Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the financial technology, or fintech, sector should organise itself under a self-regulatory organisation that can monitor the conduct of member fintech entities. Addressing an international research conference on fintechs on Friday, co-organised by IIM-Ahmedabad, RBI deputy governor MK Jain said that a self-regulatory approach could also help … Read more
Tata Technologies Ltd. has sought approval from India’s markets regulator for an initial public offering in which its parent carmaker Tata Motors Ltd. and other investors will sell as many as 95.7 million shares. The initial sale in the engineering unit of luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover’s owner will comprise a 23.6% stake, according to … Read more
Dr. Manivannan (left) Founder and Managing Director and Dr. Chandrakumar, (right) Founder and Chairman of Kauvery Hospitals Group. Photo: Special Arrangement Chennai-based Kauvery Hospitals has raised equity funding of $70 million from private equity (PE) fund managed by IIFL Asset Management Limited for a minority stake. The investment holds significance in Kauvery Hospitals’ next phase … Read more
Apple is reorganising the management of its international businesses to give more focus on India, which has become an important market for the company. This marks the first time that India will be its own sales region at Apple, highlighting the nation’s growing significance. According to Bloomberg sources, the shift is happening after the retirement … Read more
Japan’s economy grew at an annual pace of 0.1 per cent in October-December, in a downgrade from an earlier 0.6 per cent increase, showing how the world’s third-largest economy was barely eking out growth. The Cabinet Office’s revised figure for seasonally adjusted gross domestic product, or GDP, for the last three months of 2022 showed … Read more
“Boring” money markets funds are in style with short-term bond yields up, said SoFi’s Liz Young. Yields are in the 5% range as investors see the Fed potentially driving up its key rate higher. Young said if the Fed were to swing back to rate cuts, watch out for falling yields. A year after the … Read more
Intense heat waves and extreme weather conditions have little bearing on revenue growth of companies selling products such as fans, coolers, and air conditioners, a detailed analysis of historical data by brokerage ICICI Securities has found. “On analyzing the heat waves in past three decades (FY92-FY22) and revenue growth of summer product companies (fan, cooler, … Read more
Elon Musk expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence at Tesla’s investor day on Wednesday. The Tesla CEO believed he “may have done some things” that accelerated the “dangerous technology.” His comments were prompted by an investor asking whether AI could help Musk make cars. Elon Musk doesn’t think artificial intelligence will help Tesla make cars … Read more
China on Sunday set an economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, one of the lowest in decades, as its annual National People’s Congress opened in Beijing. The target was announced in a work report delivered by outgoing Premier Li Keqiang as the rubber-stamp parliament opened at the capital’s Great Hall of the People. … Read more