Page 22 - Investments

Samsung plans to invest $205 billion in three years, hire 40,000

Samsung Electronics and affiliates such as Samsung Biologics aim to lead research and spending in areas from telecommunications and robotics to corporate acquisitions

Check Nidhi firms' antecedents before investing money, says govt

At least 348 entities have failed to meet the criteria to be declared as Nidhi companies

Yale taps 36-year-old Matthew Mendelsohn to run $31-bn endowment

Matthew Mendelsohn, 36, will head the second-largest private college endowment in the U.S. -- one that's the envy of peers and institutional investors

House of Kieraya raises $15 million in asset financing from TradeCred

House of Kieraya (HoK), known for furniture and lifestyle rental brand Furlenco, on Tuesday said it has raised $15 million from alternative debt platform TradeCred

John Abraham, others invest Rs 4 crore in icecream maker NOTO

Actor John Abraham and a clutch of venture capital (VC) funds have invested Rs 4 crore in NOTO, the low-calorie and high-protein icecream brand said on Tuesday

Govt to monetise 25 airports over 4 years, to fetch Rs 20,782 crore

The government is looking to monetise 25 AAI-managed airports, including Varanasi, Chennai, Nagpur and Bhubaneshwar, over the next four years, which could bring in investments worth Rs 20,782 crore.

Reading down retro tax law gives govt opportunity to renew BIPA

Several law firms representing interests of companies abroad hope this will happen soon

Mindspace REIT to distribute Rs 272.8 cr to unitholders for Jun quarter

Mindspace Business Parks REIT on Friday reported a net operating income of Rs 359.6 crore and will distribute Rs 272.8 crore to unitholders for the quarter ended June 30.

FM Sitharaman exhorts industry to make investment for boosting growth

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged the industry to come out in a big way to make investment for supporting growth battered by COVID-19 pandemic.

Turiya Investments sets the benchmarks on socially responsible investing

Unlike typical venture capitalists, Turiya focuses on best-practices for ecology and community, a sense of ideals, and innovative business ideas outside the old paradigm of just software and tech

Kerala will be a destination for responsible investment: Minister P Rajeeve

Kerala's industries minister P Rajeeve talks about the state's industrial roadmap while raising doubts on the Ease of Doing Business rankings by the Centre

Growth optimism: Will govt's own investment and exports be enough?

A step jump in medium-term growth rates, of the kind projected, needs all four engines of the economy to be firing. But the govt seems to have bet on just two, writes T N Ninan

Pooled investment funds likely to attract service tax: Check details here

GST on expenses charged by REITs, InvITs and MFs may result in tax levy of hundreds of crores

Robinhood shares surge nearly 82% as retail investors dive into the stock

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc soared almost 82% on Wednesday before paring gains, helped by a surge of interest from retail traders who have piled into the stock

Invest in equal-weight index to reduce concentration risk: Analysts

Begin with a 50:50 allocation to Nifty50 & Nifty50 Equal Weight index fund

Paytm Money had more millenials, women investors in the past one year

Average investment per user on Paytm Money is over Rs 70,000, with over 64% investing in mutual funds, 28% in equity, and the rest in digital gold

More & more rich leaving India in search of better investment opportunities

Resident individuals can remit up to $250,000 a year outside India under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme

Opt for exchange-traded funds with low-impact cost, say analysts

To avoid the challenge of buying ETFs at the right price, choose index funds

Sit back, and let dynamic bond fund tackle duration risk for you

Risk in these funds arises from the fact that even fund managers' interest-rate calls could take a wrong turn

India 'challenging place' to do business, must ease hurdles: US State Dept

India remains a challenging place" to do business, the US has said, urging it to foster an attractive and reliable investment climate by reducing barriers to investment and minimising the bureaucratic hurdles. The State Department, in a report '2021 Investment Climate Statements: India' released on Wednesday, said that India remains a challenging place to do business and also referred to the removal of the special constitutional status from the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). New protectionist measures, including increased tariffs, procurement rules that limit competitive choices, sanitary and phytosanitary measures not based on science, and Indian-specific standards not aligned with international standards, effectively closed off producers from global supply chains and restricted the expansion in bilateral trade, the report said. In its report, the State Department said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ...