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China Opens Market For Foreign Automakers From January 2022

Loknath Das

For the longest period China has been a closed economy but that is now destined to change, at least for foreign auto companies from January 1, 2022. China will be lifting its foreign-ownership limits on automotive companies allowing for full foreign ownership of passenger and commercial automakers in the country. It will do away with the existing system that has limited foreign ownership to only joint ventures, in a bid to promote investment for some of the biggest and most prominent automakers in the world. The country will also lift the…

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Tokenization of credit and debit cards for safe online shopping from Jan: Here’s how the process works

Loknath Das

From January 1, 2022, the way you use your credit or debit cards while shopping on Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket, Myntra, etc., will change. You would no longer be required to save your 16-digit card number and the card expiry date on the merchant’s website. As per the new rules set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the only way that you can conveniently make a card payment repeatedly is through a new process called ‘tokenisation.’ What is card tokenisation? When you shop online or even book tickets on travel portals, you…

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Amazon Sues Probe Agency For Going “Beyond Scope And Power”: 10 Points

Loknath Das

Amazon has taken the Enforcement Directorate, or ED, to court seeking to cancel an investigation into its 2019 deal with Future Group for alleged violations of foreign investment laws, sources have said. Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story: Amazon calls the investigation a “fishing and roving” inquiry, saying the ED had sought privileged legal advice and opinions from Amazon and other information not connected to the Future Group deal, sources have said. It said the ED doesn’t have “requisite jurisdiction… to investigate issues relating to people joining or…

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SEBI Issues Framework For Advisory, Portfolio Management Services

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Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with a framework related to the fees for investment advisory services for accredited investors. In addition to this, it has also issued guidelines on exit load charges applicable to the client of the portfolio manager. In August, SEBI had introduced the concept of “accredited investor” in investment advisers (IA) and portfolio managers rules. In a circular, the regulator said that in case of accredited investors, the limits and modes of fees payable to the IA will be governed through…

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Real Estate in 2021: What We Can Expect

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Over the years, millennials had begun to favour rentals rather than buying their own, thus shifting from the convention of settling down at a place they can call theirs’. With the year 2020 showing us the tougher aspects of life, people have realized the need to own a home, especially when working in a metropolitan city such as Kolkata. With the advent of remote working option post-Covid and the workplace shifting to home, people are looking for spacious homes to stay rather than rent out or invest in. The trend…

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How to Invest Money: Choosing the Best Way To Invest for You

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Investing money in the stock market is the No. 1 Americans build wealth and save for long-term goals such as retirement, but figuring out the best way to invest that money can feel daunting. This doesn’t have to be the case. The best way to invest money: A step-by-step guide Everyone has a unique financial situation. The best way to invest depends on your personal preferences along with your current and future financial circumstances. It’s important to have a detailed understanding of your income and expenses, assets and liabilities, responsibilities…

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