Tech investor Prosus NV valued Byju's at under $3 billion in November last year after BlackRock cut its valuation to about $8.4 billion in May
After the announcement, Bitcoin briefly touched $47,600, the highest since December 2021, before cooling down to $46,600 for the first time since April 2022
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust would charge 0.25%, compared with the 0.30% fee set earlier. ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF lowered its fee to 0.21% from 0.25%
The world's largest cryptocurrency briefly swung above $47,000 late on Monday boosted by excitement over several filings revealing what potential ETF issuers planned to charge in fees for the products
On the bourses, shares of Jio Financial Services advanced 3.2 per cent to Rs 242 apiece on the BSE in Thursday's intraday trade
The joint venture between Jio Financial Services and BlackRock has applied for a mutual fund licence with the market regulator, and the application is currently under consideration, according to a SEBI update. An update on mutual fund approval status from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) as of December 31, 2023, lists Jio Financial Services & BlackRock Financial Management among the applicants under consideration for a mutual fund licence. Jio submitted its application on October 19, and Sebi's status report showed that it is "under process". Jio Financial Services Ltd, the newly demerged financial services arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, and BlackRock announced an agreement in July 2023 to form a 50:50 joint venture with a USD 150 million investment each to enter the asset management business in India. "Jio BlackRock combines Jio Financial Services' knowledge and resources with BlackRock's scale and investment expertise to deliver affordable, ...
According to experts, the current rally comes in the backdrop of optimism around Bitcoin exchange-traded funds
Investment firm BlackRock Inc's equity holding has surpassed the five per cent level in renewable energy solution provider Suzlon Energy with the acquisition of about 24.73 lakh shares. "The aggregate holdings of BlackRock, Inc. (on behalf of discretionary management clients) in Suzlon Energy Limited has moved above 5 per cent," a regulatory filing has said. The filing showed that BlackRock has acquired 24,73,442 shares (0.02 per cent of total share capital) in Suzlon Energy, in addition to 68,02,13,598 shares (4.99 per cent of the total share capital) already held in the company. After the acquisition of 24,73,442 shares on November 30, 2023, BlackRock's aggregate holding has increased to 5.01 per cent in Suzlon Energy. Now, BlackRock holds 68,26,87,040 shares (5.01 per cent of the total shareholding) in the Suzlon Energy.
In November last year, Prosus first slashed the fair value of Byju's to $5.97 billion
BlackRock is proposing to convert the trust to a "spot" ETF, which means it will own ether instead of futures products tied to the crypto token
A Bitcoin ETF is expected to make buying and selling Bitcoin easier through the stock market
In a post on X, Coin Telegraph apologized for its earlier post, which it said "led to the dissemination of inaccurate information"
Adjusted net income rose 13% from a year earlier to $1.6 billion, or $10.91 a share, beating Wall Street's average estimate of $8.20. Revenue rose 5% to $4.5 billion
Byju's denied the charge, saying its credit agreement with lenders did not prohibit or restrict the usage, movement or investment of funds
Last month, China curbed exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, in a move it said was aimed at protecting national security
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Move marks re-entry of world's largest asset manager in domestic market
JFS and BlackRock are targeting initial investment of $150 million each in the joint venture