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The Brute of Animal Spirits
We are often told to trust our instincts, Albert Einstein has always spoken about the brute substance intuition offers. Our intuition is...

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Sep 21, 20203 min read
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LIC: The IPO everyone is waiting for
The Union Budget of India is announced every year by the Finance Minister. This tradition was followed in the year 2020 as well when the...

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Sep 21, 20202 min read
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A Flash on the Flash Crash of 2010
Although dispirited and bleak, in the backdrop of the bating EUR-USD exchange rate and the mounting Greek Debt Crisis, the New York Stock...

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Sep 21, 20203 min read
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State Bank of India - Tryst With Bad Debts
It is surprising that a bank with the government owning a controlling share has one of the highest NPA proportion in the nation.

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Sep 17, 20203 min read
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The Story of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
One of New York’s most awe-inspiring glass buildings is a premier destination for both corporate clients and professionals. A conspicuous...

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Sep 10, 20204 min read
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The IPL Auction: How is a Player Valued?
Thrill, exuberance, joy and happiness are some among the many words that millions of Indians would use to describe the Indian Premier...

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Sep 10, 20204 min read
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Feminine Finance
Do you know that until 2018 a woman had not been nominated for an Oscar in Cinematography? A few days back I read an article celebrating...

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Aug 31, 20204 min read
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Story Behind the Infamous AGR Dues
We have been hearing about the AGR dues for a long time now and one after another ruling of the supreme court on the AGR issue. Let’s...

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Aug 27, 20204 min read
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Cryptocurrency Investing in India: The Past, Present and Future
Few Indians may have heard of, let alone made, a 3500% return on investment (ROI) in their lifetime. However, it is the ROI that cryptic...

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Aug 27, 20204 min read
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Bankruptcy to Revival: The Tale of Alok Industries
Alok Industries- the company that went from being bankrupt to producing one lakh PPE kits during a pandemic, all in three years. But how?...

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Aug 12, 20204 min read
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How Luckin Coffee Lost Luck
China’s Luckin Coffee, Starbucks’ Chinese rival, has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. After a skyrocket rise on the...

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Aug 11, 20204 min read
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Introduction to ULIPS as an Asset Class
ULIPS stands for Unit-Linked Insurance Plans which is a combination of insurance and investment where the policyholders can pay a premium...

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Aug 9, 20203 min read
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A tale of Counterfeit Consumer Goods
Stack counterfeits against original products and most consumers would not be able to tell them apart in the first instance. Counterfeit...

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Aug 8, 20204 min read
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Covid-19 and the Awaiting Financial Crisis
With the onset of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in India, businesses have been shut, PVRs are empty, schools & colleges are now online, malls...

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Aug 4, 20204 min read
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BBQ Nation: Serving Crispy Kebabs Topped with an IPO
Food joint BBQ Nation is famous for its mouth-watering kebabs, perfectly grilled appetizers and luscious, tender meat. Instead of food,...

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Aug 4, 20204 min read
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Investment Banking in India : The Past, The Present & The Future
Investment Banking is a very intriguing and lucrative field for many students/professionals involved in Finance. Investment Banking not...

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Aug 4, 20203 min read
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Lipsticks – Not Just a Beauty Product
When we talk about an Economy as a whole, we tend to talk about macro indicators. Terms like GDP, inflation and investments are used...

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Jul 29, 20204 min read
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The Growth of ESG Investing in India and Abroad
Introduction Socially responsible investing, or ESG (Environment Social Governance) investing refers to any investment strategy which...

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Jul 28, 20204 min read
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The Plot of Petrodollars
Since the ratification of the Bretton Woods Accord, in early 1944, the United States Dollar (USD) has become the world’s predominant...

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Jul 28, 20204 min read
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The Apple Tax Scandal
Today, we will read about the ‘Double Irish Dutch Sandwich’ and how big giants such as Apple, Google etc. use it to avoid getting taxed...

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Jul 26, 20204 min read
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Stock Exchange and Exchange Rate
The stock market alone is a vast concept and to understand the workings of the stock exchanges around the world, one needs to dive in...

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Jul 26, 20204 min read
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The Extravagant Chronicle of the $100 Billion Fund
The SoftBank Vision Fund is the highly ambitious investment project of Masayoshi Son, the charismatic founder of SoftBank Group, to...

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Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Private Equity In India
After the Walmart – Flipkart deal, the Indian Private Equity (PE) market was buzzing with foreign investors keen to expand operations in...

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Jul 22, 20205 min read
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The Power Problems
Power is a burgeoning contronym in the Indian scenario. While India has solidified its position as a power exporting country, India’s...

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Jul 19, 20203 min read
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Of Money lenders & Rural India
Long before the banking system in India existed, the practice of providing rural credit was hitting waves. ‘Sahukar’, ‘Mahajan’, or,...

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Jul 19, 20204 min read
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Think Finance Is Boring? Think Again.
We can all picture the following scene: it is an early Monday morning at an investment banking firm; employees are yelling at their...

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Jul 18, 20204 min read
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The Yes Bank Crisis: What Can Be Learned?
Introduction: From 2004, the year of its inception, to 2015, Yes Bank was one of the busiest banks in India. Founded by Rana Kapoor and...

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Jul 14, 20205 min read
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Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
All of us must have heard the saying – don’t put all your eggs in one basket. This wise thought applies to financial investments too! In...

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Jul 13, 20205 min read
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The Rise Of The Noise Trader
With the advent of discount brokers like Zerodha & Upstox and a surge in internet access, thanks to Jio, it has led to an increase in the...

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Jul 13, 20203 min read
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A Foray Into Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance, regarded as a powerful alternative to the traditional model, is currently the juggernaut in the world of finance....

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Jul 13, 20204 min read
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The Ruchi Soya Case Study
Ruchi Soya, a Madhya Pradesh based edible oils company is making headlines every day in the stock market world. With Reserve Bank of...

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Jul 13, 20204 min read
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How are Modern Technologies Changing the Provision and Distribution of Financial Services?
Modern technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the lives of humans, businesses and industries. They are augmenting,...

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Jul 4, 20204 min read
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Starbucks: Pouring Lattes and Dividends.
Starbucks is the star of our times and has cemented its place in our urban culture. Starbucks has grown on to become a brand name which...

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Jul 4, 20203 min read
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The (Secret) City of London
If we ask you where St. Paul’s Cathedral is, what would your answer be? London? Well pretty close. However, the answer is not London but...

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Jul 4, 20204 min read
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Playing the Punt: The New Roadmap of India’s FDI Policies
A couple of days after the Ministry of Commerce and Industry amended India’s FDI policy section via Press Note 3, the Indian Prime...

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Jul 1, 20203 min read
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