If they were a country, they would be the fifth-largest in terms of economic output, outgunning Britain and snapping at Germany’s heels. With a $3.9 trillion market value (versus around $100 billion in January 2010), tech giants Facebook, Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix, and Google-owner Alphabet — collectively known as the FAANG — are not only at…

With GDP hitting 26 quarter low, are we headed to the next Bull Run?
The economic slowdown in India became worse in the 2nd quarter of 2019 and the GDP growth rate fell to 4.5%—the lowest in the last 26 quarters. With more bad news following, the expected economic recovery seems to be getting pushed further. Most economic indicators like industrial production, merchandise exports, bank credit, freight movement, electricity…

Wealth Creators of India – The Biggest, Fastest & Most Consistent
Reliance Industries has emerged as the biggest wealth creator during 2014-19 by adding ₹5.6 trillion of wealth- According to a study. The top-100 wealth creators generated ₹49 trillion during 2014-19, the highest-ever quantum of wealth added, according to Motilal Oswal’s Annual Wealth Creation Study 2019. “After a gap of 7 years, Reliance Industries has once again emerged…

Why Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) scores over the US EB-5?
The EB-5 and QIIP (Quebec Immigrant Investor Program) are two of the most sought after Immigrant Investor Programs to invest and obtain residency and citizenship in the USA and Canada respectively. Both these programs are quite a popular residency by investment program amongst High Networth Individuals across the globe particularly in Asian countries like China,…

American dream to pinch more under the new EB-5 visa rules
The US EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program has been revised recently on 21st Nov. 2019 for the first time since its 1990 enactment.

SEBI hikes the PMS Investment limit to Rs. 50 Lakh; who stands to benefit
Capital Market Regulator in India, SEBI in its board meeting held on 20th Nov. 2019 has finally hiked the minimum ticket size for investment in Portfolio Management Services (PMS) to Rs. 50 lakh from Rs. 25 lakh earlier. The speculation was on in the market in this regard for quite some time which has become…

Indian markets will outshine its peers in FY20-21
India has slowed down drastically over the past 2 years from over 8% GDP growth to below 5% in the 2nd quarter of the current fiscal. Slowing demand coupled with the credit crunch post-IL&FS fiasco late last year resulted in a significant underperformance of the markets during the period. However, the back to back measures…

What is Portfolio Management Services: Discretionary vs. Non-discretionary PMS?
Portfolio Management Services (PMS) is a tailor-made investment service offered to cater to the investment objective of the niche segment of investors with a minimum ticket size of Rs. 25 lacs. The clients can be Individuals or Institutions with high net worth. In simple words, a portfolio management service provides professional management of your investments…

KYC Documentation and Taxation for NRI Investments
Real Estate used to be the first choice for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) when it comes to investments in India. However, off late NRIs have been exploring other asset classes like Mutual Funds, Portfolio Management Services, Alternative Investments, Bonds and Market Linked Debentures to name a few. Some of the key factors need to be kept…