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8 Interesting Things To Know About Indian Women’s Relationship With Their Finances

In the context of the stagnating rate of female participation in the workforce and a persistent gender pay gap, the insights from a recent study have come out, which are pertinent for businesses, regulators and financial institutions as well as a revelation when it comes to understanding the variations of Indian women's relationship with their finances.

By Kabir Singh Bhandari

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How to Invest Smartly in 2024?

By Priya Kapoor

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Revolutionizing Global Finance: Pioneering The Future Through Digital Innovation

By Shlok Sharma

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Creating Wealth with Small and Midcap Funds

By Priya Kapoor

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Securing Your College Ticket

The lack of awareness about the admissions process continues to exist in the country. A highly successful bootstrapped start-up, Gradvine, aims to ensure that students right from ninth grade until post-graduate students are aware of the opportunities out there and how to achieve the set goals

By Paromita Gupta

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‘Mutual funds have seen a phenomenal increase’

People are getting more and more comfortable with market linked returns, and are moving away from contextual savings and the trend is likely to continue, says R. S. Srinivas Jain, Executive Director & Head of Strategy, SBI Mutual fund in an exclusive interview with Entrepreneur India. Edited Excerpts

By Paromita Gupta

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Should You Join The IPO Rush?

India logged the most number of IPOs this year till September, according to a study. With several more IPOs expected in the next few months, experts advise public to factor in some key considerations before shelling out their money

By Priya Kapoor

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Retik Finance (RETIK) Officially Announces Presale — Set to Revolutionize the DeFi Industry

The highly anticipated Retik presale is set to kick off on December 6, 2023

By Vikrant Agarwal

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How to Navigate the Changing Tax Regulations Using Technology? Insights From Tax Technologist Expert

Santhosh Kumar Lalgudi, a leading global figure in the tax technology industry, says the strategic use of technological tools is the answer to navigating the complexities of modern tax environments

By Robert Rebeiro

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Information Attacks On Freedom Holding Corp.: An Insight

Recently, the multi-national financial services firm, Freedom Holding Corp., (NASDAQ: FRHC) found itself the target of a series of short seller disinformation campaigns designed to drive down the company's stock value, and achieve significant gains for the short seller.

By Sam Pinto

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Not So Cryptic: The G20 Roadmap To Solve Crypto Asset Issues

Over the last few years, various issues have cropped up concerning crypto assets, whether it is the need for consumer and investor protection, market protocols or anti-money laundering.

By Kabir Singh Bhandari

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Maximizing Wealth Beyond Business

Dive deeper into the portfolios of some couplepreneurs and find out where they are investing to maximise their wealth beyond business

By Priya Kapoor

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AIFs, One for the Sophisticated Investors

As of March 2023, the AUM of AIFs totalled INR 8.34 lakh crore according to SEBI data. In March 2019, that figure was INR 2.82 lakh crore, which is an increase of more than 3x in the last five years. Also, the industry has witnessed a steep increase in the number of AIFs in the country from mere 366 in 2018 to above 800 in 2022.

By Priya Kapoor

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The Unicorn Investor: Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma

The investor who's best at placing early-stage bets on companies now worth $1B+

By Punita Sabharwal

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Redefining Finance in India with the Inception of Vulture Funds and Shaping Tomorrow’s Landscape with ‘Rise and Thrive.

In 2014, Subodh Bajpai took a bold step by establishing his own investment firm. His goal was clear: to provide investment opportunities to businesses and individuals in India. Over the years, he has not only achieved this goal but has also become a stalwart in India's investment market.

By Paromita Gupta

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Why Is Gold Considered A Safe Commodity?

Gold is often considered a safe commodity for several reasons. Gold has been valued for thousands of years due to its scarcity and aesthetic appeal. Its scarcity gives it inherent value, as it cannot be easily reproduced or created.

By Nishikanth Samarth

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Mukesh Ambani is India’s Richest With INR 8,08,700 Crore. But There Are Other Comebacks Too On This Rich List

The ultimate rich list is out, and Mukesh Ambani has surged to the top spot, surpassing Gautam Adani, whose wealth more than halved in the last year.

By Kabir Singh Bhandari

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Is India’s Inclusion in JP Morgan’s Bond Index Just a Good Market Sentiment?

The inclusion of the IGBs will be staggered over a 10-month period starting June, 2024, through March, 2025 (i.e., inclusion of 1% weight per month).

By Priya Kapoor

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Meet This Legendary Hedge Fund Manager

Sean Chin MQ brings with him a wealth of commodities trading experience and built discipline

By Nishikanth Samarth

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Should you Boost your FD Portfolio with Corporate Bonds?

A lesser known fixed income option but that can boost your fixed income portfolio is corporate bonds. Many good quality corporate bonds currently fetch 9-11% per annum yield compared to a 6-7% annual interest rate on 1-3 year bank FDs.

By Priya Kapoor

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10 Products Entrepreneurs Can Build On Top of CBDC

114 countries (over 95 per cent of global GDP) are exploring a CBDC. While the current CBDC industry is a small one, the scope for innovation and offerings is vast.

By Paromita Gupta

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Why Developing Economies may Face Amplified Macro-Financial Risks from Crypto-Assets

The IMF-FSB synthesis paper on overall crypto asset regulation, that will be taken up at G-20 summit, says the macro-financial risks presented by crypto-assets are likely to be larger for Emerging Markets and Developing economies (EMDEs).

By Priya Kapoor

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‘CBDC a Wonderful Opportunity and Great Motivation for Most Central Bankers’

According to Ajay Kumar Choudhary, Executive Director, RBI, CBDC is a great motivation for most of the central bankers including RBI to bring it as an alternative for the customers to use it as per their choice and convenience.

By Priya Kapoor

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Payments Banks at Heart of India’s Digital Story

Digital revolution in India has brought a paradigm shift in the banking system and financial transactions. The payment banks are at the heart of the ecosystem. The payments bank industry today is touching 150 million lives on a monthly basis, which is far larger than any other fitting category in the country.

By Priya Kapoor

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What is Suptech and Why Will it Continue to Need Human Intelligence?

Suptech refers to the adoption of innovative technology such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning by regulators for supervision purposes.

By Paromita Gupta

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How Indian Fintechs Can Go Global

India is a large fintech market behind only the US and China. The sector boasts of over 23 unicorns as of quarter one of 2023. However, breaking into new markets is still a challenge for fintechs.

By Priya Kapoor

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Why Cross-border Payments is Not as Simple as UPI and How that can be Changed

While the Asia-Pacific region, particularly India, has been a figurehead for fintech adoption, with UPI and other digital technologies, such as Aadhar, cross-border remittance continues to be a lengthy-tedious process.

By Paromita Gupta

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SEBI Proposes Restriction of Registered Intermediaries with Finfluencers in its Consultation Paper

The proposals, which are expected to clamp down on the activities of finfluencers and rein in their proliferation, are available on SEBI's website till 15th September, 2023 for public comments and suggestions.

By Priya Kapoor

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Should finfluencers don the advisors’ cap?

They appeal most to the GenZ who see the information provided by them as easy to understand, easily accessible, and in many cases, free (or low-cost), compared to traditional financial advice.

By Priya Kapoor

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Web3 Wallets: Secure Your Crypto Assets the Right Way

The key feature of the Web3 wallet is its strong encryption that keeps hackers and malicious activities at bay

By Alex Bodra