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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Corporate bonds sound dull compared to equity and crypto, but a handful of companies are betting young investors are ready for another asset class.
The past five years have seen an influx of retail investors investing directly in stocks, courtesy discount brokers and apps such as Robinhood in the US and Zerodha and Groww in India. Millions of new investors have poured into equities, driven also by rising stock prices, globally, over the past decade. But some of that exuberance is coming off given the headwinds of global inflation and high commodity prices.
This shift in the global macro environment—along with fixed deposit interest rates under 6% a year at major banks—might be making another asset class more appealing: the humble bond or debenture. …
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
