ET Intelligence Group: With the benchmark Sensex touching a record 80K mark, distributors recommend caution to investors while toning down return expectations from the market. They advise incremental investments in multi-asset schemes. These schemes invest across various asset classes including equity, debt, and commodities thereby reducing dependence on a single asset class for return generation. … Read more
Mumbai: Amid massive selling by promoters and private equity players in the secondary market, fresh capital raised via initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first-half of the year has surged to the highest in nine years, indicating a slow revival in capital expenditure by India’s private sector. Of the ₹33,610 crore raised by 37 companies … Read more
(NewsNation) — Mortgages make up the bulk of household debt but a new analysis shows most Americans owe thousands of dollars beyond their home loans, with members of Gen X carrying the highest balances. Across the 100 largest metros in the U.S., the median non-mortgage debt is $24,668, according to online lending marketplace LendingTree. Gen … Read more
Mumbai: Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources is likely to sell a minority stake in Vedanta Ltd this week through block deals, people aware of the development said. The promoter group is likely to sell a stake of about 2.5%, or 90 million shares, to raise ₹4,000 crore through the transactions, said one of the persons. … Read more
I suspect that my daughter and I are growing too costly and inconvenient for my health plan’s customer profile. They are genius (and stealthy) in their tactics to exhaust me financially, emotionally and physically. The company manuals must contain strategies for this, cleverly disguised as “working together.” I have tried to be patient and cooperative. … Read more
Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), the operator of the Mumbai International Airport, has raised ₹150 crore in debt for four years at 9.95% payable annually, said people aware of the development. The company raised the debt on Tuesday by issuing senior secured listed non-convertible debentures maturing in June 2028, the people said. The proceeds will be … Read more
Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday proposed to enhance the threshold for the basic service demat account (BSDA) to Rs 10 lakh from the current Rs 2 lakh in a bid to boost the participation of retail investors in the securities market. A basic service demat account, or BSDA, is a more basic version of … Read more
Mumbai: Overseas debt purchases via the voluntary long-term investment route have accelerated sharply, with foreign holdings so far in May marking their highest monthly level in two years and this year’s commitments crossing the billion-dollar threshold in the latest demonstration of India’s emergence as a global debt investment option. FPI investment in the debt-voluntary retention … Read more
Mumbai: Edgy over Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group’s plans to roll over pledged Tata Sons shares to refinance over $2 billion debt, Tata Trusts has, for the first time, officially said these are non-transferable. The Trusts, which holds a controlling 66% in group holding company Tata Sons, is worried about possible litigation with lenders over enforcing … Read more
Rajiv Rattan, Founder & Chairman, RattanIndia, says renewables could be a natural extension for the company and the cash coming out of the power business will give them the freedom to pursue anything related to energy. As and when they decide on that, they will announce to the markets. As the coal-based plant provides solid … Read more
