Wealthy Indians

Wealthy Indians tap into bathroom luxury with $18,500 smart toilets

India is emerging as a hotspot for Kohler, Toto and Hansgrohe, the German manufacturer renowned for its taps and showers

Updated On: 23 Jan 2025 | 2:54 PM IST

Wealth migration: Why 142,000 millionaires are likely to relocate in 2025

In 2024, 134,000 high-net-worth individuals relocated and established new domiciles worldwide, driven by robust inflows to the UAE, USA, and Italy

Updated On: 09 Jan 2025 | 9:34 AM IST

StanChart targets $200 bn new assets; focuses on Chinese, Indian wealthy

StanChart's assets under management sourced from wealthy Chinese and Indians with global needs rose by about 40 per cent and 20 per cent

Updated On: 04 Dec 2024 | 11:07 PM IST

Stocks, bonds, real estate: Where do India's rich entrepreneurs invest?

Unemployment, corruption, inflation and taxation are the biggest worries of the wealthy Indian entrepreneurs. However, three out of four (75 per cent) feel supported by the government

Updated On: 26 Nov 2024 | 11:27 PM IST

Over 75% wealthy Indians keen on foreign education for their kids: Survey

Over three-fourth of wealthy Indians have sent or are planning to send their kids overseas for education, according to a survey. The survey of 1,456 Indians, having investable surplus between Rs 84 lakh (USD 100,000) and nearly Rs 17 crore (USD 2 million), conducted in March found the strong urge for overseas education with 78 per cent of the respondents saying they are keen on a foreign education for their children. Investable survey is the amount set aside for investment from overall net worth. The Global Quality of Life 2024 survey commissioned by foreign lender HSBC said the United States is top overseas destination for Indians, followed by the United Kingdom, Canada. Australia and Singapore. So strong is the urge for foreign education for the child that the parents are willing to suffer financial strains as well, the survey said, pointing out that the investment in education may come at the sacrifice of retirement savings. The expected or actual annual cost of overseas educa

Updated On: 11 Sep 2024 | 10:20 PM IST

Wealthy Indians' plan to invest abroad via GIFT city hits roadblock

The regulator for Gujarat International Finance ­Tec-­City is halting approvals for family investment funds after feedback from the central bank

Updated On: 20 Aug 2024 | 6:54 PM IST

Confluent's Neha Narkhede enters Hurun's ten richest Indian women list

Confluent head India's wealthiest new entrant in Hurun rankings, Roshni Nadar Malhotra tops second year in a row

Updated On: 28 Jul 2022 | 2:07 AM IST

2% wealth tax on super rich likely to fetch nearly Rs 1.1 trillion

Many economists doubt the feasibility and desirability of wealth tax in the current economic environment

Updated On: 01 Feb 2022 | 6:04 AM IST

Wealth of India's 10 richest can fund child education for 25 years: Study

Indian billionaires saw their combined fortunes more than double during the Covid-19 pandemic, and their count shot up by 39 per cent to 142

Updated On: 17 Jan 2022 | 7:41 AM IST

Pandemic dents confidence of affluent Indians in their finances: Survey

Most affluent individuals in India have reset their life goals following the pandemic: Survey

Updated On: 26 Oct 2021 | 6:25 PM IST

'Pandora Papers' expose offshore financial dealings of hundreds of Indians

More than 300 Indian names are part of the list.

Updated On: 04 Oct 2021 | 5:35 PM IST

Wealth of India's super-rich slips 4.4% in 2020 due to rupee fall: report

This comes in spite of Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, the Poonawallas and many other Indians seeing a jump in their net worth in this time

Updated On: 22 Jun 2021 | 8:39 PM IST

Budget 2020: Time for govt to reintroduce wealth tax, says Abhijit Banerjee

India had passed the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 which was levied on an individual, a Hindu Undivided Family and a Corporate entity on its valuation, which was repealed in April 2016

Updated On: 28 Jan 2020 | 12:22 AM IST

As RIL shares rise, Ambani becomes 9th richest on Forbes' billionaires list

The company on Thursday became the first Indian firm to hit the Rs 10 lakh crore market valuation mark following a spike in its share price.

Updated On: 29 Nov 2019 | 3:32 PM IST

Number of Indian homebuyers in London rose 11% in FY19 on discounted prices

The consultant further highlighted that the profile of wealthy Indian buyers are becoming younger.

Updated On: 14 Nov 2019 | 5:50 PM IST

India Inc promoters lose Rs 1.7 trillion, but a rich year for tycoons still

Mukesh Ambani's net worth crosses Rs 3 trillion, Radhakishan Damani sees most increase in wealth

Updated On: 22 Dec 2018 | 3:11 AM IST

Wealthy Indians' with $50-mn assets or more to grow 71% by 2022: Report

India is also expected to become the third largest contributor in Asia

Updated On: 07 Mar 2018 | 10:15 PM IST

India's wealth soars but few benefit: Highlights

The reason for India's performance was a 30 per cent jump in the stock market

Updated On: 16 Nov 2017 | 12:39 AM IST