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The restrictions were first placed in August 2023, with the firm arguing at the time that the move was «in the best interest of our customers». According to data from the Association of Investment Companies, the Rothschild-backed trust has over £4.1bn in assets and is trading at a 31.4% discount. In share price terms, RIT has returned 1.1% over the last year, compared to the AIC Flexible Investment sector's 7.7% gain.  Following the removal of Fidelity's restrictions, the trust's share price has rebounded, and is currently up more than 1% at around £18, after reaching £17.3 at clos...

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Fintech firms which rely on co-lending partnerships with large non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) could be in for more stress, after the Reserve Bank of India’s action on Navi and DMI Finance on Thursday, industry executives told ET. Fintechs typically charge higher interest rates given they cater to the sub-prime category of customers, offering them unsecured credit. With the RBI raising this issue of usurious interest rates, platforms might need to tweak their models. In the fintech world, interest rates can climb up to 35%-40% per annum, depending on the borrower profile. While banks and NBFCs partnered with such fintechs given the demand in the market, this might come to a grinding halt now.

Fintech platform Mobikwik, which runs Mobikwik Xtra in partnership with Lendbox, has mandated that all withdrawals will be done on the 12th of every month and said the proceeds will be credited to the investor’s bank account in three working days. While BharatPe has stopped the P2P lending product, Cred has put all new investments on hold.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Travel is undergoing a shift and while artificial intelligence is revolutionizing trip planning by providing tailored options for everyone, it may not help solve the deeper issues within the overall experience, the chief of a global travel search platform said. According to John Mangelaars, CEO of Skyscanner, policy decisions across the world—rather than technology alone—will drive changes in the sector.

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Skyscanner, with revenues and traveller searches for the company growing by around 35-40% in the country this year, said CEO John Mangelaars in an interview with ET. Skyscanner is a global travel app that helps travellers find the right deals across segments such as flights, hotels and car hire options. The company claims it searches more than 80 billion prices everyday, so travellers can be sure they've seen the best possible options, all in one place. “Visitors are up 40% in India and business is also up close to 40%. India is among the top ten markets in terms of revenue. I think it will be among our top three markets over the next few years. And in three years, Skyscanner will be among the top five companies in terms of market share in India,” he said.

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Albinder Dhindsa, chief executive of quick commerce platform Blinkit, on Thursday said that the company isn't concerned about new competitors entering the market. «We are not too worried about competition entering the space. The space is not small. We provide customers with a service they didn't know they needed. We will stay focused on the customer,» said Dhindsa at the India Mobile Congress 2024. Blinkit registered Rs 942 crore in revenue during the first quarter of FY25, a significant rise from Rs 384 crore in the same period last year. It reported a gross order value of Rs 4,923 crore, up 130% year-on-year in the April-June quarter.

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