'MFs acted as reckless lenders and not as prudent investors.' 'Clearly, how debt funds are being run is a systemic issue,' warns Debashis Basu.
Companies write off investments, shed assets as initial projections go haywire
Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms. Warning against any off-Budget financing the economists said the government should prepare a statement of intent for its social, rural and welfare sector expenditure.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Analysts on Wednesday welcomed the Reserve Bank's decision to grant bank licences to Bandhan and IDFC, but expressed dismay that only two of the over two dozen aspirants made the cut.
With their net debt estimated at Rs 1.15 trillion, the merged entity will not be in much of a position to dole out freebies, says Romita Majumdar.
Last month, the Bimal Jalan panel, which scrutinised applications for new bank licences, submitted its report along with shortlisted entities to the RBI.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
Raymond claims to be spending more than 10 per cent of its ad budget on its biggest campaign, called The Summer of Wool.
Despite uncertain times and market volatility ahead, investors should continue with their disciplined investing via SIPs.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Mukesh Ambani remains the country's wealthiest promoter as his stake in Reliance is now worth Rs 3.25 trillion!
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The total AUM rose 40 per cent or Rs 6.3 lakh crore, to Rs 23 lakh crore at the end of November.
Mumbai is witnessing some big-ticket investments in bungalows by the city's billionaires.
Given its focus on the real estate sector, financial planners feel this scheme is not meant for first-time investors and any investor should only have 5 to 10 per cent exposure to this fund.
"India will be home to a fifth of humanity, its economy 16 times bigger than today, and one of the world's largest consumer markets. India will be a world better in many areas"
Former Coal Secretary P C Parakh apparently failed to specify any "public good" on file notings when he reversed his earlier position of rejecting Hindaclo's application for coal block in Odisha.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
Piramal will join the JSW, Vedanta and Tata groups, which are bidding aggressively for distressed assets, especially in the infrastructure and steel sectors.
The scrip was the top gainer at the BSE benchmark Sensex during the morning session.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in the future
As per the law, political parties are to declare a list of their political donors. However, as per the latest report, political parties continue to enjoy donations without providing their names or addresses, reports Vicky Nanjappa
On the telecom sector, he demanded auctioning of more spectrum.
The case based on "random materials" like loose sheets, papers, e-mail print outs is "merit less" as they are "inadmissible materials" having "no evidentiary value under the law, the court said.
'They want (the ownership and management of PSU banks) to pass into the hands of a private sector entity.' 'Ownership of these banks will go from the public sector to private sector.'
Seven students were made international offers.
Former PM Manmohan Singh moved the SC against a special court order summoning him as accused in coalgate case.
Nearly 150 companies visited the campus this year.
Probe into alleged irregularities in allocation of Talabira-II coal blocks has gained momentum as CBI has started questioning top executives of Aditya Birla Group and were likely to quiz former Coal Secretary P C Parakh next week.
Jindal Power bagged 2 coal mines in Chhattisgarh.
India's cash-rich promoters are not the same as the wealthiest. For example, Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian based on his stake in Reliance Industries, followed by Premji, the Adani family of the Adani group, and Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts.
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
A large team led by Kumar Mangalam Birla has taken charge of the integration process.
After sight-seeing the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got down to work in Mumbai. He, along with his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and three kids -- daughter Ella Grace and sons Hadrien and Xavier - arrived in the country's financial capital on Monday night. Here are snapshots from Day 3 of their visit.
'Younger people have a very strong sense of what is wrong, and what is right, along with the opportunity to call out this kind of behaviour through mechanisms like social media.'
A number of insurers offer health policies designed especially for senior citizens.
The payments banks are intended to house transactional accounts for individuals, focusing on payments and remittances.
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