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Why should investors consider IIFL Wealth despite volatile capital markets?
In the recent correction in the equity markets, IIFL Wealth’s stock has fallen to Rs 1,550 which is 7 percent lower than the Bain’s acquisition price
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Should investors bet on Bandhan Bank stock?
The silver lining in Bandhan’s performance in recent years has been its liability franchise, both in terms of quantity and quality
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Factors that can trigger SBI stock uptick in the face of distressed valuation after strong earnings
SBI’s distressed valuation is pricing in the most risks ranging from the government ownership to the weakening macroeconomic environment
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Prudent Corporate Advisory Services IPO – Which listed peers have better value than the issue?
Prudent is the third largest MF distributor after NJ India and ICICI Securities among the non-banks with an average AUM of Rs 48,411 crore as of end December ’21
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CSB Bank racks up solid numbers in FY22, but will the shine of gold loans continue?
CSB Bank has chalked out its growth plan. However, a lot depends on execution
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RBI unnerves while Fed soothes the equity markets. What should investors do?
Amid slowing growth, inflation concerns and central bank action, the re-pricing of risk is under way. It started with bonds, particularly at the short end of the yield curve, in US bonds. It will soon be seen in equities
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HDFC Q4 earnings marked by strong loan growth and better asset quality
HDFC’s strong loan growth in the individual segment on a very high base continues to surprise all
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LIC IPO - Many hits and a few misses. Should investors subscribe?
LIC's IPO is priced at a significant discount to private peers. Why so?
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Bajaj Finance’s stock valuation – The good, the bad, and the ugly
BFL’s business has to be seen through a prism – an NBFC, a fintech player, or a potential bank?
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Will ICICI Bank’s valuation discount with HDFC Bank narrow after stellar Q4?
FY22 earnings reflect a strong comeback by ICICI Bank
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ICICI Lombard: FY22 earnings muted, but structural growth story intact
ICICI Lombard is readjusting its motor vehicle portfolio away from the private car segment, given the pricing competition. Instead, it is focusing on the CV segment
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Margins steal the show at ICICI Pru, premium growth takes focus
Business transformation visible in improving product mix, higher margins and enhanced distribution channels
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HDFC Bank’s Q4 shines, growth takes precedence over margins
HDFC Bank’s earnings growth in Q4FY22 could have been over 30 percent, had it not created contingency provisions of Rs 1,000 crore during the quarter. While such fine-tuning of numbers leads to ‘boring consistency’ in HDFC Bank’s numbers, it highlights the bank’s ability to spread risks across cycles
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More consolidation in housing finance? Merger of HDFC twins suggests so
With no advantage on the funding side and increased regulatory costs, the profitability of HFCs is under pressure, and they are operating on wafer-thin margins
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High inflows mark equity MFs, but AMC stocks feel the heat. Why?
The rise in passive investment is not the only reason for the underperformance of AMC stocks. It could also be breeding mistrust
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HDFC–HDFC Bank merger – What’s in it for shareholders?
Despite synergies flowing out of the merger of HDFC with HDFC Bank, there are several unknowns as far as regulations are concerned
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Will Aavas Financiers reverse the recent underperformance?
Aavas has demonstrated a healthy portfolio growth during the past few years, despite the challenging operating environment
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Will Powell pop the Volcker pill as stagflation risks rise?
Many view that monetary policy is ill-suited to deal with supply-side shocks — such as rising prices because of war, high energy prices, or supply chain disruptions
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Paper stocks make a splash, pick the write stuff
The paper company that can quickly expand capacity and is backward integrated with sufficiency in major inputs will be better placed to take advantage of rise in product prices
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For this smallcap banking stock, risk-reward arithmetic sits well
CUB’s stock has corrected 35 percent from the peak and is now trading closer to its 52-week low price
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Ahead of IPO, here are the high points of LIC’s Q3
LIC’s net profit does not capture its true earning potential, to improve as profit-sharing gets fully aligned in favour of shareholders by FY25
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Where are metal prices going as Russia, Ukraine dig in their heels?
Metals likely to soften as higher prices will lead to lower volumes and lack of demand from user industry
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Oil on a high | A hike in petrol, diesel prices looks imminent. By how much?
Despite the steep rise in crude oil prices by over $41/bbl, retail prices of petrol and diesel have remained unchanged since December
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Ukraine War: What sums up India’s stand on Russia at UN?
Bilateral trade between the two countries may be modest, but deep military cooperation is the binding force between India and Russia
