shareholders have stake in nine NCLT-bound companies
It is difficult to answer this question in yes or no. Here's Dwaipayan Bose's thorough analyses
'Many of the challenges of investing in commercial real estate get taken care of when an investor takes the Reit route,' points out Suraj Nangia.
As if wanting to be an antidote to the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian stock market adorned carnival robes in 2021 with a tsunami of liquidity unleashed by global central banks coupled with supportive domestic policies and the world's largest vaccination drive sparking off a world-beating rally on Dalal Street, despite bouts of uneasiness over fizzy valuations. While the wider economy shuttled between recovery and relapse, dictated by multiple mutations of the virus, equity market benchmarks appeared headed in just one direction -- skywards. The dizzying upward journey has added a whopping Rs 72 lakh crore during 2021 to investors' wealth, measured as the cumulative value of all listed shares in the country, taking it to nearly Rs 260 lakh crore.
'The assumed linear correlation between forced lower yields, higher bank borrowing from the RBI, higher lending, and higher growth involves leaps of faith, each a step on the quicksand of false beliefs,' warns Debashis Basu.
In an online chat with Rediff.com readers, G Srikanth, partner, GSV Associates, chartered accountants, Chennai and member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, answered queries about the new income tax proposals mooted in the Union Budget 2020-2021.
The board will first need to unpack IL&FS - it has 169 group companies with 24 direct subsidiaries, 135 indirect subsidiaries, six joint ventures and four associate companies, says Amit Tondon.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes is set to rationalise I-T rules.
'People are doing a lot of trading.' 'Short-term euphoria can be seen.' 'Retail participation is best through MFs and PMS.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Gold, forex assets, IT sector, pharma. Devangshu Datta explains why each of these is a good hedge against market shocks at this time.
In HDFC Life, the company has to pare 1.43 per cent, and in HDFC Ergo, it has to pare only 0.58 per cent.
There is a lot of optimism across all markets and a large part of it is justified, says Samir Arora of Helios Capital Management.
Irdai's push will make insurance cheaper for consumers and enable a consolidated view of all policies.
The Karnataka election is being seen as the semi-final to the 2019 general elections and appears to be heading towards a close fight
These stocks are overvalued and, therefore, one should not adopt a buy and hold strategy.
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.
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