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PE/VC investments in 2020 at par with 2019 at $47.6 billion, says EY-IVCA

Investments in Reliance Group entities worth S$17.3 billion accounted for 36% of all PE/VC investments in 2020

Institutional investments record a sharp rebound in 2020, shows data

While more than half of the Rs 36,500-crore investment materialised in the last quarter, limited number deals indicate a narrow-based recovery so far.

ESG investing gathers steam worldwide amid Covid-19 pandemic: Experts

India, too, witnessed traction in ESG-related decision-making and product offerings, such as ESG-focused mutual funds, EY said.

Chris Wood hikes exposure to Indian equities despite expensive valuation

Wood believes that India will, sooner rather than later, be included in global bond indices as a result of recent liberalisation measures.

Ranking on Dow Jones indices could raise investment appeal, say analysts

Contingent liability a critical parameter too, according to analysts

Zoom's Eric Yuan, top Silicon Valley VC invest in retail-tech firm Arzooo

Funding amount not known; Arzooo is Yuan's first India investment. Bill Tai has 22 IPOs to his credit, was among first investors in Twitter, Zoom Video, Wish.com, Canva, and ColorGenomics

UP clocks fresh investment worth Rs 17,000 crore in industrial projects

Interestingly, the nodal officers had played a pivotal role in resolving issues of investors

Investing in digitisation in big way, targeting 1.3% of sales: Amrutanjan

Amrutanjan Health Care Ltd, is investing in digitisation in a big way, setting a target of garnering1.3 per cent of national sales through e-commerce, a top official has said.

Covid-19 selloff in March eats into EPFO equity returns in FY20

Investments accrue return of -8.3 per cent for the fiscal, down from 14.7 per cent in the previous fiscal

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At 14%, Indian households among the lowest invested in equities globally

Total financial assets of US households, according to the report, amounted to $94 trillion, or around 440 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) as at CY19-end.

Sebi allows exchanges to regulate registered investment advisers

Advisors say move can help curb mis-selling through stock tips

FDI inflows on the rise, great time to invest in India: PM to IBM CEO

In a virtual interaction with Krishna, the prime minister noted that while the world is witnessing a slowdown, FDI inflow in India is increasing

Britannia: Corrections may be good entry points for long-term investors

Focus on rural markets and high-margin products boosts performance

Investment community backs separation of chairperson-CEO role: Survey

Most members believe that companies with a separation of roles may outperform, or slightly outperform, those that do not separate the roles

Postman secures $150 mn in Series C investment, valuation crosses $2 bn

A leading platform for API, Postman has received $150 million funding in a round led by Insight Partners.

Industrial activity picking up pace in UP; no new tax proposal: Adityanath

UP government eyeing post-covid investments with companies looking to exit China

India-dedicated funds attract zero investments in April due to Covid-19

This is the first time since August 2016 that a month has reported nil fundraising in India-dedicated schemes

India needs to improve contract enforcement, upgrade infra: Experts

The private sector, experts say, can play a vital role in helping the government create an enabling ecosystem to attract investments from abroad

IFC plans to invest $10 million each in Endiya Partners, Onsitego

In Endiya Partners Fund II, the World Bank's investment arm will invest an equity investment of upto $10 million.