IndusInd Bank probes yet another accounting issue
IndusInd Bank is facing scrutiny over past accounting reversals flagged in a whistleblower letter to the RBI and the board. The letter also highlighted a discrepancy in interest income from the microfinance portfolio and an inappropriate relationship between a senior executive and an employee. These issues led to internal and forensic audits, executive resignations, and […]
India’s wealthiest investors face portfolio losses amid market decline in March quarter
Stock market weakness impacted the portfolios of India’s top investors in the March quarter. Rekha Jhunjhunwala, Mukul Agrawal, and others saw significant declines. Portfolio values decreased between 5% and 31%. Madhusudan Kela and Ashish Dhawan’s portfolios were relatively stable. Few major investors made fresh purchases exceeding 1% during this period. The data reflects a challenging […]
Can Zomato and Swiggy overcome profitability challenges amidst strong competition?
In QC segment, while each of firms reported more than 2-fold rise in GOV and revenue, Zomato’s QC service Blinkit outshone Swiggy’s Instamart. “Instamart continues to lag Blinkit in growth and incremental unit economics,” said Anand Rathi Research.
FICCI urges RBI to retain NBFC-centric co-lending model, warns changes may hurt credit, jobs
FICCI has appealed to the RBI to maintain the current co-lending rules, which allow NBFCs to originate loans and then sell a significant portion to banks. They argue that the proposed shift to a joint lending model, requiring simultaneous disbursal, would disrupt credit access and force NBFCs to reduce operations, potentially leading to job losses.
Greenko founders trim Orix stake buy plan, to raise $610 million
Greenko Group founders are reducing their acquisition of Orix Corporation’s stake due to tightening credit markets. They now aim to raise $610 million to purchase 17.3% of the holding company, down from the initially planned $800 million for a 20% stake.
Indices see modest gains amid choppy trading and FPI uncertainty
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net ₹931 crore on Wednesday after being marginal buyers worth ₹88 crore the previous day. So far in May, FPIs bought equities worth ₹11,663 crore after purchasing ₹3,416.08 crore in April. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹316 crore.
India emerges as top Asian market choice for fund managers
In the fund manager survey, 42% said they are overweight on India, followed by 39% for Japan, and 6% for China. Thailand fared the worst. A total of 109 panelists with $234 billion of assets responded to the survey’s regional questions.
India Inc raises a record $61 billion via ECBs in FY25, NBFCs lead way
Data published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday showed that external commercial borrowing (ECB) registrations by companies, including non-banking finance companies, stood at more than $11 billion in March. This took the total number to $61 billion for FY25, compared with $49 billion a year ago.