BUSINESS
Are we seeing the beginnings of India’s sub-prime loan problem?
NBFC consumer lending data show 45 percent of origination is from the ‘below prime’ segment
BUSINESS
Sushil Bhagat: An all-round investor, options trader and successful corporate executive
Rarely do you get a combination of a successful professionals being successful investors as well as traders. Sushil Bhagat is from this rare breed whose market returns would be something that the best fund managers would love to achieve.
COMPANIES
IndiGo’s huge aircraft order can help change its long term trend
The message the order gives out is clear---the airline is not being affected by differences between the promoters.
BUSINESS
Indian companies remain heavily taxed despite the corporate tax cut
The effective tax rates in several Asian countries are much lower
BUSINESS
Did the market jump the gun in celebrating the reduction in pledged shares?
In many cases, pledged shares have been reduced because of compulsion, not due to improved company fundamentals
POLICY
Policy | The government should not succumb to pressure tactics by incumbent telecom players
Any reduction of the amounts due would be nothing less than moral hazard. It would be an indication that the government is willing to succumb to pressure tactics and prop up inefficient players.
BUSINESS
The impact of the Supreme Court judgment on the telecom sector
Could this be the last straw for Vodafone Idea?
BUSINESS
The bail-out package to revive BSNL, MTNL makes little sense
The government must stop asking taxpayers to keep bailing out loss making no-hope public sector enterprises
BUSINESS
Why whistleblower 2.0 is a body blow to Infosys
The current whistleblower letter is far more serious than the one in 2017
BUSINESS
Classroom | Corporate action - how do bonus, stock split, buyback and dividends work? (Equity: Part 12)
Understanding corporate actions such as bonus and stock split, among others.
BUSINESS
Sivakumar Jayachandran: Journey of a BPO employee to a star trader
Practice, they say makes you perfect. If you are in and out of a trade in a matter of minutes and making good money by doing it, your skills have to be razor sharp. Sivakumar Jayachandran, a scalper has practiced thousands of trade before he became a successful trader.
BUSINESS
The fine print on MAT credit: did the market celebrate too soon?
The tax authorities say that the benefit of MAT credit will not be allowed if a company opts for the new tax rates
BUSINESS
The government will need out of the box thinking to meet its divestment target
The offers lined up so far barely move the needle
BUSINESS
Classroom | Placing orders (Equity: Part 6)
You could call up the broker’s office and place your order. Alternately, you could place the order online through the broker’s website.
BUSINESS
Classroom | Dealing with the stock broker (Equity: Part 5)
A guide to buying and selling shares through a stock broker.
BUSINESS
Classroom | How to open a demat account and select a broker (Equity: Part 4)
When you open a trading account you will be given a choice of segments—cash (shares), derivatives (futures and options), commodity and currency. Stick to the segment you understand well
MARKETS
Compulsory physical settlement is another blow by SEBI to retail traders
The move will result in increased volatility and speculation in the week before expiry
BUSINESS
There are big risks in Petronet LNG’s US deal
Petronet’s board had rejected the same deal six months ago because of the changing global gas market dynamics, where the fuel is available in abundance at rock bottom prices.
MARKETS
Classroom | Why markets exist, and should I invest in stocks? (Equity: Part 1)
Stock markets enable businesses to raise what is called in market parlance as equity capital. At the same time, it provides savers with an alternate avenue to invest their money.
BUSINESS
Corporate tax cut changes the market mood from fear to greed
How companies plan to spend the tax bonanza will set the market mood for the medium-term
BUSINESS
IRCTC IPO: What should investors do
With a monopolistic business model and a strong balance sheet, the company is strongly placed for future growth
BUSINESS
NHAI needs to get its maths right to woo investors for its InvIT
It is essential that NHAI leaves enough on the table to give a decent yield to investors
BUSINESS
Prabhat Dairy mocks investors by delisting its share at nearly half the IPO price
Whatever happened to the money that was garnered by the sale of the company’s dairy business?
BUSINESS
By bailing out stuck affordable housing projects government picks the lowest hanging fruit
Many of the real estate sector’s problems are its own creation
