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13.04 / 10:35

markets IPO security track reports Colleges Updates PMS firms seek Sebi approval to expand into unlisted, IPO anchor deals

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.MUMBAI: Portfolio management services (PMS) firms have asked the market regulator to widen their investment universe, as the segment struggles to keep pace with rival products, four people aware of the discussions said.Key demands include allowing investments in unlisted markets and permission to participate as anchor investors in initial public offerings (IPO), both currently restricted for PMS structures.Currently, only non-discretionary PMS allows up to 25% allocation to unlisted securities, such as alternative investment fund units, real estate investment trusts and infrastructure investment trusts. Discretionary PMS, which accounts for 92% of total PMS assets as of February, is not allowed to invest in unlisted securities.The push comes as PMS growth trails mutual funds and alternative investment funds (AIFs), with industry executives pointing to tighter investment rules, operational constraints and tax friction as factors hurting competitiveness in India’s asset management market.“Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) is keen on growing this segment and making PMS a platform for wealth management.

13.04 / 10:35

markets COST UPS Gap Enterprise innovations Gaps are emerging between AI’s promise and delivery: Is there an opportunity in this for India’s IT firms?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Technological revolutions have a familiar rhythm. First comes excitement, then investment, and then an awkward phase of reality refusing to cooperate with the narrative. Artificial intelligence (AI) has now entered that third phase.Over the past year, large technology firms have cut thousands of jobs while increasing investment in AI.

13.04 / 10:35

economy Research War country prevention International Nitin Pai: India must urgently build a coalition to contain the conflict in West Asia

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.New Delhi must act urgently to gather a coalition of like-minded and like-affected countries to conduct diplomacy with the warring parties in West Asia. The goal is not so much to get them to stop fighting but to prevent their war from throwing the Indian and world economy into a severe crisis. US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz for ships headed for or leaving Iran’s ports threatens to impose pain and suffering on hundreds of millions of innocents.

13.04 / 09:43

markets Digital Research students performer testing Schools Let's keep artificial intelligence inside prisons and out of classrooms: Here's why

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.A combustible mix of policymaker FOMO, industry self-interest and parental anxiety about the future of work is fuelling Asia’s push to introduce AI into classrooms at ever younger ages. The result risks turning a generation of developing minds into guinea pigs, while gains flow not to students, but to tech companies.You don’t have to be a Luddite to see the problem: AI’s inherent promise is convenience, while learning requires effort. Those aims are fundamentally at odds.

13.04 / 09:15

markets UPS trends War reports shock Updates Realty firms have cushions amid this economic shock. Can those salvage stocks?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.A bunch of listed realty developers announced March quarter (Q4FY26) operational updates last week. The highlight: record FY26 pre-sales or bookings.Godrej Properties' pre-sales rose 15% year-on-year to ₹34,171 crore, 5% ahead of its guidance.

13.04 / 08:37

Booking President Universities country social reports Kaushik Basu: Democratic decline may be worse than what existing measures capture

Democracy is inherently fraught. At its core lies the difficulty of translating individual preferences into a coherent social choice, a problem famously captured by Nobel laureate economist Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem and later developed by another Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in his 1970 book Collective Choice and Social Welfare.

13.04 / 08:31

markets COST Manufacturing Sustainability Research reports India smartphone market kicks off 2026 by losing $500 million, despite price hikes

Mint spoke with.The decline in value was relatively narrower at 6%, as companies partially offset losses by raising prices in February and March.India smartphone market was flat in 2025 with a 0.6% annual growth by volume totalling 152 million units.Worryingly for the industry, this is the first time in recent years that smartphones are witnessing a simultaneous decline in both value and volumes at the start of a calendar year. So far, brands had relied on no-interest monthly instalments to sustain sales of higher-value phones — a strategy that appears to have hit a roadblock, at least for now.The slowdown coincided with sweeping geopolitical tensions that cascaded into financial markets worldwide, pushing up energy prices and dampening consumer sentiment.

13.04 / 08:31

Waters Analysis Food War track reports Rainfall below normal? How accurate are predictions by Skymet, IMD?

The El Niño phenomenon could result in one of the driest monsoons in India in at least eight years.Private forecaster Skymet has predicted: the rainfall is likely to be 94% of the long-period average (LPA), or below-normal. While the predictions are in line with broader expectations of low rainfall, Skymet is known for giving more conservative predictions than the official India Meteorological Department (IMD).Both agencies fail to predict the intensity of rainfall accurately more often than not, but Skymet’s track record has worsened in recent years.

13.04 / 08:31

COST Mobile trends track reports Updates Mint Explainer | How the West Asia conflict and tariff hike delays could affect telecom operators

The impact of higher fuel costs due to the conflict in West Asia, along with a delay in tariff increases that’s limiting revenue growth, is expected to weigh on the financials of India’s telecom companies in the near term, according to analysts. Mint analyzes how the mismatch between high costs and limited scope for charging customers is likely to put pressure on telecom operators.Telecom operators rely on diesel-powered generators to ensure uninterrupted power supply to telecom towers, which form the backbone of mobile networks.

13.04 / 08:31

markets COST security Research trends reports Updates Q4 preview: earnings remain fragile as margins crack under cost pressures

Nifty 50 revenue growth at 10–13% year-on-year in Q4, broadly maintaining Q3’s momentum. But the nature of revenue growth is expected to have changed during the latest quarter.While festive demand, tax cuts and discretionary spending supported revenues in the October-December quarter, the March-quarter growth is likely to be driven more by higher realisations in metals and energy, even as underlying consumption trends turn uneven.

13.04 / 08:31

markets UPS trends classical Updates Relationships Is Anand Rathi’s FY26 growth solely market-driven?

₹3,379 crore during a phase when the Nifty 50 fell more than 14%, which meant it could not meet its FY26 AUM guidance of ₹1 trillion.On the flip side, the recovery in stock price following the West Asia ceasefire announcement helped the company cross the ₹1 trillion milestone only ahead of the earnings release. The stock, too, responded sharply, gaining nearly 17% this month after remaining largely flat since September.That said, Anand Rathi Wealth is also a classic operating-leverage story. Its team strength of about 400 relationship managers (RMs) can support growth in the coming years, implying incremental revenue flows with limited hiring.

13.04 / 07:19

Digital security economy awards Trade information reports India unveils new security standards for its digital payments system to drive global adoption

NEW DELHI: India is moving to position its QR (Quick Response) code-based payment system on the global stage. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has introduced fresh norms covering biometric authentication, QR code-based payments and digital currency security to reduce fraud risks and enhance interoperability according to two people aware of the development.The move is intended to strengthen safeguards in India’s rapidly expanding digital financial ecosystem and build confidence among developed economies, where QR code payments are still a novelty, the people said.The rapid expansion of digital payments, biometric-based authentication systems and QR code transactions in India has raised concerns over fraud, identity theft, data misuse and vulnerabilities in the digital payment infrastructure.

13.04 / 07:19

markets Target Progressive Action show reports Updates Mint Explainer | Why India Inc.'s climate pledges rise, but execution and credibility lag

The number of Indian companies setting climate commitments is rising but their progress is uneven and often lacking in depth. A report by proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS) highlights that while target-setting is increasing, many companies fall short on execution, timelines and credibility. Mint explains why India Inc.

13.04 / 07:19

Digital Platform film Freedom audience song Viral today, gone tomorrow: the uncertain life of music in India

TV shows, India lacks a dedicated regulatory framework for music. This, lawyers and industry experts say, creates legal and commercial uncertainty, undermining an artiste’s ability to monetise their work and make creative decisions with confidence.

13.04 / 07:19

markets Digital Platform Pool Cycling recommendations Updates E-commerce won’t be the same again once AI Agents start shopping for us

Online commerce is undergoing a structural shift—from discovery-led consumption to decision-led execution. The rise of Agentic AI, capable of searching, evaluating and transacting autonomously, is reshaping how demand is created and fulfilled. This transition does not eliminate consumers, but reduces their role in the decision loop.

13.04 / 05:07

markets Provident Sustainability Trade War Videos A relief rally in the offing

Last week, I warned you that volatility in financial markets would rise further and reach crescendo levels that retail traders are not geared to handle. Sure enough, the markets gyrated wildly with larger-than-normal price swings. The expectations of a mean-reversion upmove and empirical evidence of a shorter trading week favouring bulls also played out as expected.

13.04 / 04:07

markets Progressive Analysis trends Experts reports Fragile calm: War clouds still linger, re-escalation haunts equities

Mint analysis shows a more telling shift: the intensity of the sell-off has steadily eased since the conflict began, with sharp early declines giving way to progressively smaller losses.The sell-off began with a jolt — between 27 February, the last trading session before hostilities escalated, and 6 March, the Nifty and Sensex fell about 3% each as the conflict broke out, followed by a sharper drop of over 5% the next week. Markets then paused, with a largely flat week, before slipping again by over a percent in the week of 23 March.The attacks began on 28 February.From there, the pressure eased.

13.04 / 01:27

markets UPS SpaceX audience song reports India reopens wheat gates—and the timing is strategic

Read the full story by Dhirendra Kumar.SpaceX eyes historic debut: SpaceX is heading to the stock market. Reports suggest a potential $75 billion IPO, bigger than Saudi Aramco, with a staggering valuation nearing $2 trillion.But this isn’t just another listing. With businesses spanning rockets, satellite internet (Starlink), AI (via xAI), and X (formerly Twitter), SpaceX is no longer just aerospace, it’s an integrated tech giant.

13.04 / 01:27

markets Digital Strategy country reports Updates Headlines FIIs may return as valuations ease, but tax tweak key for big inflows: Helios India's Dinshaw Irani

Mint, Irani said pockets of the market continue to offer value despite headline premiums. Even though smallcaps are quoting at a slight premium to largecaps, on a price-to-earnings-growth (PEG) basis, the ratio is almost half that of largecaps.

13.04 / 01:27

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13.04 / 01:27

markets Booking Manufacturing wellness country cover Updates Nuvama’s PE arm raises focus on manufacturing, invests ₹200 cr in Chennai-based Val-Met Engineering

Mumbai: The Nuvama Group’s private equity arm has invested ₹200 crore for a minority stake in Val-Met Engineering, betting on a specialized supplier of aerospace and defence materials as global manufacturers move more of their high-end production to India.“Over the last couple of years, there has been a rising focus in India and globally to become more self-reliant. Sensitive sectors like aerospace, defence, industrial and advanced/value added manufacturing have been the biggest beneficiaries of this shift in mindset,” Pranav Parikh, managing partner and head of private equity at Nuvama Asset Management, told Mint in an interview.According to Parikh, global conflicts and geopolitical uncertainties have made domestic self-sufficiency a critical priority.