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Investment activity hits historic low in FY21 amid Covid-19 pandemic

This is because of the lockdown in Q1; sharp pick-up in Q4 may not sustain, say experts

Investors didn't sell in May as Sensex posted biggest monthly gains of 2021

Snapping out of last month's underperformance, the domestic markets delivered returns better than its global peers

FanCode raises $50 mn from Dream Sports, plans 100 million user base

The company said it has live-streamed nearly 30,000 hours of sports content and aims to have a user base of 100 million in a year

Stride Ventures announces new fund, targets corpus of up to Rs 1,875 crore

Investment firm Stride Ventures on Tuesday announced a debt fund for Indian startups with corpus that can go up to Rs 1,875 crore

European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China

The latest development represents a new blow to the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) that European leaders reached during a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping

CPP Investments wants a bigger pie in Indian equities, credit markets

As part of its 2025 strategy, the AE department continued to grow its exposure in EMs

Motilal Oswal Real Estate announces 1st close of its fifth real estate fund

The Fund, which was launched with a target corpus of Rs 800 crore has received commitments aggregating Rs 650 crore.

Scotland seeks to ramp up trade and investment ties with India

Scottish exports to India today are modest. In 2018, goods and services accounted for £295 million or just 0.9 per cent of Scotland's international exports

KKR invests $95 mn in Lenskart, says will help eyewear firm's growth

TPG Growth and TR Capital will each divest a portion of their holding in Lenskart.

Mumbai Angels Network sees 36 exits, eyes 50 investments this year

Purplle has raised $45 million from Sequoia Cap­ital India and existing investors Verl­in­vest, Blume Ven­tures and JSW Ventures.

Anupam Rasayan to invest Rs 43 cr to set up a 12.5 MW solar power plant

Speciality chemical company Anupam Rasayan India on Tuesday said it will invest Rs 43 crore to set up a 12.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant

SK Corp to invest tens of billions of shares in US hydrogen firm Monolith

SK Corp, the holding company of SK Group, has decided to invest tens of billions of won worth of shares in Monolith, an American hydrogen company, and plans to sign a contract within this month

Civil society calls for rights safeguards in EU-China investment deal

A joint appeal has been made to the European Institutions calling for the inclusion of enforceable human rights clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

Combine your SIPs with long-investment horizon for better results

Expert advice on how to many the most of your systematic investment plans

Blackstone to buy controlling stake in Mphasis for up to $2.8 billion

Leading investment firm Blackstone on Monday announced to acquire a controlling stake in IT services firm Mphasis for up to $2.8 billion

Traditional policies' tax benefits must go

The tax exemption encouraged retail investors to buy traditional policies, which, in turn, invested in G-Secs. But now there are many other buyers for G-Secs

ULIPs remain popular despite tax tweak, on par with equity mutual funds

Industry players say awareness of products rose after Budget

ORAI raises Rs 3.6 cr in pre-Series A round from Inflection Point Ventures

The funds raised would be used for international expansion and collaborations, sales and marketing along with product development and enhancement

Opt for fixed maturity plan if you need discipline of a lock-in: Experts

FMPs allow investors to lock into current yields. The scheme information document indicates the fund's allocation to instruments of various credit ratings

Invest young: Financial planning tips for people taking up their first job

Business Standard's Bindisha Sarang tells us five things every 20 something or millennial should know about money. Listen to know more