As an increasing number of people move online for work, play and transactions, cases of data leaks have also increased. Just recently, data of 553 million Facebook users from across the globe including India were leaked; details such as Facebook ids, phone numbers, email addresses, personal information such as dates of birth were leaked. Over …
In a year that saw the Covid-19 pandemic impact every sector, the stock markets have not just stood strong but offered impressive returns. As the financial year 2020-21 came to an end on March 31, the benchmark index Sensex posted the largest ever gain of 68 per cent in 11 years. In FY2010, the Sensex …
India’s inflation has been a cause for concern, according to a recent Moody’s Analytics report which says inflation is “above comfort levels” in India. The report also noted that Asian economies barring China have shown some sort of inflation-related worries. Moody’s Analytics further noted that the rise in retail inflation to 5 per cent in …
As the second wave of Covid infections grip several states in the country, what does it look like for the retail sector? In February, as Covid infections dropped from the September 2020 levels, the Indian retail sector heaved a sigh of relief as sales figures came in. The Retail Business Survey showed that February sales …
A year after the first lockdown was imposed in India, the country has seen a rise in the number of cases yet again, indicating that this is the dreaded second wave of Covid-19 infections. On Wednesday, India registered 47,262 Covid-19 cases and 275 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 11,734,058 and the death toll. …
Market regulator SEBI has brought in new qualification norms for portfolio managers, research analysts and investment advisors in a recent notification. According to the SEBI norms issued last week, SEBI will recognise post-graduate programme in the securities market of at least a year offered by the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) as the qualification …
India’s rupee has been the only Asian currency to gain in March, growing 1.3 per cent on the back of foreign buying of domestic stocks worth $2.4 billion. This includes inflows into initial public offerings (IPOs). Data shows that nine offers of share sales amounting to Rs 59 billion this month has bulked up the …
The BSE Utilities Index has posted an impressive performance in the fiscal year 2021 – the index has gained by more than 60 per cent in FY21. The index had fallen over 30 per cent back in the financial year 2020, according to the BSE. Analysts attribute this performance to investors partaking in the rally …
The Finance Ministry has recently written to the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) asking for the withdrawal of guidelines issued by the regulator on valuing perpetual bonds issued by banks as 100-year bonds. Perpetual bonds (also called perp bonds) are known as additional Tier 1 bonds as they don’t come …
Women are taking to the stock markets like never before. And aptly so. As the world observes another Women’s Day, it is significant that more women have taken to the stock markets, which has traditionally been a male bastion. Many brokerage firms have been reporting a substantial rise in demat accounts opened by women in …
