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Who are High Net worth Individuals or HNIs?

High Net worth Individuals

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Who are High Net worth Individuals or HNIs?

HNIs or high net-worth individuals (HNIs) belong to the financial services sector where a class of individuals has an investible surplus of more than Rs 5 crore, below this threshold. Such investors are categorised as retail as they are measured by their net worth in the financial industry.

Net worth is an amount by which assets exceed liabilities.

Generally, HNIs are widely defined as people whose investible assets such as bonds and stocks exceed a certain amount. A high-net-worth individual is a person who owns liquid assets including money held in brokerage accounts or banks, and excluding assets like a
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For your next holiday, dip into a luxury pool villa by the sea, hills

Resorts and hotels report rising demand from customers who want to idle or party by a pool

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Updated On : 27 Jul 2024 | 7:57 AM IST

India to see highest rise in number of ultra-rich in 5 years: Knight Frank

Knight Frank's 'The Wealth Report' says Asia will dominate the rise in the number of ultra-rich

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2024 | 11:33 PM IST

Address to amenities: What to look for when you buy a luxury apartment?

The 'bigger is better' and the address must be famous, say real estate industry executives

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2024 | 12:28 PM IST

Many Indian HNIs being asked by foreign banks to shut accounts: Report

Two British banks, one Swiss bank and a leading Emirates lender have closed the accounts of these Indians in the last two months

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Updated On : 29 Dec 2023 | 11:30 AM IST

Leaving on a private jet plane: How India's richest are flying high

The country's richest people can't wait to catch the next chartered flight home

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2023 | 8:01 AM IST

India likely to witness net outflow of 6500 HNIs in 2023, says study

However, the report said despite the outflow, India's capacity to generate new millionaires and its projected wealth growth makes the situation less concerning

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Updated On : 14 Jun 2023 | 12:10 AM IST

HNIs embracing passive funds on under-performance of active funds

"With commissions to distributors on equity schemes being much higher, the preference for distributing ETFs is much lower," it added

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Updated On : 23 May 2023 | 5:23 PM IST

Realty check for luxury housing after crucial change in tax structure

Deduction can be availed of under Section 54 and Section 54F in the same assessment year, thereby enhancing total limit, say tax experts

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2023 | 9:43 PM IST

Elon Musk's net worth hits 11-month low, drops below $200 billion

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's net worth has dropped below $200 billion after Tesla shares recently hit 11-month lows

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Updated On : 26 May 2022 | 1:00 PM IST

18% of super-rich Indians invested in cryptos, NFTs last year: Report

In its Wealth Report released on Tuesday, Knight Frank said 18 per cent global UHNWIs now own cryptocurrencies or tokens, and 11 per cent have invested in NFTs (non-fungible tokens)

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2022 | 7:38 PM IST

Number of ultra HNIs in India up 11% in 2021 at 13,637: Report

The number of ultra-high-net worth-individuals, having net assets of $30 million (about Rs 226 crore) or more, in India increased 11 per cent last year

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2022 | 3:54 PM IST

Street signs: Buy the dips, sell rallies, HNIs look to break even & more

A fall below 16,320 could drag the market to 16,150-16,000 levels

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Updated On : 15 Aug 2021 | 8:18 PM IST

Rolex Rings IPO subscribed 130x on last day on institutional, HNI interest

The Rs 731-crore IPO generated bids worth Rs 66,744 crore

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Updated On : 09 Aug 2021 | 11:58 AM IST

Artha Venture Fund announces final close of Rs 220 crore debut fund

A surge of interest in Indian start-ups and the robust performance of the seed fund's early investment made AVF overshoot its target

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Updated On : 04 Jun 2021 | 12:28 AM IST

Street signs: Gold ETFs to gain traction, PLI may hurt battery firms & more

Gold has bounced back about 8 per cent from March 2021 lows of close to Rs 44,000 per 10 gram and is trading at Rs 47,600, owing to correcting dollar and treasury yields

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Updated On : 16 May 2021 | 8:35 PM IST

Street signs: HNI IPO bets on thin ice, lapse in rights entitlement & more

At a fund house level, more than 10 per cent of assets can be invested in perpetual bonds of a single issuer

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Updated On : 21 Mar 2021 | 8:11 PM IST

Succession planning: Will easy to make, but Trust more robust, say experts

UHNIs should make succession planning top priority

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Average HNI earns Rs 50-lakh interest that's tax free: Govt defends PF move

In the Budget, it was announced that Rs 2.5 lakh a year is the deposit limit for EPF on which interest earned won't attract any tax.

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2021 | 12:53 AM IST

Investment in house on discounts ideal for high net worth individual now

Demand has been lacklustre and prices have not moved up much in the past few years

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2020 | 11:50 PM IST

Street signs: A breather before a new high, Parag Milk on HNI radar & more

The slew of regulatory changes has kept the mutual fund industry and officials of Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) on their toes over the past few weeks

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Updated On : 11 Oct 2020 | 8:08 PM IST