Paul Black’s 3 thumb rules for identifying great wealth creators

Veteran portfolio manager Paul Black’s investment framework focuses on identifying businesses with competitive advantages that strengthen over time. His three key rules emphasise widening moats, strong corporate cultures and improving returns on invested capital, while patience and an information edge can help investors identify and hold potential long-term wealth creators.

Silver rebounds from correction: Can the recovery gain momentum?

Silver has rebounded sharply from its recent correction, supported by gold’s rally, a weaker US dollar and expectations of stronger industrial demand. While tight supply and growing use in solar, electronics and electric vehicles offer long-term support, shifting monetary policy, global growth concerns and elevated volatility could limit near-term gains.

We imported the auction, but we left out the brakes

India’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) was introduced to improve price discovery, but recent sharp swings have exposed gaps in its safeguards. Jimeet Modi argues that allowing order cancellations until the auction ends can leave markets vulnerable to manipulation, calling for stronger controls, deeper liquidity and better protection around index-level settlement prices.