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Most analysts and experts view this as an optimistic sign. After all, increased individual investor activity in the markets — particularly in volatile segments like the options and futures market — may indicate more disposable capital in the hands of the average Indian trader.However, a parallel narrative runs alongside this favourable development — where traders are often perceived (and misunderstood) as gamblers who are only looking for an opportunity to earn a quick buck.

BENGALURU : Global investment firm B Capital, which has backed prominent Indian startups such as Byju's, Pharmeasy and Meesho, on Tuesday announced the close of its second Opportunities Fund at $750 million. The fund saw participation from existing and new investors as well as global private and public pensions, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and sovereign wealth funds, the multi-stage investment firm said in a statement on Tuesday.

On the first anniversary of UBS Group’s historic takeover of its former rival Credit Suisse, it’s becoming clear just how advantageous the deal has been for the bank. It has pushed its market capitalization past $100 billion to the highest level in almost 16 years and cemented its leading role in global wealth management. 

Those who win the lottery often spend the money unwisely. This is the risk UBS needs to keep in mind on the anniversary of its Credit Suisse windfall. A year ago Tuesday, UBS said it would buy its embattled rival under the auspices of Swiss regulators, who wanted to end a banking panic.

S4Capital’s operating brand Media.Monks has launched Persona.Flow, a professional managed service for brand marketers. Persona.Flow is an expansion of the existing Monks.Flow service, designed to address a unique need within enterprise AI workflows. It converts owned customer data into dynamic consumer personas, enabling real-time interaction for marketers and enhancing their speed to market.

Shark Tank India, the celebrated entrepreneurial reality program, has captivated the nation’s attention with its mesmerizing fusion of innovation, business savvy, and lucrative investment prospects. At the heart of the show’s triumph is its esteemed panel of judges, each offering a treasure trove of experience and expertise to steer budding entrepreneurs toward prosperity. With ownership stakes in major brands, all the investors boast multimillionaire net worths. While some have pursued formal education in business and engineering, others have relied on their real-world experiences and self-education to deftly navigate the intricacies of the business landscape.

fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into question by a surprise finding from research presented at a medical meeting. Limiting mealtimes to a period of just eight hours a day was linked to a 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease in the study, which was released on Monday in Chicago. The American Heart Association published only an abstract, leaving scientists speculating about details of the study protocol. The study was reviewed by other experts prior to its release, according to the AHA. Lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss have come under scrutiny as a new generation of drugs help people shed pounds. Some doctors questioned the study’s findings, saying they could have been skewed by differences — such as underlying heart health — between the fasting patients and the comparison group, whose members consumed food over a daily period of 12 to 16 hours. “Time-restricted eating is popular as a means of reducing calorie intake,” Keith Frayn, emeritus professor of human metabolism at the University of Oxford, said in a statement to the UK Science Media Center. “This work is very important in showing that we need long-term studies on the effects of this practice. But this abstract leaves many questions unanswered.”

NetApp has appointed Alessandra Yockelson its chief human resources officer, reporting to CEO, George Kurian, the company said in a statement. Yockelson will lead all aspects of people and organisational strategy, including talent development and growth, performance management, team engagement, recruiting, DEIB, and compensation and benefits.

ASK Hedge Solutions, a subsidiary of Blackstone-backed ASK Asset and Wealth Management Group, announced the launch of its first long-short fund — ASK Absolute Return Fund. It an open-ended Category III Alternative Investment fund, looking to raise Rs 3,000 crore, with approximately Rs 1,000 crore in the next 6 months. Vaibhav Sanghavi and Piyush Shah will be the fund managers.

market slowdown, the Financial Times reported. The firm will streamline its primary business divisions from five to four, a source told the paper. These include the audit and assurance, strategy, risk and transactions, technology and transformation, and tax and legal units.

Gurmeet Chadha, Managing Partner, Complete Circle Consultants, says “you can do some bit of bottom fishing in the mid and smallcaps space in railway, defence stocks and some of the auto ancillary stocks. There have been very good corrections there but be a little more patient. It may not just come up the way you are used to seeing it last year.” Let us talk about chemicals. Do you think now these chemical stocks, the sector as a whole, could see a turnaround coming in in a slow and steady way? Gurmeet Chadha: Business performance wise, you probably will have another quarter or two. I think most of the inventory destocking has happened. It is a very cyclical sector for most chemicals except for a few certain chemistries and there is the factor of China dumping. I think in a few spaces you will find government intervention as well. But I also think that the bad news is in the price in most such names. We saw Aarti moving up when post earnings came in last month in February. One has to be selective here. You can also look at agrochemicals with now election season coming. So, we are looking at something like Tata Chemicals.

Neuberger Berman is helping financial services firm KeyCorp enhance its customized portfolio offerings for wealth clients under a newly unveiled partnership.

An embattled Barings has labeled its dispute with Corinthia Global Management “one of the largest corporate raids at an asset manager in years,” according to the Financial Times.

demat account additions, with the latest data from the Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) indicating a nearing milestone of 11 crore demat accounts. While this surge underscores the growing allure and ease of access to demat accounts, it also brings forth an accompanying increase in potential risks. Also Read: Demat Account: Can it be accessed from anywhere and how safe is it? MintGenie answers As the landscape of investors and service providers expands, the heightened risk of fraudulent activities and mismanagement becomes increasingly apparent.

ALSO READ: Joe Biden roasts Donald Trump at Washington dinner:‘One candidate is mentally unfit and the other is…' | Top 6 quotes In the filing, Trump said that he has approached about 30 surety companies through 4 separate brokers to reach his estimate that “a bond requirement of this enormous magnitude" could require “cash reserves approaching $1 billion." Trump didn’t explain where he got the figure, but surety companies can require collateral far exceeding a verdict to ensure they don’t face any risk. “Diligent efforts since that time, including countless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world have proven that obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount of the judgment is not possible under the circumstances presented," Trump said.

inflation likely flared up again in February amid higher gasoline prices, reinforcing the expectation that the journey back to two per cent inflation will be a bumpy one.Statistics Canada is set to release its February consumer price index report on Tuesday. The consensus expectation among forecasters is that prices rose 3.1 per cent from a year ago.That would reverse some of the progress made in January, when the annual inflation rate slowed to 2.9 per cent.“We’re looking for inflation to re-accelerate as a result of higher energy prices during the month.

It had to end eventually. Whether last week’s shift in the pole position endures is something else entirely.

Profit-sharing DeFi protocols have garnered significant attention recently, prompting projects to reassess their business strategies and allocate a portion of earnings to their community. Cerra.io has embraced this philosophy since its inception, structuring its architecture accordingly. Various DeFi instruments, including P2P lending, AMM, and Derivatives, contribute fees to a treasury smart contract, which is distributed among CERRA token holders. This translates into a platform that is owned by the community.

NEW DELHI : Packaged consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble India on Monday announced the appointment of Kumar Venkatasubramanian as the company's new chief executive officer, effective 1 May, 2024. Venkatasubramanian will succeed LV Vaidyanathan, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests after 28 years of service to P&G, the maker of Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Olay, and Gillette brands, it said in a statement. Vaidyanathan took over as CEO, P&G India, on 1 July, 2022.

Sustainable investing remains a growing trend but while a recent report found rising interest among retail investors, new research highlights concerns among larger investors.

We're halfway into March's trading action, and so far, the market has moved mostly sideways, with the S&P 500 posting a 0.4% gain only since the beginning of the month.