Many buyers acquire Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) sites as investments. They do not immediately start construction work, leaving the plots vacant. However, the BDA has decided to go stricter and reduced the number of years that the plot can stay vacant before it attracts a penalty to three years from the previous five years. This
In short: The ANU has announced it will no longer invest in certain weapons companies in the long-term, following months of pressure from pro-Palestinian student groups. The university said its council had decided that its “long term investment pool [would] not invest in controversial weapons manufacturers and civilian small arms manufacturers”. What’s next? Pro-Palestinian students
Mumbai: The global gush of investment that has flowed to Indian debt on account of inclusion in a JP Morgan index has kick-started a phenomenon that domestic market watchers have long hoped for – greater trading liquidity across the sovereign yield curve. While volumes in the highly liquid 10-year benchmark government bond have predictably increased,
A drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows people working at an auto parts factory in Liuyang City, central China’s Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo) BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — China’s fixed-asset investment has maintained steady growth in the first four months of 2024, buoyed by government policies designed to expand effective investment. Fixed-asset investment
This aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2024 shows the construction site of the Zhongning converter station in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng) BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) — China’s fixed-asset investment continued stable growth in the first half of 2024, with high-tech sectors witnessing a robust capital influx, data from the
Several ETFs at Wood’s firm, ARK Invest, bought a variety of tech stocks after they fell alongside a broader market drop. ARK Invest, which has $6.7 billion in assets under management, is an influential firm whose funds have fallen on hard times. Reports earlier this year showed investors pulled a total of $2.2 billion from
Illustration: Binay Sinha 2 min read Last Updated : Aug 08 2024 | 10:03 AM IST Amidst global economic uncertainty, India’s equity and fixed income markets are displaying cautious optimism. India’s 10-year bond yields rallied by more than 10 bps over July 2024 and US 10-year yields are down by more than 35 bps.
In June, I attended an ESG conference along with a hundred bankers. During the event, the bankers answered a digital poll with two questions that revealed what I believe is the biggest obstacle for cleantech investing and the energy transition. The first question: What is currently your preferred investment term? Almost 75% of the bankers