It is said that the best way to get close to the customer is to given them what they actually want. In a country like India, this is a huge challenge due to the regional and ethnic diversity. Food is extremely regional and the tastes change from dist

A full 6 months after the boards of IDFC Ltd and IDFC Financial Holdings approved the sale of IDFC Mutual Fund business, the eligible bidders have boiled down to two players in India. The final bidders are a Bandhan Bank led consortium and another co

It looks like finally there is a truce between the Essel Group, that promoted Zee Entertainment, and Invesco Fund, the largest shareholder in Zee. Incidentally, Invesco Developing Markets Fund owns 18 in Zee Entertainment and had been vehemently see

In a recent report on India’s oil marketing companies (OMCs), Moody’s Investors Services has highlighted that between IOC, BPCL and HPCL the losses are staggering. Moody’s estimates that these OMCs would have incurred losses of Rs.19,000 crore

All things considered, 2021 was a good year for the Indian stock market. There was an assumption that the rise in Covid cases and ensuing lockdowns would damper the growth of the financial market, but that wasn't the case. The Sensex rose to an al

Thinking about investing in mutual funds? You should definitely opt for them as they allow investors to diversify their portfolios. They are low-risk investments that bring in reasonably high returns, particularly when compared to savings accounts or

Earning returns has always been the primary goal of stock market investors, and small-cap schemes continue to entice them. In the last year, the small-cap category has returned roughly 37.79. This is the result of a significant drop in the small-cap

A mutual fund that mimics an index portfolio is referred to as an index fund. Also known as index-tied or index-tracked mutual funds, their main goal is to follow and replicate the performance of a famous stock market index. The Top Five Index F

Flexi-cap funds are dynamic and open-ended mutual funds whose fund managers invest in equity funds of different market capitalizations. These can be small, mid, or large caps. The funds are ideal for those investors who want to appreciate their money

The reluctance of banks to lend to industry is, by now, well known. A recent report by BOFA Global Research has underlined the fact that Indian industrial companies are increasingly relying on other sources for funding their balance sheet and less on

In the business of government, things can change pretty fast. Just about a few months back, India had been talking aggressively about catalysing international listing of Indian companies. This included allowing Indian companies to list abroad thro

The Rs.4,300 crore FPO of Ruchi Soya Ltd, consisting entirely of a fresh issue of shares worth of Rs.4,300 crore, saw tepid response on Day-1 of the FPO. As per the combined bid details put out by the BSE at the end of Day-1, Ruchi Soya FPO was subsc