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L Catterton to invest $30 mn in southern restaurant chain Nandhana Foods

The global consumer-focused fund will acquire a minority stake, supporting the restaurant group's expansion in South India, entry into other markets and stronger operations

How to Match Investment Products with Your Time Horizon

Aligning investments with goal deadlines can balance liquidity, market risk and inflation while preventing costly timeline mismatches.

How to Create a Low-Stress Portfolio If You Hate Volatility

Risk-averse investors can balance growth, stability and liquidity through diversified assets, disciplined allocation and annual rebalancing.

Pacing the AI frontier

Self-regulation will be challenging

Net SIP inflows hit ₹2 trillion despite rising account closures: Why are investors staying invested?

Retail investors stayed committed to mutual funds despite market volatility, with net SIP inflows hitting a record ₹2 trillion in FY26.

India poised to benefit from global capex supercycle: Ravi Dharamshi

Global capex supercycle could put India at the centre of a new industrial buildout

Odisha receives over ₹8,417 cr investment intents on Day 2 of UAE outreach

Thirteen companies and industry groups proposed projects across sectors, with the investment intents expected to generate employment opportunities for 14,310 people

Adani group, IHC sign MoUs with Odisha for ₹2.1 trillion projects

A shipbuilding, repair and green ship recycling cluster has been proposed with an estimated investment of ₹20,000 crore

Big business and policy push key to breaking Bengal's investment jinx

Business leaders and economists called for competitive incentives, easier land acquisition and stronger industrial ecosystems to attract investment and help MSMEs scale up

China to pump $47 bn into state banks, insurers in capital-boosting push

China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country's ‌largest life insurer, will receive 35 ​billion yuan, while ​China Taiping Insurance Group will get 7 billion yuan, the ​two groups said

Piper Serica plans to deploy ₹180-220 crore in 4-6 deeptech startups

Armed with a fresh investment war chest, Piper Serica expects to deploy Rs 180-220 crore across 4-6 deep-tech startups this fiscal, as it scouts opportunities in areas like space technology, semiconductors, advanced electronics, energy and life sciences, according to its Director Ajay Modi. The investment firm's new Bharat Tech Fund, a Category II AIF, targeting a corpus of Rs 600 crore, alongside a greenshoe option of Rs 200 crore, has already raised about Rs 400 crore and evaluated around 30-35 startups in the hunt for the next investment, Modi told PTI. The fund expects to make some of its first commitments over the next month or so, with investments typically ranging from Rs 25 crore to Rs 50 crore per company. "We have already started the process of identifying opportunities; we have evaluated almost 30-35 startups already in the hunt for the next investment by the Bharat Tech Fund. We are close to making some advancements in our commitments in the next month or so," he ...

Odisha eyes Gulf investors seeking a hedge against West Asia risks

Odisha will pitch 30 innovative projects to 30 wealth funds during the UAE roadshow from September 8 to 11

Zerodha receives Sebi nod to foray into investment banking business

Zerodha Corporate Advisors can now manage IPOs and offer corporate finance and issue-related services as the group broadens its business beyond broking

United Breweries to commission Maharashtra canning line for ₹110 crore

New canning line at Ellora Brewery will have a capacity of 40,000 cans per hour and is expected to become operational in September, subject to statutory approvals

Investment demand drives growth in Q1FY27, consumption loses momentum

Gross fixed capital formation growth accelerated to 11.9 per cent in Q1FY27, while private consumption growth slowed to 7.1 per cent from 7.5 per cent in Q4FY26

From market risks to why SIFs have an edge over MFs: Arihant Jain decodes it all

From market risks to the growing popularity of Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs), Arihant Jain breaks down what investors need to know—and why SIFs could have an edge over traditional mutual funds.

What next? Deciding what to do after achieving financial freedom

Financial freedom is only half the journey. The harder question is what you want your money to make possible once you no longer need to work

Sitharaman invites global investors to manufacture, innovate in India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman invited global investors to set up manufacturing bases, and technology and innovation centres in India, urging them to leverage talent and opportunity to build for the world. Addressing a high-level Business Roundtable with leading investors and business leaders in Chicago on Friday, Sitharaman highlighted India's broad-based growth, reform momentum and expanding opportunities for long-term investment. Sitharaman emphasised that India's investment proposition rests not on any single sector, but on the convergence of scale, growth, talent, infrastructure, technology and sustained reform over the past decade. "The policy environment is increasingly focused on enabling businesses to invest, manufacture, innovate and expand," she said at the roundtable organised by India's Consulate General in Chicago in association with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. The Finance Minister invited global partners to co-develop, co-produce and build for global .

Piyush Goyal pushes for JPY 10 trillion Japanese investment in India

Commerce minister meets Japanese financial institutions and companies as India seeks investment in semiconductors, technology and resilient supply chains

Specialised sectors get a boost with land payment plan inclusion

RIICO has expanded its 10-year flexible land payment model to specialised sectors, aiming to attract investment, boost industrial activity and create jobs