Vaccitech, startup behind Oxford Covid vaccine tech, falls 20% in Nasdaq debut

American depositary shares of Vaccitech fell nearly 20% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, giving the co-inventor of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University a market value of about $464 million. The biotech firm’s shares opened at $13.62, below the initial public offering (IPO) price of $17 apiece for 6.5 million … Read more

Borosil unveils COVID-19 relief for staff

Borosil Ltd. and Borosil Renewables Ltd. said the event of an employee losing life due to Covid-19, his/her family will continue to receive the salary for the next two years (in addition to all the other benefits they are entitled to). “The company will also take care of the education of the children till their … Read more

Zomato files papers for ₹8,250 crore IPO

Zomato said revenue from operations rose from ₹466 crore in FY18 to ₹2,604 crore in FY20. Food delivery app Zomato Ltd., backed by China’s Ant Group, on Wednesday filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise ₹8,250 crore. The IPO would comprise fresh issue of … Read more

Reliance, Saudi Aramco discuss cash and share stake deal

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is reported to have held talks with Saudi Aramco on a cash and share deal for sale of a 20 per cent stake in its oil refining and petrochemical arm. Ambani had in August 2019 announced talks for the sale of a 20 per cent stake in the oil-to-chemicals (O2C) … Read more

Any decline in the stock market because of higher capital gains taxes will likely be short-lived, according to Goldman Sachs

President Biden’s proposed capital gains tax hike could weaken the stock market in the short-term, according to Goldman Sachs. However, in the long-term, stocks have trended higher six months after previous capital gains tax hikes, Goldman said. “We estimate $1+ trillion in unrealized capital gains for the wealthiest US households, but also large cash balances … Read more

Why is the government tweaking the National Pension System?

The story so far: Started as the New Pension Scheme for government employees in 2004 under a new regulator called the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the National Pension System (NPS) has been open for individuals from all walks of life to participate and build a retirement nest-egg. Given the dominance of informal … Read more

StashAway to raise $25 million USD in Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital India

  DUBAI, UAE, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — StashAway is raising $25 million USD in its Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital India, one of the region’s leading venture capital firms. StashAway’s existing investors, Eight Roads Ventures, the global investment firm backed by Fidelity International and early investor in Alibaba; and Square Peg, the largest venture capital fund in Australia, also participated in the round. The … Read more