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Shishir Asthana

Principal Analyst, Research

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The real-time electricity market has come of age

BUSINESS

The real-time electricity market has come of age

RTM helps distribution companies meet short-term requirements of power which could be because of a demand spike or supply-side issues.

Why market participant data is a reason to worry 

BUSINESS

Why market participant data is a reason to worry 

Traders are standing at the doors, waiting to exit at the first sign of trouble. 

Guru Speak | Pawan Arora—It takes a different kind of mental strength to sustain a series of losses for the sake of the one big blockbuster win 

BUSINESS

Guru Speak | Pawan Arora—It takes a different kind of mental strength to sustain a series of losses for the sake of the one big blockbuster win 

Pawan Arora, a veteran trend following trader talks on what it takes to be a trend following trader

Micro to Macro: Corporate concalls are cautiously optimistic for the rest of the fiscal year

BUSINESS

Micro to Macro: Corporate concalls are cautiously optimistic for the rest of the fiscal year

We look at trends through the prism of consumption, inflationary pressure, capital expenditure, improvement in market share and growth drivers across sectors 

Nazara Tech may be expensive but it opens up new possibilities for investors 

BUSINESS

Nazara Tech may be expensive but it opens up new possibilities for investors 

While the opportunity in gaming is big, the competition too must be reckoned with. Reliance’s Jio Games, Paytm First Games, Mobile Premier League, Tencent backed Dream 11 are some of the prominent players, apart from a host of others. 

SEBI's interference in the PNB Housing-Carlyle deal offers a good opportunity to invest 

BUSINESS

SEBI's interference in the PNB Housing-Carlyle deal offers a good opportunity to invest 

By SES’s logic, all fundraising should be done through a rights issue irrespective of the time and cost involved

Is passive investing a threat to the mutual fund industry?

BUSINESS

Is passive investing a threat to the mutual fund industry?

The mutual fund industry may still have some time before passive or semi-passive investing makes a dent. But paying a high fee for poor performance is passé.

SEBI's delisting regulation changes are of little help to promoters and investors

BUSINESS

SEBI's delisting regulation changes are of little help to promoters and investors

Recent changes are peripheral. They don’t address the issue of pricing – the key reason why delisting attempts are failing.

Guru speak |How to use a systems-driven approach to identify multi-baggers - PMS manager Rajesh Kothari explains

BUSINESS

Guru speak |How to use a systems-driven approach to identify multi-baggers - PMS manager Rajesh Kothari explains

In a detailed interview, Kothari talks about his stock-picking strategy and explains his rules for exiting a position.

CAPA’s assessment of the Indian airline industry may be too pessimistic 

BUSINESS

CAPA’s assessment of the Indian airline industry may be too pessimistic 

The industry has adapted to the changing times and the worst is behind it 

Airports IPO | Will the newest business from the Adani stable replicate earlier successes?

TRENDS

Airports IPO | Will the newest business from the Adani stable replicate earlier successes?

Adani enters into areas that need very high capital investment. This acts as a big entry barrier, restricts competition and gives firms monopolistic power. But COVID-19 has badly hit the travel business.

Videocon insolvency | This is one IBC resolution not worth celebrating

BUSINESS

Videocon insolvency | This is one IBC resolution not worth celebrating

Lenders have taken an over 90 percent haircut

Did SEBI let off Franklin Templeton too lightly?

BUSINESS

Did SEBI let off Franklin Templeton too lightly?

Investors in the six Franklin Templeton debt schemes that have been shuttered have suffered enough. The Sebi order does not do justice to what they have endured.

Is ESG investing a fad?

BUSINESS

Is ESG investing a fad?

What works in the US and western world does not necessarily work in India. 

Model Tenancy Act will formalise and expand the rental market

BUSINESS

Model Tenancy Act will formalise and expand the rental market

Retail real estate could see a similar kind of investment as in commercial leases, provided the laws are in place and rental yields are meaningful 

After Coal, the Oil market will be the next battleground between producers and environmentalists 

BUSINESS

After Coal, the Oil market will be the next battleground between producers and environmentalists 

Environmentalists have tasted blood in the first big victory against the powerful oil industry. Their influence may be limited but in an extremely tight oil market, every supply restriction can impact prices. 

Loss-making Paytm's IPO will be a test case for new generation companies

BUSINESS

Loss-making Paytm's IPO will be a test case for new generation companies

Will Indian investors, like their brethren in the US, be patient enough to give such companies a long rope in the hope of stellar gains in the future? 

PNB Housing shareholders to benefit from Carlyle's offer 

BUSINESS

PNB Housing shareholders to benefit from Carlyle's offer 

After the preferential offer and warrant conversion PNB’s holding in PNB Housing Finance will be reduced to 20.3 percent while that of Carlyle’s will increase to 50.4 percent. 

GuruSpeak | Puneet Tewani, an algo trader who deploys 20 intra-day strategies

BUSINESS

GuruSpeak | Puneet Tewani, an algo trader who deploys 20 intra-day strategies

The former bureaucrat who studied engineering and business administration uses his multi-tasking skills to devise a number of derivative trading strategies

The proposed new IPO rules will deprive retail investors of an opportunity 

BUSINESS

The proposed new IPO rules will deprive retail investors of an opportunity 

A media report says SEBI is considering the concept of institutional investor-only initial public offerings (IPOs), especially for companies in the new-economy space

DHFL case continues to throw up unpleasant, and unnecessary, surprises

BUSINESS

DHFL case continues to throw up unpleasant, and unnecessary, surprises

In the entire DHFL saga, the biggest loser is the retail investor in its equity and debt instruments

High volatility in crypto currencies sends investors fleeing to gold and silver 

BUSINESS

High volatility in crypto currencies sends investors fleeing to gold and silver 

Gold is touching a four-month high at a time when cryptocurrencies have fallen by nearly 53 percent from their all-time high 

SEBI's new margin rules have hit commodity markets; will it do the same to equities? 

BUSINESS

SEBI's new margin rules have hit commodity markets; will it do the same to equities? 

ANMI argued that the rate of overnight margins levied on intraday trades is almost 3.33 times more than what is warranted based on the risks of the trade. 

GuruSpeak | Kusal Kansara - An algo trader's guide to stock and strategy selection 

BUSINESS

GuruSpeak | Kusal Kansara - An algo trader's guide to stock and strategy selection 

Algo trading is not as easy as it is made out to be. Kusal Kansara, the co-founder of Curl Capital, explains the nuances.

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