Aug 16, 2016 - India's biggest bond inflows in six years show signs of overheating

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India’s biggest bond inflows in six years show signs of overheating India’s bond inflows spike on the back of global rally, improved liquidity in the banking system and strong monsoon rains So long to Raghuram Rajan, India’s last monetary rock star Raghuram Rajan will be the RBI’s last rock star as his successor will not have that sole control over lending rates, as he has; from October, a new monetary policy committee will take over that task Tata Realty in talks for buying SBI-Macquarie's road assets The fund holds 74% each in both. In Farukhnagar-Jadcherla highway, bought from GMR Infrastructure in 2013, the Bangalore-based developer owns the rest of the stake. Oyo raises Rs413 crore from SoftBank None of Oyo’s other existing investors—Greenoaks Capital, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners—participated in this round of funding, according to documents What is Indian about the Indian entrepreneur? Endless growth, the goal of a Western template of business, is not sustainable. A characteristically Indian model would be to make profit while being mindful of the impact of business on society Four signs India’s banking phoenix will rise from its ashes To foretell the timing of the turnaround of the public sector banks is tricky, although bankers insist that this would happen as early as the first quarter of FY18 Why inflation targeting works In absence of a specific mandate, monetary policy was often used to achieve targets unrelated to price stability Citigroup executive Madhur Deora may be headed for Paytm as CFO Paytm, which looks to launch its payment bank by October, is said to be in advance talks to hire Citigroup’s Madhur Deora as CFO Discipline to invest regularly for the long term is key to saving Retirement planning is one of the most expensive goals to provide for as this is a goal where you need regular income for many years Start-ups in alternative lending and B2B commerce attract investors Three-fold rise in funding and doubling of deals in financial technology, automobile technology, online pharmacy and telemedicine sectors, start-up tracker Tracxn’s figures show New NPAs may emerge with new boss at SBI The three-year term of SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya ends on October 6. The government is yet to initiate the process of finding her replacement. Security services provider SIS eyes 75% stake in Dusters Total Solutions for Rs 350 crore The stake sale is set to give a complete exit to TVS Shriram Growth, a fund managed by TVS Capital. The fund had acquired 51% stake in Dusters in 2010 for Rs 58 crore. Piramal in talks to invest Rs800 crore in ACME Solar Investment in ACME being done by Piramal Enterprises’ Structured Investment Group; the transaction has almost been finalized The collapse of Franklin Templeton's PE strategy Eight years after the Private Equity Strategy scheme raised funds, investors could make a return of a mere 0.26%—at best Kotak Bank starts Innovation Lab, open to investing in start-ups Kotak Bank has put together a seven-member core team which is working with an equal number of start-ups in the artificial intelligence, analytics and machine learning space ONGC sets up Rs100 crore fund for start-ups The aim of ‘ONGC Start-up’ is to increase the contribution of fresh implementable ideas in the oil and gas sector E-verifying without net banking: More banks to follow PNB,UBI New Delhi, Aug 14 () After Punjab National Bank and United Bank of India, more banks are likely to soon start a facility wherein an account holder can verify his income tax return on e-filing site even without having netbanking. Glitch brings India Post's banking services down, Rakshabandhan money orders hit Glitch brings India Post's banking services down, Rakshabandhan money orders hit - The systems weren't operational on Friday, and were working at a snail's pace on Saturday. Garment traders make a killing as Aadi season comes to an end For many shoppers, the sale during the Tamil month of Aadi does not mean just discounts, offers or new collections. There are people who love shopping and enjoy the atmosphere… the crowds, the extra c Bottled water market growing faster than carbonated drinks in India, mirroring global trend “Globally, cola carbonates has received a lot of negative publicity due to high sugar content and its lack of nutritional value,” Euromonitor India Country Manager Janaki Padmanabhan said. Colorbar Cosmetics aims to become a 1000-cr brand Keen to offer global formulations at affordable prices Never mind the Gucci, here's the fish oil: China's shopping army reboots Australian retail The difficulty of doing business in China for smaller would-be exporters has led consultants specialising in Chinese markets to increasingly advise Australian companies to team up with daigou. Hopes for handloom At the National Handloom Day celebration in Chennai on August 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among other things, said, “A weaver weaves a sari just as a mother brings up her daughter.”With initiativ MK Dabbawala service to start in Mumbai, NCR by end of this year The company had raised capital from Footprint Ventures in 2008, following which the Bengaluru-based chain expanded to other cities. Amazon adds tech team to its wardrobe Mayank Shivam added that the logistics around apparel and shoes will soon address seamless exchange for colour and sizing on orders fulfilled by Amazon. Ecommerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart trying out innovative ways to boost sales ahead of festive season Amazon will cut the commission it gets from some large and preferred sellers by 30-50% on the condition that the saving is passed on to consumers. Saying goodbye to long queues and parking nightmares, with e-comm Mumbai-based Nabomita Mazumdar, a social media influencer and HR practitioner, says she shops only online. Himalaya to focus on wellness, baby care markets; eyes $1-billion mark As per industry reports, the baby care industry in 2015 recorded the third highest growth rate of 53 per cent after the apparel and electronics segments. Zigy scales back ops in 4 cities out of 5; Firm cites inability to raise funds due to lack of clarity on regulations Firm cites inability to raise funds due to lack of clarity on regulations about online pharma sector in India TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives India Business Brief | India Retail News | India Food Brief | India Telecom Brief | India Finance Brief | India Software Brief | India Digital Brief | India Ecommerce Brief | India Franchise Brief | India HR Brief | India Logistics Brief | India Construction Brief About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India