A pioneering study by DBS Bank India, in partnership with CRISIL—to understand how urban Indian women plan, prioritise and manage their money—has found that 98% of salaried and self-employed Indian women actively participate in long-term family decision-making. The first of three reports, titled ‘Women and Finance’, was launched today. Over 800 women were surveyed across … Read more
Mumbai: Canara Bank (CanBank) and Bank of Maharashtra are looking to raise up to ₹4,500 crore in bond sales amid surging demand for credit in a rapidly expanding economy. Canara Bank plans to carry out an issuance of additional tier-1 (AT-1) bonds with a base size of ₹1,000 crore and a greenshoe option of ₹2,500 … Read more
Urban poor have been the most impacted by 15-month high consumer price inflation (CPI) in July, a domestic rating agency’s arm said on Wednesday. The high-income segment in urban areas faced the lowest inflation burden, as food has a relatively low share in their consumption basked, Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics said in a note. … Read more
New Delhi: The Centre is considering import of 9 million tonnes of wheat from Russia via a government-to-government deal to augment domestic stocks amid rising prices, said people aware of the matter. The All-India Consumer Wholesale Price of wheat was up 6.2% to ₹2,633 per quintal on Wednesday, from ₹2,480 a year ago. Prices have … Read more
The fall in input costs may have positive implications for core inflation, which has proved stickierRetail prices are expected to increase at a slower pace than last year as an easing of input costs and slower-than-expected demand weigh on consumer inflation, according to a Crisil report.Wholesale prices, which are more amenable to global price pressures, … Read more
The board of Crisil has approved an interim dividend of Rs 7 per equity share for the financial year ending December 2023. The dividend, which is 700% on the share of face value of Rs l each, will be paid on May 16. Crisil shares will likely trade ex-dividend a day or two before the … Read more
India Inc is likely to report a halving of revenue growth in the fourth quarter of FY23, a credit rating agency said on Thursday, as companies start reporting their financials. The revenue growth will come down to 10-12 per cent as against 22.8 per cent for the January-March period in the year-ago, Crisil‘s Market Intelligence … Read more
Feroze Azeez, Deputy CEO, Anand Rathi Private Wealth Management, says If one is going to get 8% with a triple AAA rated corporate bond and 7.4% with the Government of India, one should always choose 7.4% because in 10 years, corporates can go through whatever they have to go through. Why will you take that … Read more
Global macroeconomic and financial sector headwinds are set to take a deep toll on the domestic IT companies’ revenue growth in FY24, a report said on Friday. The Rs 10 lakh crore sector is likely to witness revenue growth plunging by up to 9 percentage points to 10-12 per cent in FY24 as against the … Read more
The amendments to the taxation of debt mutual funds didn’t bode well for investors across categories, as the arbitrage benefits one could avail on such investments are no longer in place. According to the amendment to the Finance Bill, income from investments in debt mutual funds where not more than 35% is invested in equity … Read more