Shareholder Activism: Drama Within India Inc.

“I would like to just say two things, one, without mincing words, actually it is very, frustrating now, to be the Shareholder of IDFC. We have had faith on the Board and the Management team for too long. Just to give you the context, since 2015, the…

Srishti Gupta

Jul 24, 2021

How will the Tokyo Olympics make money?

Tokyo is under a state of emergency (due to COVID-19 and the delta variant) for the duration of the 2020 Olympics. This implies stadiums are operational for athletes with an eerie silence minus the crowds. The Olympics are not earning revenue through tickets —…

Abdur Rahman

May 29, 2021

Skin in the Game: Impact of the New Mutual Fund Regulation

The Indian Mutual Fund industry manages over INR 32 lakh crores across 9.86 crores accounts or folios(as on 30th April, 2021), counting not only retail investors among the unit-holders (investors), but also HNIs and large…

Abdur Rahman

Mar 29, 2021

IPO: An Easy Way to Generate Wealth?

Initial Public Offering (IPO), as we mentioned in one of our previous posts, is the process followed by a company to get listed on the stock exchanges for the first time. This allows retail and institutional public market participants to own a part of the company…

Srishti Gupta

Mar 27, 2021

SPAC: The New Buzzword Among the Indian Start-Ups

In India, a company is said to be (publicly) listed when its shares can be traded on the stock exchanges. This not only allows retail investors to own a piece of a company, but also provides the existing shareholders an opportunity to unlock…

Abdur Rahman

Mar 14, 2021

SEBI on Perpetual Bonds: What it is and How does it impact us?

For our first post, we wanted to simplify not only something that was complex, but also current, to help us live up to what we want the blog to do — simplify complex financial topics and keep you updated on the financial…