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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

Stocks, bonds, real estate: Where do India's rich entrepreneurs invest?
Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 11:27 PM IST

Wealth of 5 richest men doubled since 2020; 5 bn people now poorer: Oxfam

Fortunes of five richest men have more than doubled since 2020 and the world could have its first-ever trillionaire in just a decade while it would take more than two centuries to end poverty, rights group Oxfam said on Monday. Releasing its annual inequality report on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting here, Oxfam said seven of 10 of the world's biggest corporations have a billionaire as a CEO, or principal shareholder. It further said that 148 top corporations made USD 1.8 trillion in profits, 52 per cent up on three-year average, and dished out huge payouts to rich shareholders, while hundreds of millions faced cuts in real-term pay. Oxfam called for a new era of public action, including public services, corporate regulation, breaking up monopolies and enacting permanent wealth and excess profit taxes. The world's five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from USD 405 billion to USD 869 billion since 2020 "at a rate of USD 14 million per

Wealth of 5 richest men doubled since 2020; 5 bn people now poorer: Oxfam
Updated On : 15 Jan 2024 | 11:00 PM IST

360 ONE Wealth ropes in Satheesh Krishnamurthy as CEO of HNI business

The company said Krishnamurthy's key responsibilities will include identifying new business opportunities, distribution footprint, product stack, and developing financial strategies

360 ONE Wealth ropes in Satheesh Krishnamurthy as CEO of HNI business
Updated On : 23 Nov 2023 | 6:21 PM IST

$5-trillion economy to double individual wealth to Rs 800 trillion: Karvy

Overall individual wealth is currently estimated to be Rs 430 trillion

$5-trillion economy to double individual wealth to Rs 800 trillion: Karvy
Updated On : 16 Oct 2019 | 10:19 PM IST

Wealth managers unearth value in smaller towns to beat the slowdown blues

Markets like Raipur and Mangaluru, where people are more cash-rich, offer opportunities that bigger cities don't

Wealth managers unearth value in smaller towns to beat the slowdown blues
Updated On : 11 Sep 2019 | 12:24 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Wealth creation, auto slowdown and plastic waste woes

From fixing the demand slump to unleashing a micro-loan revolution in the country and Vodafone's India woes, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Wealth creation, auto slowdown and plastic waste woes
Updated On : 22 Aug 2019 | 6:47 AM IST

Why wealth concentration in the hands of richest 1% may not be a bad thing

Inequality between the very richest and the rest correlates with greater innovation. But we mustn't let the top level become a closed shop

Why wealth concentration in the hands of richest 1% may not be a bad thing
Updated On : 15 Jul 2019 | 1:36 PM IST

India's wealth in FY18 grew at a modest 2.6% on weak rupee: Credit Suisse

Wealth per adult flat at $7,020; Global wealth grew by 4.6% to $137 trillion

India's wealth in FY18 grew at a modest 2.6% on weak rupee: Credit Suisse
Updated On : 19 Oct 2018 | 12:15 AM IST

India expected to be among top performing wealth markets till 2026: Report

China, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Vietnam will also remain at the top, the report said

India expected to be among top performing wealth markets till 2026: Report
Updated On : 22 Feb 2017 | 4:49 PM IST