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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is witnessing a surge in corporate demergers, with major conglomerates restructuring to unlock hidden value and sharpen their strategic focus. As companies realign to capitalize on niche opportunities, 2025 is shaping up to be the year of strategic separations, setting the stage for a new era of growth and innovation.

1 Play Group has appointed PR entrepreneur Rachna Baruah to advise on the firm’s strategic communications as the startup charts its next phase of growth and global expansion.

In a surprising move, Microsoft is reportedly testing a free version of its Office suite for Windows users, allowing access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint without requiring a Microsoft 365 subscription. However, there’s a catch—this free version will come with ads.

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The Bank of Nova Scotia beat analysts’ expectations despite higher provisions for credit losses and posting a $1.35-billion loss related to the sale of its operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama during the first quarter.

Gautam Adani on Tuesday revealed that the Adani Group will be investing Rs 50,000 crore in Assam. This development was shared during the inaugural day of the Assam Advantage Summit, a key event aimed at boosting the state's growth prospects.

Gensol Engineering on Tuesday said it has inked a pact for sale of its US subsidiary Scorpius Trackers Inc for Rs 350 crore to a major renewable energy solutions provider in the US. The deal includes the transfer of exclusive and global intellectual property (IP) rights (except India) for Scorpius Trackers' advanced solar tracking technology, the company said in a statement.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The dreaded mid-cap and small-cap correction is finally here. After closing at a record high of 57,703 on 11 December 2024, the BSE SmallCap index has tumbled to 45,157 in just over two months, a fall of almost 22%, thus putting it in the category of a bear market.

Business intelligence and bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) said Monday it has again expanded its bitcoin holdings, acquiring nearly $2 billion more of the digital currency.

Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to raise at least US$7 billion for its fourth infrastructure debt fund, according to people familiar with the matter.

Dubicq joins from Ellipsis AM, where he had worked as head of development since January 2023 and oversaw sales and the development of the firm's long/short fund.  Carmignac hires UK wholesale sales manager from Jupiter Carmignac launched its first long/short fund in 1997 and has been expanding its alternatives offering in recent years with the launch of a swathe of new strategies including an alternative credit fund, an absolute return fund and a pair of merger arbitrage vehicles.  Dubicq has more than 25 years of experience in alternative investments, including over half a decade ...

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mankind Pharma, India’s fourth largest drugmaker by domestic sales, is setting its sights on anti-obesity drugs like Semaglutide, better known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, which goes off-patent early next year. The pharma major is the latest among the country’s top generics drugmakers, including Dr.

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has launched Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund, an open-ended equity scheme following momentum factor theme.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump’s high-speed effort to end the war in Ukraine is on a collision course with Russia’s negotiating tactics and President Vladimir Putin’s goals in the conflict. After the first meeting in years between U.S.

Ajay Bagga, Market Expert, says the market now predominantly favours long positions in gold, emerging market debt, US equities, and Chinese technology stocks. These four investment strategies are currently popular on a global scale, yet none appear to adequately account for the potential impact of Trump’s tariffs. Bagga says the market appears somewhat complacent. The true implications will likely become clearer in the next two to three months. April 1st is expected to be a crucial date, as it marks the beginning of announcements regarding the implementation of tariffs, followed by additional updates starting April 2nd. A lot of these news plays are flowing around with respect to the threat related to tariff, the emerging market flows etc. What is your view on the broader market space and any pockets of opportunity that you are spotting right now because though the consensus view or the buy is in the largecap space, does any niche pocket within the broader market look interesting to you? Ajay Bagga: Right now, no. I would say let us hold on for the broader markets right now. Overall if you see the global macro, what are the global bond markets telling you, what are the global currency markets telling you, stock markets are still complacent, they are not believing the Trump threats, the Trump strategy is to shock, then negotiate, then come to a deal which might be a one-tenth or one-twentieth of the original ask.

fund managers have had to dig deeper to ensure their hunt for discounts did not lead them to value traps. The growth-led fund managers have had to maintain resolve and stay true to convictions amid a testing climate. Both sets of fund managers have leaned on years of experience to guide their funds through the rapidly evolving, dynamic market environment.

SIPs have helped retail investors build wealth. What started as a simple strategy to invest regularly, without straining monthly budgets, has now become a financial habit. The key to SIPs’ success lies in staying invested through all market conditions rather than trying to time the market. Historical data shows that consistently investing, regardless of volatility, yields better results. Pausing or stopping SIPs during downturns goes against the very principle of this strategy and can be detrimental to wealth creation. In fact, volatile markets present an opportunity to accumulate more units at lower valuations, which can enhance long-term returns. Trump-Modi MeetThe mega MIGA, MAGA plans of India's Modi and US' TrumpTrump says Indi

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group, is shifting gears in its cost optimisation journey-having shed «excess flab» over the past two years-it is now focused on building a leaner, stronger financial structure akin to developing «a six-pack.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Telugu and Tamil video streaming platform aha, owned by film producer Allu Aravind, is looking at long-format shows that will drop episodes every week to sustain viewer engagement and retain existing users, at a time when OTT platforms are struggling to acquire new paid subscribers.