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MoS Railways Expects More Investment

February 1, 2019 Loknath DasExpects, investment, More, MoS, Railways

NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Friday morning said that he was expecting more investment in railways from the Interim Budget for 2019-20, which Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present in the Lok Sabha at 11 am. The way the Central government has increased the investment in railways, from installing CCTV cameras to Wi-Fi, I believe investment in railways will certainly be increased, Sinha told ANI. Railways capital expenditure for the year 2018-19 had been pegged at Rs. 1,48,528 crore. A large part of the Capex was devoted…

Investcorp acquires IDFC’s private equity, realty investment management business

January 30, 2019 Loknath Dasacquires, business, equity, IDFC’s, Investcorp, investment, Management, Private, Realty

Mumbai: The US-based alternative investment manager InvestcorpNSE 0.00 % has acquired IDFCNSE -1.02 % Group’s private equity and real estate investment management business and plans to incrementally raise $50 million towards IDFC’s existing fourth fund. The incremental capital, along with the uninvested pool in the fourth fund, will be invested in consumption-driven companies in India, a senior company executive said. HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has joined the global advisory board of Investcorp. “Once the acquisition is complete on January 31, we will use the greenshoe option and raise another $50 million in the fourth fund. This incremental capital,…

Bosch Makes First Venture Investment In India With Deeptech Startup SimYog

January 29, 2019 Loknath Das'First, Bosch, Deeptech, In, India, investment, Makes, SimYog, Startup, venture, With

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions, has announced its first venture investment in India in Bengaluru-based deeptech startup SimYog Technologies. Incubated at the Indian Institute of Science, SimYog has raised $885.7K (INR 6.3 Cr) in a funding round with participation from early-stage venture capital firm Ideaspring Capital. The startup plans to use the fresh funds to expand its product offering. The company will also expand its team to 12 people—from five now—over the next year, as it adds customers and products. Founded in 2017 by Dipanjan Gope, Anant Devi and…

Investment for child: Birla MF Bal Bhavishya NFO – Is it amongst the best plans for children related investment?

January 22, 2019 Loknath Dasamongst, Bal, Best, Bhavishya, Birla, Child, Children, for, investment, Is, It, MF, NFO, plans, related, The, –

There aren’t many MF schemes targeting needs such as arranging down payment for a home loan, children education and marriage needs or one’s own retirement. When it comes to investments for child, most parents are in a fix and unable to find a dedicated investment for meeting financial goals of the children. However, for specific goals, such as child education, it helps to earmark the funds towards it and not run the risk of making a premature exit before the goal is met. Mutual funds that are child-focused schemes may…

Here’s how Systematic Investment Planning can help meet your financial goals

January 19, 2019 Loknath DasCan, Financial, Goals, Help, Here's, How, investment, Meet, Planning, Systematic, Your

Sundaram Mutual in association with ET NOW has come out with the ‘Sahi SIP’ initiative which aims to encourage people to start saving and investing in a systematic and flexible manner in mutual funds Here’s how SIP can help meet your financial goals We all have aspirations in life, which act as a driving force to work harder and dream bigger. These aspirations define both the short and long-term goals of life and propel us towards planning a host of financial decisions. It always pays to set the goals and…

5 top investment options for millennials in 2019

January 14, 2019 Loknath Das2019, 5%;, for, In, investment, Millennials, Options, Top

Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it, said Benjamin Graham, a British-born American investor who was known for his theories on investment. His quote has become a mantra for several Indian millennials who seek exciting investment opportunities in lieu of textbook options. Experts explain that the herd mentality’ in investment, where children follow the path shown by parents, has witnessed a sharp reduction. It indicates that young investors are now looking for diverse options rather than opting for traditional fixed deposit or tax-saving post office schemes. Most youngsters…