Next Capital-backed Vestaspace to launch constellation of 35+ satellites

To build 5G speed network connections and IoT functionalities across industries. With its AI-powered novel communication architecture, the company is set to release a beta version of next-generation satellite constellations this September. It plans to launch a fully operational constellation of satellites in early 2021 into Low-Earth-Orbit or Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit. The company plans to … Read more

Franklin Templeton investors get an option to exit through stock exchanges

SEBI has tweaked its rules and allowed Franklin Templeton India to list its six shut schemes on the stock exchanges to provide an alternative exit option to 300,000 investors of these schemes. Franklin Templeton had wound up six debt schemes on 23 April with total assets under management (AUM) of ₹25,856 crore. The units of … Read more

View: Victoria’s Secret puts India deals on edge

By Andy Mukherjee When private equity firm Sycamore Partners walked away from beleaguered lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret, some of the loudest gasps came from India, Asia’s busiest market for distressed assets. Acquirers felt emboldened to seek legal advice. Could they at least renegotiate prices by arguing that the coronavirus was a material adverse change? Also … Read more

How bedroom trader Navinder Sarao made his first millions and kickstarted an odyssey that ended with historic market manipulation and a $1 trillion crash

Navinder Singh Sarao was arrested in 2015, accused of helping cause a $1 trillion market crash. Sarao was accused by the US government of manipulating markets by posting then canceling huge volumes of orders to trick other participants about supply and demand — a brand new offence known as ‘spoofing.’ In this extract from hs … Read more

Life Insurers bleed in April as Covid-19 shrinks new biz premium by 33%

The new business premium of the life insurers contracted for the second consecutive month, significantly impacted by the spread of the deadly virus and the subsequent lockdown enforced by the government. new business premium in April declined 32.6 per cent to Rs 6,728 crore from Rs 9,928 crore in the same period a year ago. … Read more