NEW DELHI: Tyre maker Ceat said its main focus is to grow its overseas business, with Europe emerging as a key market despite rising geopolitical tensions and renewed global tariff concerns. Ceat MD and CEO Arnab Banerjee said its international business gives better profit margins than tyres sold to consumers as replacements or to car…
BENGALURU: Logistics firm Shadowfax Technologies has raised Rs 856 crore from anchor investors, a day before its IPO opens for public subscription, according to a stock exchange filing. The company allotted 6.9 crore equity shares to 39 anchor investors at Rs 124 each, the upper end of the IPO price band.Domestic mutual funds accounted for…
BENGALURU: Ola Electric on Monday announced the appointment of Deepak Rastogi as its chief financial officer, effective Tuesday, after incumbent CFO Harish Abichandani stepped down citing personal reasons, according to stock exchange filings. The company’s stock fell 4% on Monday. TNN Source link
CHENNAI: AssetPlus, a wealth tech startup with AUM of Rs 7.3k cr, has raised Rs 175 crores in a funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners. The distributor-led wealth management platform focusing on mutual funds, plans to use the fresh capital to deepen technology stack, and expand product offerings. Source link
BENGALURU: Volume hiring is giving way to skills-led recruitment as tech firms narrow fresher intake to specialised roles. Even as entry-level hiring slows, companies are offering packages ranging from Rs 16 lakh to Rs 55 lakh for niche fresher roles, underscoring how skills are increasingly trumping volume. Firms are wooing select freshers with higher pay…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday floated a proposal to introduce a regulatory framework for ‘Significant Indices’, a move aimed at strengthening governance standards and improving transparency among index providers in the securities market, PTI reported.In a consultation paper, Sebi defined ‘Significant Indices’ as those administered by an index provider and used…
Embracing artificial intelligence is no longer optional but a matter of survival for individuals, companies and governments, and India appears to be moving in the right direction, said Jack Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.“It’s time to embrace AI or die,” Hidary told PTI, outlining his central thesis that…
Silver prices surged to an all-time high in the national capital on Monday, crossing the psychologically significant Rs 3 lakh-per-kg mark, while gold also scaled a new record, as heightened geopolitical tensions and tariff-related uncertainty fuelled strong safe-haven demand, PTI reported.According to market participants, silver jumped by Rs 10,000 in a single session to trade…
The US has cautioned European countries against retaliatory tariffs linked to President Donald Trump’s threatened levies over Greenland, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent describing such a response as ill-advised.Speaking to reporters on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bessent said any retaliatory move by Europe would be “very unwise”, according to…
China has moved to escalate its trade dispute with India by asking the World Trade Organisation to set up a dispute settlement panel against New Delhi’s incentive schemes for automobiles, batteries and electric vehicles, after bilateral consultations failed to resolve the matter.In a communication to the World Trade Organisation, China said consultations held on November…
