Corporate Growth

Corporate exits now happening in 70-90 days under C-PACE, says govt in LS

The average time for processing such applications has reduced to 70-90 days from over six months earlier

Q2FY25 corporate earnings split sectors between strong growth and slowdowns

Four of the 10 largest sectors - oil & gas, automotive, power, and FMCG - saw year-on-year profit declines, while six sectors posted double-digit earnings growth

Offers in the time of talent crunch: Firms battle for top talent retention

As the white-collar hiring pool shrinks, every resignation triggers a contest to match compensation, job profile and flexibility to help work-life balance

Rising passive incomes: Companies favour financial investments over assets

A shift in focus towards private investment is required to sustain the growth momentum. This should be a concern for policymakers

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund: Optimum mix of yield and safety

As of June 2024, the fund's assets under management stood at Rs 3,247 crore, up from Rs 2,019 crore in June 2022

Corporate capex growth slows in FY24 after picking up pace in FY23

The firms in these two sectors together accounted for 30 per cent and 15 per cent of the fixed assets of all companies, respectively, in the sample in FY24

Demand revival

Corporate results show growth momentum continues

Battling the giants: The trustbuster who has Apple and Google in his sights

Kanter has become a lead architect of the most significant effort in decades to fight the concentration of power in corporate America

Merger musings

Reliance Industries is making big bets in a sector where it had a minor position until recently

India Inc likely to see an average salary hike of 9.6% in 2024: EY report

The highest salary hikes are expected to be seen in e-commerce (10.9%), financial services (10.1%), and professional services and real estate (10% each)

National pension system added 21.5% fewer corporate subscribers in 2023

Saw 158,212 new subscribers last year compared to 201,517 during 2022

India Inc must get its act together on capex: RBI's state of economy report

Unsecured loans rise despite higher risk weighting

Robust cybersecurity shield key for IT providers to retain clients

Global cybercrime damage costs are expected to grow by 15 per cent per year over the next three years, reaching $10.5 trillion annually by 2025

Q3FY24 results: India Inc profit growth slowest in the last 14 quarters

Sample of early-bird companies shows worst net sales since Q3FY21

Services sector firms led India Inc's job creation in FY23, says study

The study by the state-run bank sums the number of employees of close to 3,000 companies in the corporate sector in the past five years

Highest ever tally: Over 141K firms incorporated in FY24 so far, shows data

Official sources said that this was indicative of increased economic activity in the country

67% of ongoing corporate insolvency resolution cases cross 270-day timeline

Although IBC leaves little room for interference, objections by erstwhile promoters or the suspended board of corporate debtor, competing resolution applicants, and dissatisfied creditors are many

Global corporate landscape 2023: Mergers, closures, and leadership shifts

From acquisitions & mergers to resignations 2023 has been a year of significant milestones in the global corporate world. Here is a recap on all the major event that unfolded in 2023

India inc CEOs expect higher capital expenditure, value-added exports

Top executives from leading companies in the power and steel sector - JSW Steel and NTPC, also indicated a strong capex cycle is likely to continue

Inflows from PE, VC funds to domestic companies plunge to $27.9 bn in 2023

Investments from private equity and venture capital funds into domestic companies declined about 40 per cent to USD 27.9 billion so far this year, while the outflow increased marginally to USD 19.34 billion year-on-year. According to the numbers collated by Venture Intelligence that tracks private capital and debt flows, and industry body IVCA, investments by private equity and venture capital funds as of December 20, 2023, fell to a low of USD 27.9 billion across 697 transactions, as against USD 47.62 billion inflows in 2022 across 1,364 deals. The year also saw more money being pulled out from the country by private equity players with overall exits touching USD 19.34 billion from 248 companies as against 233 exists worth USD 18.45 billion in 2022, according to the data. Industry watchers, however, said green shoots of more funding is very much visible in the coming year. The funding slowdown this year is a temporary adjustment, and as we move forward, we expect renewed and robus