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TCS, Transamerica end $2 billion contract due to macro environment

The 10-year contract, signed in early 2018, involved TCS working with U.S.-based Transameria to enable the digitization of more than 10 million policies into a single integrated platform

HNIs embracing passive funds on under-performance of active funds

High networth individuals (HNIs) are increasingly lapping up passive funds, with their exchange-traded fund asset base registering a 66 per cent growth to Rs 34,000 crore in 2022-23, according to a report on Tuesday. HNIs are informed investors, and hence, use platforms that allow direct investing in passive funds. Moreover, passive investments are comparatively more attractive than active investments owing to their ease of investing, better liquidity, and lower cost. According to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services, HNIs' ETF AUM rose to Rs 34,000 crore in FY23 from Rs 20,400 crore in FY22, indicating a surge of 66 per cent. It was at Rs 13,700 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 7,500 crore in 2019-20. Further, HNIs ETF AUM has witnessed a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 70 per cent over FY19-FY23. This has resulted in the share of passive AUM (ETFs and Index funds) in the overall asset under management (AUM) increasing to 16.5 per cent in March 2023 from 6 per cent in June ...

HNIs preferring fixed deposits over debt mutual funds, says report

With the debt mutual fund schemes now under the tax ambit, the attractiveness of the product has reduced as High Net worth Individuals (HNIs) are favouring bank fixed deposits (FDs) over such funds, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services on Thursday. In addition, interest rates on bank deposits have increased significantly over the past one year. This led to HNIs getting inclined towards bank fixed deposits over debt mutual funds, Nitin Aggarwal, Head of BFSI Research at Motilal Oswal Institutional Equities, said. Although HNIs comprehend the advantages of mutual funds over other financial products, past problems in the sector still concern them. The report is based on the inputs of large mutual fund distributors, having an asset under management (AUM) in excess of Rs 1,000 crore, and institutional sales representatives. Going by the report, HNIs have also been preferring PMS (Portfolio Management Schemes) and AIFs (Alternative Investment Funds) as they find mutu

We expect markets to now track underlying earnings growth: Gautam Duggad

We believe the valuations at 20.5x one-year forward price-to-earnings for the Nifty50 Index are not exorbitantly expensive, but they aren't cheap either

Silver has got its lustre back but beware the volatility, say experts

After underperforming for 2 yrs, silver has risen in line with benchmark indices but one should limit exposure to it to 5-10 per cent of portfolio

Strong Q2 results drive earnings, target price upgrades for SBI, BoB

Analysts see up to 31 per cent and 17.6 per cent upside in SBI and BoB's stock, respectively, from a one-year perspective

Bank of Baroda Q2 results preview: Here's what key brokerages expect

Bank of Baroda Q2 preview: Treasury income is projected just at Rs 100 crore, down 92 per cent YoY from Rs 1,221 crore.

Angle One, MOFSL: Here's what tech charts suggest for brokerage stocks

Motilal Oswal Financial Services is the only stock among major broking firms that slipped to a fresh 52-week low last week

Motilal Oswal invests Rs 260 cr in 3 projects of Urbanrise-Alliance Group

The total saleable area in these three projects would extent to 6.2 million square feet and is expected generate a revenue of Rs 4,600 crore

Q2 results: Motilal Oswal Financial Services' PAT up 11% to Rs 509 crore

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd on Friday reported an 11 per cent growth in Profit After Tax (PAT) at Rs 509 crore for three months ended September 2022 driven by robust growth across the segments. This was the highest quarterly profit posted by the company. In comparison, the company had a PAT of Rs 458 crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal, it said in a statement. The company's revenues grew by 13 per cent to Rs 1,098 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 971 crore in the July-September period of the financial year 2021-2022. "We have achieved one of the highest quarterly profit of Rs 509 crore, following robust and sustainable performance across the businesses. Our retail broking business which is our cash cow business continued to improve its market share and benefitting from market expansion and industry consolidation," the company's MD and CEO Motilal Oswal said. "Our asset management business has seen strong improvement in performance and is likely to g

New growth opportunities, high debt risk: How analysts interpret RIL's AGM

Analysts said that though the company is set to embark the journey of new growth opportunities in telecom, and new energy areas, it may lead to increase in near-term debt, and weaken the return ratios

Despite 22% jump in 3 months, analysts see more upside in Nifty PSB index

Among individual shares, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, and Union Bank of India soared between 21 per cent and 34 per cent during the period

SBI Q1 preview: Treasury loss, subdued loan growth may cloud profitability

SBI Q1: Projections on the quantum of decline in net profit vary widely across brokerages as they see a sequential slide anywhere between 7 per cent and 51 per cent

Auto firms to report muted Q1 earnings on high raw material prices

Analysts expect companies to fare better in the September quarter (Q2 FY23) as moderation in prices of raw materials starts having an impact

Rupee falls 10 paise to 79.26/$, tracking rebound in crude oil prices

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened weak at 79.20 and touched a high of 79.20 and a low of 79.32

TCS Q1FY23 results today: How the IT giant performed in last four quarters

TCS's demand commentary could be strong even as margin may be hit due to wage hikes, according to Motilal Oswal

ITC gains 1% after Motilal upgrades rating; stock up 23% thus far in 2022

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOSL) upgraded rating on the stock to 'Buy' with a price target price of Rs 335 per share.

Rupee closes at new all-time low ahead of Fed's interest rate decision

On Monday, the rupee had breached the 78/$ mark and hit a record low of 78.28/$ intraday.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services announces buyback of shares for Rs 160 cr

Motilal Oswal Financial Services on Tuesday announced buyback of its 14.55 lakh equity shares at a price of Rs 1,100 per unit for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 160 crore.

Sebi imposes Rs 2.5 million penalty on Motilal Oswal Financial Services

Through such acts, Motilal Oswal Financial Services has violated regulatory norms and accordingly Sebi levied a fine on it.