AFFLUENT INVESTOR

High net-worth individuals are increasingly turning to private credit funds due to the removal of tax benefits for debt mutual funds. This shift reflects a growing interest in fixed-income options among the affluent segment.

India's financial shift includes 13.6 crore investors, about 10% affluent, driven by SEBI and smartphones. Participation extends beyond Maharashtra and Gujarat to states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Individual investor opinions shape econo...

I think you have to be selective here and probably differentiate between life and non-life insurers. If you see the June data, there are some green shoots. Even LIC has had 30% APE growth. APE is your annualized premium equivalent because a lot of p...

Market volatility unnerves investors who may panic, leading to hasty decisions and missed opportunities, such as during India's recent election results. Despite a sharp initial drop, equity markets rebounded to all-time highs soon after. Mastering m...

Deepika Gehani, the cofounder of Genesis Luxury, represents the trend of affluent Indian women shifting towards equity investments. Nupur Garg, founder of Winpe, shares a similar sentiment on increasing risk appetite with growing wealth. The survey ...

The Indian elections resulted in a surprise, denying an outright majority to the BJP. Despite this, prospects of strong growth through Narendra Modi's third premiership offer comfort to international businesses, as highlighted by Jose Vinals, chairm...

Investors high on SME IPOs with up to 1,300% returns. Marquee investors, top performers like Owais Metal & Mineral Processing, and risks of market manipulation highlighted. Emphasis on due diligence and investor awareness.

Jitendra Arora of ICICI Prudential discusses market consolidation, challenges in valuations, and investment strategies emphasizing long-term growth over short-term gains. He provides insights on sectors like private banks and real estate for potenti...

Manishi Raychaudhuri emphasizes the importance of political and policy continuity for economic growth and market stability. He says discretionaries, particularly those discretionaries catering to affluent India are relatively safe, not just now but ...

​​​​ The first phase saw an allocation of 10 million tokens at just $0.025 each, reflecting investor interest.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) last week decided to lower the face value of listed bonds to ₹10,000, from ₹1 lakh. The regulator had in 2022 reduced the face value of such securities to ₹1 lakh from ₹10 lakh.

In fact, Bank Indonesia just raised their interest rates yesterday. So, the sticky inflation in the US will push back rate cuts globally, I think, into the latter part of this year. But I do not feel that is enough to really dramatically change the ...

Indian benchmark indices closed lower as banking stocks declined, with Sensex falling 455 points and Nifty dropping by 152 points. Top laggards included Nestle India, Titan, Axis Bank, NTPC, Tata Motors, and ITC.

According to travel industry experts and property owners, there is a growing demand for bulk bookings of entire boutique properties costing Rs 3 lakh per night to as much as Rs 10 lakh. Some are even using private charters for group travels. These b...

Pizza Wings, Boba Bhai in funding talks as HNIs, angels and other backers show interest

Rupen Rajguru, MD & Senior Advisor at Julius Baer India, shares insights on the market frothiness, positive investor sentiment, and changing dynamics of different market segments, including PSUs and small/midcap stocks. Rajguru says: "At an aggregat...

Wealthtech platform Share.Market aims to give a new dimension to discount broking in India by offering quantitative research and market intelligence. Share.Market plans to go live with futures & options trading by the end of March. Share.Market aims...

According to the survey, there is a robust economic optimism among High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNIs), with a staggering 79% expressing confidence in the Indian economy's positive trajectory for 2023-24, c...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s crackdown on social-media influencers peddling advice is a losing battle. Although nine out of 10 individual traders are losing money, retail investors can’t get enough of derivatives. A smartphone-led ga...