Sebi mulls hedge-fund like products for retail investors

Sebi mulls hedge-fund like products for retail investors

[ad_1] India’s capital market regulator is proposing allowing asset management companies to offer hedge fund-like products for mom-and-pop investors as it steps up efforts to curb proliferation of unauthorized investment products.The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed a “new asset class” that will lie between a traditional pooled investment vehicle like a mutual…

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Morgan Stanley’s profit jumps as investment banking recovers

Morgan Stanley’s profit jumps as investment banking recovers

[ad_1] Morgan Stanley‘s profit rose in the second quarter as investment banking activity rebounded on strength in equity and debt underwriting.Shares of the bank still fell 2% in choppy premarket trading as wealth management revenue rose only marginally, after powering growth through most of 2022 and 2023.The segment’s revenue increased to $6.8 billion in the…

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Several states including Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu may get liquor home delivery: Report

Several states including Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu may get liquor home delivery: Report

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Several states in India, including New Delhi, Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Kerala, are exploring pilot projects to allow home delivery of liquor through online platforms such as Swiggy, BigBasket, Zomato, and its Blinkit quick-commerce arm. The initial focus will be on low-alcohol drinks like beer, wine, and liqueurs, according…

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Budget 2024 income tax expectations: Top 5 things FM Sitharaman should do for taxpayers – from tax slab changes to hiking standard deduction

Budget 2024 income tax expectations: Top 5 things FM Sitharaman should do for taxpayers – from tax slab changes to hiking standard deduction

[ad_1] By Parizad SirwallaBudget 2024 income tax expectations: The Finance Minister (FM) will present the full Union Budget for Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 in Parliament on July 23rd. The Budget is of significant interest to individual taxpayers as they have a long wish list of the desired announcements on the personal tax front from the…

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China making youth unemployment a ‘top priority’

China making youth unemployment a ‘top priority’

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as rain and an apparent lack of interest kept potential young employees away.The empty seats belied China’s stubbornly high youth unemployment rate — a problem so pressing that President Xi Jinping has told top Communist Party (CCP)…

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Paytm gets warning from Sebi over old transactions with its banking unit; firm responds

Paytm gets warning from Sebi over old transactions with its banking unit; firm responds

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Securities and exchange board of India (Sebi) served administrative warning to Paytm over two transactions with Paytm Payments Bank conducted in the fiscal year 2021-22. Paytm on Monday said in its filing that it has strictly followed all regulatory requirements and compliance standards.The two transactions were of 3.24 billion rupees ($38.8 million)…

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