Gold reserves across the world
Gold reserves of largest gold holding countries worldwide as of June 2020 (in metric tons) Ever since World War 2, USA has been the largest hoarder of Gold reserves. It…
Expert Speak: 14/10/2020
1. Anoop Bhaskar (IDFC AMC): Only sustainable solution is rapid urbanisation. Time for India to give big fillip to affordable housing – if necessary, using tax incentives to ensure rapid…
Healthcare infrastructure will tumble if not taken care of now !
We know that India is poor, but often we are embarrassed to admit. We are all too comfortable in calling ourselves a nation that was once a “Sone Ki Chidiya”.…
World is a TAXing Place..
Taxation is perhaps the single biggest expense for any individual. It is a forced expense by the system of every nation. Therefore, if you are looking forward to moving to…
US Bond Volatility becomes Scary
Just after a day when President Trump dashed the hopes for continuing QE till election, the Equity and Bond markets saw volatility. The Bond Volatility index in particular went through…
India’s recovery : Real or Illusion ?
Economists are skeptical amongst signs of recovery. GST collections are symbolic of economic activities within the economy. Since September’20 GST collections have been highest in last 7 months, and also…
SEBI bans AT1 Bonds for Retail Investors
The scars from Yes Bank AT1 Bonds write-off are still fresh in the minds of investors. AT1 Bonds are inherently risky (often riskier than Equities), yet they are sold like…
Expert Speak : 08/10/2020
1. Navneet Munot (CIO of SBI Mutial Fund): No matter what, India can’t make do with 5 per cent growth ‘as the new normal’ and must do everything to achieve…
PE/VC investments in pharma companies grow 3.5X in 2020, cross $1 bn mark
1. Private Equity (PE)/Venture Capital (VC) investments in pharmaceutical companies have grown by more than 3.5 times in 2020 and for the first time crossed $1 billion to touch $1.69…
Expert Opinion : 29/09/2020
1. Mark Mobius (@MarkMobiusReal) “India still is the biggest in our portfolios now, that was helped of course by the big surge that we have seen recently. It was among…