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Tamil Nadu retains investment destination tag with Rs 1 trillion in 2022

Often billed as a favoured investment destination, Tamil Nadu managed to garner over Rs 1 lakh crore investments committed by various companies in 2022, a year that brought both challenges and opportunities to the southern state.It faced the challenge arising out of various issues like Russia-Ukraine conflict or the suspension of the production at US automaker Ford near here among others. This year, Tamil Nadu signed memoranda of understanding with over 60 companies which committed investments of Rs 1.25 lakh crore that would generate around 75,000 new jobs. Chief Minister M K Stalin has been reaching out to investors at various platforms to make Tamil Nadu become the most attractive investment destination in South Asia and endeavour towards 'Made in Tamil Nadu' products reaching all parts of the world. The government also maintained Tamil Nadu was the only state in the country to post a 'positive growth' during Covid-19 enforced lockdown period while other states reported negativ

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Radiant Cash Management Services IPO subscribed just 53% on last day

The initial public offer of Radiant Cash Management Services was subscribed just 53 per cent on the last day of subscription on Tuesday. The Rs 388-crore initial share-sale received bids for 1,45,98,150 shares against 2,74,29,925 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The category meant for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) was fully subscribed, while non-institutional investors portion received 66 per cent subscription and Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) 20 per cent. The Initial Public Offer (IPO) has a fresh issue of up to Rs 60 crore and an offer for sale of up to 33,125,000 equity shares. Price range for the offer is at Rs 94-99 a share. IIFL Securities, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors and YES Securities were the managers to the offer.

In current milieu, invest in schemes with shorter duration: Manish Banthia

We believe the RBI will pause rates for a longer period after the rate hikes are over. This is a typical attribute of an economy in mid-cycle; a phase India is in currently, says Manish Banthia

Mutual funds see muted growth in 2022, expect better days in new year

After a spectacular 2021, the mutual fund industry failed to continue the momentum this year with the growth in asset base, investors count and flows subsiding in 2022 on volatile market conditions, but the New Year is expected to be relatively better. The industry grew at a slower pace in 2022, mainly due to global headwinds, including the Russia-Ukraine war, supply chain bottlenecks and a decadal high global inflation coupled with rising interest rates. The 2021 growth was mainly braced by a rally in the stock markets. The assets under management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry rose by 7 per cent or Rs 2.65 lakh crore in 2022. This was way lower than a surge of nearly 22 per cent or an increase of close to Rs 7 lakh crore in the asset base seen in 2021, data from the Association of Mutual Fund Industry (Amfi) showed. Swapnil Bhaskar, Head of Strategy, Niyo, said the mutual fund industry growth in 2023 is expected to be in line with the current trend with estimated assets under .

UP to hold roadshows across states to attract domestic investors for summit

The Uttar Pradesh government will hold roadshows in the states to attract domestic industrial groups for its Global Investors Summit to be held next year, according to an official release. The state government recently sent a group of ministers on a global tour to invite foreign investors for the summit and seek investment in the state. The release said that investment commitments of Rs 7.12 lakh crore, including of Rs 4 lakh crore from the UK and the US alone, have been received ahead the Global Investors Summit to be held in February next year. After the return of the group from global tour, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth has directed holding road shows in different states of the country for inviting investors of the country, the release said on Friday. The chief minister reviewed the preparations for organizing the Global Investors Summit with the cabinet members and senior officials on Thursday. A new team should be formed for road shows to be held within the country. Independe

Multi-country roadshows get investment intents worth Rs 7.12 trn for UP

The Uttar Pradesh government has already pulled in investment intents worth Rs 7.12 trillion through the multi-country roadshows held between December 9 and December 19

Industry can aspire to reach $5 a person monthly SIP in five years: Bhatia

With this, monthly SIP inflows can reach Rs 50,000 cr, says Sebi whole-time member

S Chand to sell its entire stake in iNeuron to PhysicsWallah for Rs 14 cr

Education content company exits second edtech investment, after dropping out of Testbook Edu Solutions

Piramal Realty to invest Rs 3,500 cr in 2 yrs; aims to deliver 5,000 flats

Piramal Realty will invest Rs 3,500 crore over the next two years in four ongoing housing projects as it aims to deliver a 6 million square feet area to customers, its CEO Gaurav Sawhney said. Founded in 2012, Piramal Realty is the real estate arm of the business conglomerate Piramal Group. It is one of the leading developers with 15 million square feet of residential and commercial under development in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). In an interview with PTI, Sawhney said the company is developing 13 million square feet in phases across four residential projects in Mulund, Thane, Mahalaxmi and Byculla in the MMR. The company is developing around 12,000 apartments across these four projects. "We have launched around 8-8.5 million square feet so far in these four projects and the remaining 4-5 million square feet will be launched over the next two years," he said. Sawhney said the company is focusing on delivery and has started handing over the first set of 1,000 apartments t

Stride Ventures invests Rs 75 cr in swapping network provider Battery Smart

Venture debt fund Stride Ventures on Thursday said it has invested Rs 75 crore in battery swapping network provider Battery Smart. Battery Smart, which provides swapping networks for electric two and three-wheelers, will use the fund to add more batteries to its network and expand to new cities across India, the company said in a statement. Till date, the start-up has completed over 60 lakh battery swaps, setting up more than 440 live swap stations with over 13,000 customers in over 12 cities in India, it added. "By working towards building a robust EV ecosystem, Battery Smart is taking a proactive approach to drive the adoption of electric transportation, and we are proud to support their efforts," Stride Venture Founder & Managing Partner Ishpreet Singh Gandhi said. Battery Smart Co-Founder Pulkit Khurana said the company is looking to further strengthen its EV battery-swapping network in India. "By expanding our footprint across more cities and deploying additional batteries .

IIFL fintech fund picks up 16% in Insurance Samadhan for $2 million

The IIFL Group's early-stage investment vehicle, IIFL Fintech Fund, has invested USD 2 million (around Rs 16.5 crore) in insurance technology startup Insurance Samadhan for a 16 per cent stake, valuing the platform at around USD 13 million (around Rs 107 crore). The startup also received another USD 1 million from other investors in the series-A round. This is IIFL fintech fund's 10th investment and first in the insuretech space, the company said, adding it has already invested 50 per cent of the Rs 210 crore corpus of the fund. The IIFL group launched the fintech fund in August 2021 with a corpus of Rs 210 crore with sponsorships from two group companies--IIFL Finance and IIFL Securities. The fund has so far invested Trendlyne, Leegality, Finbox, Datasutram, Multipl, Finarkein, Trustcheckr, Finvu and Easyrewardz. Samadhan is an online platform that deals with resolving insurance related complaints such as mis-selling, lapsed policies, policy rejection, fraud or claim rejection in

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2023 likely to be a flattish year for Indian equities: Kotak Securities

Kotak Securities sees Nifty50 at 18,385; rising FD rates could attract investment

Global investment in electric vehicle charging approaches $100 billion mark

Cumulative investment globally probably will pass the $100 billion mark in 2023 if China keeps up its relentless pace

UP business delegation garners Rs 20,000 crore investments from Singapore

Singapore investors have committed nearly Rs 20,000 crores of investment in Uttar Pradesh in areas such as data centres, logistics services and education following a business promotion delegation visit to the city-state. The investments were committed following a four-day presentation here, which concluded on Monday, by the UP Global Investment Summit (UPGIS) delegation led by State Minister of Jal Shakti and Flood Control Swatantra Dev Singh. Singapore is a partner country in UPGIS to be held from February 10-12, 2023 in Lucknow. Singh and his delegation members held a series of meetings and discussed prospects and collaboration opportunities in their state with Singapore's Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu Hai Yien. It was a very successful trip. The G2G (government to government) engagement was very warm and fruitful, Deepak Kumar, Principal Secretary, Basic Education Department of Uttar Pradesh, told PTI. T

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Russia to invest $69 mn in quantum communication network in 2023-24: Report

The roadmap includes more than 120 projects, such as tools to promote quantum communications for potential users, development of sales markets, commercialisation of services

EU pledges to mobilise 10-billion-euro investment in ASEAN by 2027

The European Union (EU) has pledged to mobilise 10 billion euros ($10.6 billion) by 2027 to accelerate infrastructure investments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

US, Africa seal $15 billion in trade investments during Washington summit

The United States committed to $15 billion worth of two-way trade deals with several countries in Africa during a summit in Washington this week, the White House said on Wednesday