After touching a high of Rs 32,01/10g in October 2013, gold prices fell to a low of Rs 26,900/10g in June
The hard truth is that unless you start investing for your children in advance, in appropriate investment avenues, you are risking their future aspirations.
Deutsche Bank in India has managed to avoid the bad-loan problems plaguing its rivals such as Standard Chartered Plc.
While riskier than debt, Sebi's stringent guidelines may ensure a safe and liquid product.
PFRDA will invite bids to appoint pension fund managers.
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After RBI's missive on proxy lending to builders, it's time to reshuffle.
Within Sebi, the chairman should hold an umbrella for both young and old employees, says Somasekhar Sundaresan.
Rajan said banks have typically become used to reasonably slow moving base rate which gives them time to adjust the deposit cost before they adjust lending.
'The IPO window has been more or less open since the new government in 2014.'
SBI plunged over 3% after posting a 34.57% fall in net profit to Rs 2,538 crore for the quarter ended September 2016 on rise in provisions for non-performing loans.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
A formal sector worker can contribute towards pension scheme till the age of 58.
Experts believe volatility is here to stay for some time, at least till China stabilises and clarity regarding the US Fed's interest rate move emerges.
India remains an attractive destination and the recent sell-off has made valuations attractive in the large-cap space.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
No fund houses could muster the courage to launch equity funds during the period and the sector lost a lot of its equity assets.
Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
The move comes within months of a crisis at JPMorgan Asset Management Company.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Buying an insurance policy? Claim Settlement Ratio helps you find out the chance that your claim will be settled and how soon it will be setled.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
On Monday, RBI announced that 26 entities, including Tata Sons, LIC Housing Finance, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Department of Posts, Reliance Capital, L&T Finance and Bajaj Finserv, applied for grant of bank licences.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar lavished parise on Suresh Raina's match-winning knock in the second ODI against England and rated the left-hander's hundred as one of the best ODI innings overseas.
'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya.
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
After 2015, all re-structured assets will be treated on a par with non-performing assets, requiring the same level of provisioning.
'She was either overconfident that nothing will happen to her or she underestimated the gravity of the allegations.'
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
Not all NPAs are treated as wilful defaulters.
Next time you swipe, ask yourself, do you really need it or do you just want it?
The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission had in a report last year proposed a unified regulator for the entire financial sector -- markets, insurance, commodities and pension. It had, however, proposed to keep banking out of its purview for now.
Most large fund houses, such as HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential AMC, Reliance MF, Reliance MF, Birla SunLife MF and SBI MF, have the backing of large banks or financial institutions, giving them reach and understanding, they say.
More than 30 entities, including brokers and high net worth individuals, have come under the scanner of market watchdog Sebi for unusual trading activities on the day of Lok Sabha election results.
They are suitable for a 3-5 year horizon. Choose equity funds for longer than 5 years
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
Three major central banks have hit the zero limit, the Fed, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
