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Don't fear a studious regulator

If regulators had a greater understanding of market realities, universal conventions, global market practices and their implications, the market would benefit from a better appreciation

That sinking feeling?

Book review of Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy

China's battered banks brace for future loss as bad loans rise due to Covid

As the pandemic batters economies globally, BoC, the most international of China's large state banks, said it would keep guarding against global financial market risks in the second half

Worrying signals from the markets

Investors are getting increasingly concerned about the extent of capital issuance in the financial sector

A combination strategy to invest in gold

Buying jewellery is not investing in gold. It loses 20-25 per cent of value as soon as you take it out of the showroom. Gold bars and coins have purity concerns

Nifty P/E multiple up 50% from lows of March on 'benign liquidity' in mkt

At current level, index valuation 18% lower than its record high price of 30x in June 2019

Bonds rally as traders estimate govt's stimulus likely to see limited spend

The yield on the most-traded 6.45 per cent 2029 note dropped 10 basis points to 6 per cent, extending Wednesday's 7-basis point fall.

Fresh flows on hold, tight spreads weigh on arbitrage schemes

Both Tata MF and ICICI Prudential MF had suspended fresh flows into their arbitrage schemes

Best of BS Opinion: Financial market stress, policy after COVID-19 and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Schools for scandal: No silver-bullet solution for India's financial sector

The cure might lie in things like improving market intelligence, responding to early signals, improving efficacy of prosecution, and understanding structures and inter-dependence, writes T N Ninan

Banks at risk of losing billions of dollars in fee-based revenues: Study

The report also said banks' revenues may shrink because regulators are starting to mandate simpler fee structures to protect consumers

After coronavirus, it's a crude shock: Markets see worst rout in 5 years

The Indian markets suffered their worst single-day rout in five years, with the benchmark indices falling 1,942 points and the rupee breaching 74 against the dollar.

Best of BS Opinion: Does IBC work for financial companies?

From the manner in which dormant sub-nationalism is coming to the surface to all that could possibly go wrong if the resolution of financial service providers happens under the IBC, here's a selection

IIFL sees opportunity in crisis, bets on beleaguered financial sector

Defaults that began in 2017 with the IL&FS Group have triggered liquidity issues across other banks and shadow lenders that now face increased regulatory scrutiny

Crisis for IBC

Secured creditors' rights must not be diluted

Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly: How to manage risk in 2016

Working with some thumb rules could prepare you for likely adverse situations