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Blog | August 26, 2019
Passenger Vehicles Sales Drop For 9 Months In A Row   Tata Motors was supposed to launch its Altroz premium hatchback brand in mid-August. But a flurry of critical happenings forced it to defer, considering that every car launch in India is a 4000-crore gamble. The decision might seem like Tata Motors’s prerogative, but what it also highlights is a hint at the current state […] Read More »
Blog | July 31, 2019
Is The Rupee Strengthening? Where Will It Head In The Next Few Months?   With the Indian rupee listed at 71.65 versus the US dollar in November 2018, the rupee appeared to stabilize and strengthen up for 2019. Global events over the last decade have affected the Indian financial markets in general with commodities, bonds, equity and the currency all feeling the heat. A crude oil price slip four […] Read More »
Blog | July 30, 2019
Is Nifty Headed To The Bears?   The recent rush of exiting FPIs and foreign investors means the bears have tightened their grip on the equity markets. The Smallcap and BSE Modcap indices slid to 35.4 percent and 25.2 percent from their highs in late 2018. The Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman also added to the flux by proposing the taxpayers […] Read More »
Blog | June 30, 2019
DHFL Default and The Impact On Money Market Mutual Funds   The facts: The Medium-Term Fund DHFL Pramerica has a 37.42 per cent risk exposure and is the top among worst-hit MF schemes. As on 30th April, about 165 MFs have had some risk-exposure to the DHFL MF and report a greater than 5 percent of AUM. Action by rating agencies: No wonder the rating […] Read More »
Blog | June 21, 2019
The Future of Jet Airways   What does the future hold for Jet Airways, the once-blue-eyed boy of the aviation industry? In April 2019 the airline temporarily closed operations for want of funds to keep flying. Currently, The sale of stakes is being considered crucial to the future of Jet Airways by its lenders. The Union government is playing the revival […] Read More »
Blog | May 24, 2019
The Trade War Between the USA and China and Impact on India   The year 2019 saw the Indian economy overcome short term setbacks like the GST and demonetization to emerge with an uptick 0f 7.5% in its growth rate. The Indian rupee also emerged as the strongest in Asian markets adding cheer and optimism among investors, general public and stock markets. The tariffs imposed by the […] Read More »
Blog | May 11, 2019
The Impact of Elections on The Capital Markets   Every investor is watching the capital and stock markets carefully ever since the 17th Lok Sabha elections were announced. How the markets will react to the election announcements and what will be the fallouts of the declaration are the top questions on all financial analysts minds. The stock markets are very sensitive and fluctuate […] Read More »
Blog | April 23, 2019
Reliance Capital Downgraded by ICRA   R-Capital was recently IC-Ratings Association downgraded. What does that mean and how can we use this information? Why the rating is important: The IC-Ratings Association forum comprises of representatives from commercial banks, leading institutions in investments and finance, and companies in financial services to benchmark and rates the invest ability factor. It is an […] Read More »
Blog | April 19, 2019
How The Rupee Became The Best Performing Currency in Asia?   The Rupee was declared the best performing currency in Asia in March 2019! Financial trends and analytics are at the core of predicting the value of the currency in the international stock markets. So, when the findings revealed that the rupee had suddenly in little over a month everyone was curious as to the […] Read More »
Blog | March 27, 2019
Where is Nifty Heading and Where Will it Stop?   Investors are unable to gauge the Nifty trends due to frequent market corrections in 2018 especially in the emerging Indian economy and financial markets with substantial erosion of wealth. There is no predicting where the Nifty is heading to or where it could stop. What do market factors suggest? In bull-markets large-caps tend to outperform […] Read More »
Blog | March 19, 2019
L&T and Mindtree – Hostile Takeover or Investment Strategy   Understanding the market trends and bids for hostile takeovers or investment strategy is of prime importance in investment banking and financial careers, which are evidence and data based on their forecasts. The L&T case study is an interesting example of how one can use the strategy effectively in takeover bids or in placing investment […] Read More »
Blog | February 27, 2019
Credit Ratings Are They Reliable?   Certain events in the recent past have raised concerns over the credibility of the credit ratings. Though credit rating agencies are working from more than a decade. These agencies have faced a rough path throughout their journey and hence people have mixed reactions about credit ratings. Credit rating industry is considered as highly monopolistic […] Read More »
Blog | February 23, 2019
India and Japan Enter into A $75 Billion Swap Contract   October 29th 2018 marked one more important event that took place between India and Japan. After the meet between the prime ministers of the two countries, it was decided that India and Japan enter into a 75$ Billion bilateral currency swap agreement. This agreement is deemed to strengthen the foreign exchange and capital market […] Read More »
Blog | January 29, 2019
Rising Oil Prices in 2019   In the first quarter of 2018, crude oil prices around the globe saw a four-fold increase in the past 4 years. And while experts were still analyzing as to why this happened, the prices suddenly dropped by more than 30 USD in the coming months. With these data in mind, experts and industrialists around […] Read More »
Blog | January 28, 2019
SBI Share Sale of 1.4 Billion USD   Being an Indian, we have all heard of SBI at least once in our lifetime and in the best predictability, we have at least one bank account with the nation’s largest lender. SBI which is an acronym for the State Bank of India is an entity completely run and managed by the Government and […] Read More »
Blog | December 29, 2018
US Yield Curve’s Moving Into The Red The yield curve rightly predicted the previous seven US recessions. And it is about to wave the red flag again. Though stock markets may indicate record price highs the yield curve prediction of a recession should be considered more stable and accurate. What Does The Yield Curve Indicate? The plot of the yield curve tracks […] Read More »
Blog | December 23, 2018
Fall In Oil Prices The most traded and valuable commodity in the world is crude oil. The oil prices impact the global and U.S. economy. Each citizen is affected with an influence on spending patterns, affecting of investment decisions, and slowing of the nation’s economy. There is no doubt at all that the falling oil prices expose the economy’s […] Read More »
Blog | November 28, 2018
Rupee Nears a 3 Month High as Oil Prices Fall   The Rupee-Rial arrangement could be reviewed by India with Iran to bail out exporters because of the pressure of US sanctions that have made it difficult to conduct any trade with Islamic countries. In the years of 2011-2012, a rupee-rial mechanism was put in place where around 45% of India’s purchases of Iranian crude […] Read More »
Blog | November 21, 2018
Rising Gold Prices: The Key Factors   India, as a country, has always considered gold as a metal that denotes wealth and success. We have always been one of the largest consumers of this precious metal. Typically, wedding season and festive events are when gold prices see a significant surge in their demand. However, there are other factors at play that […] Read More »
Blog | October 17, 2018
DHFL Shares Crash by 42%, Raises Concerns It Could Default on Bond Repayments   Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) share price took a significant plunge to 42% as of September 21, 2018. This raised fears over whether the company would default on its bond payments. This is not only specific to DHFL, shares from the home-financing sector in India, in general took a downward dip, therefore also taking […] Read More »
Blog | September 29, 2018
Venezuelan Debt Crisis Venezuela, the Latin American country we know for its surplus inheritance of petroleum has been attracting media since the past decade for a few noxious reasons. Recently missing a significant payment of their bonds, Venezuela recorded new depths of economic crisis. What Happened… The oil-rich Venezuela has never been worried about growing other industries. Until […] Read More »
Blog | September 22, 2018
Spotify IPO Spotify is no stranger to our generation. It has revolutionised the way people listen to music since its launch in 2008 October. Currently, Spotify provides its freemium service in 66 countries. Spotify went public in 2018 April. The initial offering of Spotify opened at a $165.90 per share, resulting in the total valuation of $29.5 […] Read More »
Blog | September 21, 2018
US and China Trade War Impact on India A trade war is a situation in which trading countries damage each other’s trade by imposing tariffs on imports with the broad intention of saving its own industries and creating job opportunities for its citizens. The US-China Trade War The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, towards the beginning of the year […] Read More »
Blog | September 19, 2018
Petrol Prices Are Going Up Causes and Where Will They Stop The Why of the high petrol prices In September 2018, petrol and diesel prices breached the history of price hikes with an increase in crude oil prices and the incredibly high excise duties levied. Under the free-pricing regime in India, petrol and diesel prices are priced based on what the consumers are willing to pay […] Read More »
Blog | 5 Minutes May 3, 2017
Deeper capital market to help India unlock $100 billion in funding every year Indian Capital Markets have shown remarkable growth in the post-Liberalization era and it remains one of the most resilient globally and poised to be one of the Top destinations for domestic and global businesses to expand and invest in. Raising capital is a strategic priority across India and role of Capital Markets has assumed far […] Read More »
Blog | 7 Minutes December 26, 2016
Financial Markets And Their Roles A financial market, unlike the other markets, is more of an intangible concept and basically refers to a marketplace where buyers and sellers usually participate in an exchange of assets such as equities, bonds, derivatives and currencies. The basic characteristic of any financial market comprises of transparent pricing, basic regulations regarding costs and fees and […] Read More »
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  • Pranjal Srivastava

    Pranjal Srivastava has an extensive experience of 20+ years working as the Senior Vice President & Head of Capital Markets with ICICI Securities Limited from November 1997, governing the processes for Capital Markets business in India. He has also held the position of Vice President at Edelweiss Capital Limited, where he was responsible for the […]

  • Suresh Rao

    Predominant in the field of Financial Markets, Suresh Rao is significantly experienced in the areas of Forex, Fixed Income, Capital Markets and Derivatives. With years of experience in the financial word under his belt, he is currently working as the Functional Unit Head of Financial Market Operations at Standard Chartered Global Business Services. Two years […]

  • Arvind Narayanan

    Arvind Narayan has worked in the field of treasury and finance for over 18 years. During the span of his career, he has been considered one of the experts in capital markets. Mr Narayan has worked with a focus on structured solutions across asset classes for vanilla products that include structured debt and commodities. His […]

  • Pranjal Srivastava

    Pranjal Srivastava has an extensive experience of 20+ years working as the Senior Vice President & Head of Capital Markets with ICICI Securities Limited from November 1997, governing the processes for Capital Markets business in India. He has also held the position of Vice President at Edelweiss Capital Limited, where he was responsible for the […]

  • Suresh Rao

    Predominant in the field of Financial Markets, Suresh Rao is significantly experienced in the areas of Forex, Fixed Income, Capital Markets and Derivatives. With years of experience in the financial word under his belt, he is currently working as the Functional Unit Head of Financial Market Operations at Standard Chartered Global Business Services. Two years […]

  • Arvind Narayanan

    Arvind Narayan has worked in the field of treasury and finance for over 18 years. During the span of his career, he has been considered one of the experts in capital markets. Mr Narayan has worked with a focus on structured solutions across asset classes for vanilla products that include structured debt and commodities. His […]

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