India's top IT firms such as TCS, Infosys, HCL and Wipro – plan to hire more than 1 lakh freshers this fiscal. But the intent and and ability to hire are different things, explains Kamal Karanth, co-founder of specialist staffing firm...

The asset under management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry crossed Rs 36 lakh crore in August driven by high retail participation especially through systematic investment plans (SIPs). As per the monthly data released by industry body...

In the third of a series of the online, agenda-setting debates organised by The Indian Express and the Financial Times, the financial sector leaders and regulators will discuss whether the banking sector and capital markets have sufficient...

Even as the stock markets hit the record highs, the mutual fund (MF) sector reported a decline in inflows into equity and the debt schemes while balanced advantage funds mobilised a higher amount through new fund offers (NFOs). While the funds...

The government's various proposals have led to fast growth in the fintech sector, which is expected to triple to Rs 6,20,700 crore in value terms by 2025, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad said on Wednesday. Highlighting...

As the desire for credit grows across the country, fintechs are scaling up on the number of options for customers. Startup Slice which issues Visa credit cards has now prolonged its card offerings, starting with a credit limit of Rs 2,000 and...

The interest rate to be provided by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for the financial year 2020-21 is still awaiting the approval from the Finance Ministry, a senior labour ministry official said. “The proposal had...

The pandemic has created a new normal where businesses have acknowledged the importance of digital and many businesses have completely shifted lanes towards being digital. While many other industry verticals suffered during the pandemic and the...

One of the world’s leading trading and digital asset investment companies, CrossTower today proclaimed the launch of its crypto trading platform in India. In a statement, CrossTower said the platform has been methodically built on a robust,...

Sales of 1,647 listed private manufacturing companies have recorded an "extraordinarily high" growth of 75 per cent in the first quarter of FY'22 mainly due to a very low base in the pandemic-hit year-ago period,...