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AlTi Tiedemann Global’s campaign to boost its presence in the ultra-high-net-worth wealth space has just received a substantial shot in the arm.

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones

Tata Group and Reliance Industries, two of India's largest conglomerates, are vying for premium retail real estate in Mumbai as they extend their footprints, creating rivalry in a city starved of marquee properties. From Zara and Starbucks to Westside and Titan, the Tata Group occupies nearly 25 million square feet of retail space in India. That is still no match for Reliance Industries that control three times more at 73 million sq ft for more than 100 local and global brands. But in Mumbai, they are evenly matched, having nearly 3 million sq ft of retail space each. That is a quarter of what is considered the most prime retail real estate in the country, and both the retail giants are looking for more. «In a modern retail environment, most visible locations contain more successful or larger brands. It just so happens that many of those brands are owned by either Reliance or the Tatas,» said Devangshu Dutta, founder of Third Eyesight, a strategy consulting firm.

This might well be the case, as the fourth Test plays out with India 2-1 up, but, if you think about it, the widening of mindsets, based on perceived cracks, is elsewhere. India’s lead in this series is well-earned, but had it not been for England’s win-at-all-cost mindset, it would have likely been 3-0 in favour of the home side by now. Extraordinary innings from Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett have kept England’s dreams afloat. We live in the age of BazBall, which ensures that the opposition have to adapt to England’s approach in every session, in every innings, if they are to be competitive.

bidders are queueing up for the debt-laden Rolta India after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) allowed Patanjali Ayurved to submit a late bid for the company. Welspun Group's MGN Agro Properties and Mumbai-based B-Right Real Estate have successfully petitioned the NCLT to also submit bids. In fact, the Mumbai bench of the NCLT gave all new bidders time till February 25 to submit a formal expression of interest.

Now there are even smart room fresheners that are very easy to use and offer great convenience through technology. From automatic air fresheners to manual aerosol sprays and gels, this list of the best room fresheners features the top choices from the top manufacturers in India.

Haryana police in Ambala district on Thursday initiated action against farmer leaders actively involved in ongoing protests at the state border under the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980. In an official release, Ambala police said that since February 13, continuous efforts are being made by farmers’ unions to break the barricades put up at Shambhu border in connection with the call of march to Delhi. “Daily attempts are being made to spoil the law and order by pelting stones at the police administration and by creating ruckus. During this period, a lot of damage has been caused to government and private property by the hooligans. The damage caused to government and private property by the agitators is being assesses”, said Ambala police.

interest rates have created the scope for reduction in policy interest rates, said external members of the Monetary Policy Committee, but those from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) believe that the markets are running ahead of policy makers. Prof. J.R. Varma, who voted for a reduction in the repo rate by a quarter point and a shift in monetary stance to neutral from withdrawal of accommodation, said the economy is not overheating and the MPC needs to send a signal it is living up to its dual mandate on inflation and growth. “Inflation is projected to average 4.5% in 2024-25, and, therefore, the current policy rate of 6.5% translates into a real rate of 2%,’’ Varma wrote in the minutes of the meeting of the last policy review. “The time has come for the MPC to send a clear signal that it takes its dual mandate of inflation and growth seriously, and that it would not maintain a real interest rate that is significantly more than what is needed to achieve its target.’’ But the members from the central bank led by the governor are a lot more cautious given that behaviour of inflation in the past have caught policy makers on the wrong foot.

As AI-coins take the spotlight on Thursday following blockbuster Nvidia earnings, with the likes of Worldcoin (WLD), SingularityNET (AGIX) and Render (RNDR) pumping between 25-40% in 24 hours, some of the top crypto gainers today on DEXTools are meme coins with an AI-theme.

Real estate agent Mauricio Umansky says high mortgage rates, high prices and low supply are creating difficulties for homebuyers on The Claman Countdown.

₹43,700 crore trans-shipment terminal at Great Nicobar island, and digitally connecting agencies in the debt resolution ecosystem are among key proposals awaiting cabinet nod. Major decisions are expected in the areas of infrastructure and public service. The proposal for the International Container Transshipment Terminal in Great Nicobar island that the Cabinet will consider is under the public-private partnership model, said one of the persons quoted above.

Swetha Totapally, regional director, Asia-Pacific, Dalberg Advisers, a consulting firm, needed help with her saree. The hotel staff who helped her was in her early twenties, and like it often happens, between pins and pleats, the two women started exchanging stories about their work. Totapally got to know that the young employee on the last leg of her night shift at the five-star hotel did not want to work in the hospitality sector.

₹61.5 million, or about ₹200 per vehicle. This made sense, because the toll for traversing the whole bridge is ₹250, with smaller amounts for shorter stretches. Sounds like a lot of cars? Sounds like there was plenty of early curiosity about this sparkling new addition to the Mumbai landscape—or seascape, rather—and that settled down to a more routine flow of vehicles? Maybe so.

India’s decision to allow up to 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in space companies will help the industry in the long run, even though it may not offer an immediate boost, industry veterans and stakeholders said. Late on 21 February, the Union cabinet approved a new FDI policy for the space sector, which will allow FDI ranging from 49-100% in different areas.

(Reuters) -The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Thursday credit card companies' interest on loans was at an all-time high, costing customers about $25 billion extra each year.

By Ashitha Shivaprasad and Manya Saini

In an interesting turn of events, $WLD, the much-hyped AI-based token, surged by 30% to trade at its all-time high price of $7. Meanwhile $GFOX, a new ICO crypto is almost coming to the end of its presale, bringing investors closer and closer to the over 100X post-presale boom.

Train follows a «well-defined» investment philosophy, but has become «gloomier» on small and mid-caps due to market liquidity concerns amid outflows, the firm's fund research analysts said in their latest qualitative Medalist Rating rebalancing. The £1.8bn Finsbury Growth & Income trust has underperformed the AIC UK Equity Income sector in the past three years, according to the Association of Investment Companies. In share price terms, the trust is up 4.1% in the last three years, while the sector has gained 17.2%. Its  NAV total return is up 12.6% over the period, compared to the sec...