Finance

As a shareholder how many times have you actually bothered to sift through companies' annual reports packed with data, numbers, facts, information? Unless you are a Chartered Accountant, a Finance professional or someone who holds deep…

Here are the Funding and M&A deals happened in India for the week starting February 26th 2012. Funding, M&A Deals of the Fortnight Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type Who Funded…

While the Q3-FY12 earnings season is hardly half way through, corporate results of most highly rated large companies – such as Infosys, HDFC, HDFC Bank, ITC, TCS, HCL Tech, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, Wipro and Axis Bank…

You might have a great investment strategy of dividing your risks and increasing returns between mutual funds, recurring deposits, shares and debentures, gold and silver and much more, but have you considered Insurance? We're not talking…

For Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who wish to create a niche for themselves in today’s competitive market, it is imperative to keep a track of their day-to-day transactions and financial events. Businesses where the accounts section…

Budgets are always a tricky issue. And when it comes to marketing, budget allocation becomes even more difficult. Most firms struggle to justify the return on Investment (ROI) on a marketing spend. Then how are budgets allocated?…

2011 has been an eventful year for the insurance industry and the policyholders both. The regulator has launched a slew of changes and guidelines which have positively impacted the sector in terms of making products and processes more…

This investment should bring some cheer to the online publishers and bloggers – According to press release sent to us, Accel Partners has completed ‘Series A’ investment in Trivone Digital, a Bangalore-based digital media and content…

Raghu: “Today is just not a good day for me” said Raghu in an angry tone. Which caught Nitin’s attention from away from his computer? Nitin: “What happened Raghu, never seen you so stressed.” Raghu: “Dude I just went to the ATM and…

Are you single? Well that's great because you are living a free and adventurous life at the moment. But have you thought of the financial responsibility that awaits you the very minute you tie the knot? Take advantage of this period where…

I had this question in my mind for a very long time - How many Indians are actually covered under Insurance. The reason I was curious about this number was because I am really surprised at the amount of ignorance Indian people have about…

Here is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals happened in India for the week starting 21st November. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type…

Before answering the question as to where are interest rates headed, let us first try and understand what determines interest rates and how it affects us. Well as we know that interest rates are determined by RBI, with help of tools like…

Not all of us are informed and aware of the terms that are used in a home loan or how a home loan will affect our lives in the future. People who are not from a finance background may not even understand some of the most basic home loan…

Here is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals for the week starting 1st November. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type Who Funded…

Despite the stupendous growth of banking sector in India in the last 10 years and the development of a highly competitive marketplace comprised of both domestic and foreign based banking entities in India, access to various banking services…

Looks like Indian Paypal users have to take another big blow - According to article appearing on Labnol, Paypal India is set to reverse all the payments above USD 500 that have already been made to Indian paypal users since March 2011.…

The global economic recession in later part of 2008 hit all economies negatively and there was nothing positive to write home about. However, if there was one positive that emerged from the crisis it was the emergence of Asia as a economic…

No longer are credit cards limited to the high income bracket population in India. The Indian population is now amassing credit card debts and 'reward point' strategies of banks. If you have a credit card debt in India, here are a few tips…

The last time RBI had issued banking licenses was 2004; Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank were established. We have seen the kind of wealth creation that they were able to create in just six years. However, RBI seems to have a concern on…