In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Public sector banks end up on losing side, rise in rural consumption benefits consumer stocks, CA and CS now under PMLA ambit, business models need to be reviewed over time, and more
Instead of more regulations/guidelines to rein in financial influencers, SEBI could well start applying many existing provisions that are time and court tested. And also narrow down the wide and gaping loophole in the regulations that give fininfluencers a free for all
Connectivity and aspirational lifestyle are fast converting greenfield and redeveloped brownfield projects to aspirational localities in cities. As young users migrate there, real estate returns grow at up to a healthy 10 percent per annum
Giffen goods, sliced bread and how inflation hits the poor the hardest
Chartered accountants, company secretaries and cost & works accountants are protesting at being included under the ambit of the money laundering law
Rural India was missing in action as a stock trigger for consumer stocks, such as two-wheeler and FMCG companies. But Bharat appears to be on the rise again
The stock dropped 10 percent on Wednesday, the second biggest fall since its listing in 2021
The judgment failed to right the wrongs that the Supreme Court detected in the Shiv Sena split. But if SC upholds the spirit of the judgment in future cases and its larger bench clarifies quickly whether a Speaker served with removal notice by defectors can adjudicate disqualification proceedings it will do a world of good
Conglomerates that diversified and companies that stuck to just the core knitting have equally bitten dust over time. The conclusion is obvious. In an era of accelerated change, business models aren’t cast in stone and need to be reviewed periodically
The fundamental intractable issue is that MDBs are large bureaucracies owned by not one but multiple states. Such an animal is inevitably tailored to move slowly and cautiously
The tables have turned for public sector banks that commanded a higher deposit growth ten years ago. Now they are on the wrong side of the K-shape in deposit mobilisation and are losing out to private sector peers every year.
ESG integration within operations is a win-win solution for a company as well as its stakeholders. However, this requires long-term commitments as well as imbibing a culture of ESG-centric practices at the grassroots level
A number of Pakistan prime ministers have had their tenures cut short unceremoniously by the Pakistan army. What sets Imran Khan apart is the unprecedented outpouring of support and the large-scale violence that his arrest has triggered. But the signs look ominous with his rivals closing ranks
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: DGCA needs to strictly monitor airline business, can ONDC compete with Swiggy and Zomato, exit polls predict close race in Karnataka, India fairly new to the incubator game, and more
In many ways, ONDC is an extension of India’s highly successful public digital infrastructure programme which has enabled identities (Aadhaar), payments (UPI) and is gearing up to provide healthcare and education
Karnataka Elections 2023: Most exit pollsters who wagered their numbers yesterday did not share vote share estimates on which they based their calculation or their sampling methodology and other details. This lack of transparency in exit polls makes the calculation of seat numbers a dubious proposition
The success of a competitor is not a happy reason to roll out change. But it appears to have electrified Google
The information sought monthly from airlines needs a drastic change so that deteriorating operational and financial trends can be promptly observed and no stakeholder is caught unawares when an airline eventually ceases operations
The close contest for the Assembly elections in 2023 proves that the BJP is struggling to overcome anti-incumbency, charges of corruption and could pay a price for ignoring leaders of its largest voter bank – the Lingayats
A hung assembly will allow JDS to play the role of kingmaker and leave the door open for horse trading
Under ECL, banks will require to gauge the credit risk of the borrower and make anticipatory provisioning before a default has occurred unlike the current regime where banks provide once default has occurred.
The answer will boil down to service delivery and the cost of operations and how much of it is being passed on to the consumer
As India is fairly new to the incubator game, the benefits to startups and the economy at large are yet to accrue
Commercial vehicle sales volumes were robust in FY2023, but still lag the pre-COVID numbers. Will this year be better?
While drafting FAME II, policymakers should have assessed the depth and breadth of local supply chains before earmarking localisation levels. As EV sales lag target, there is an urgent need to relook at the need, quantum and quality of subsidies