As the total number of bank frauds increased from 6,800 in FY19 to more than 13,500 in FY23, the share of private banks in the occurrence went from 34 per cent to 66 per cent.
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Manufacturing growth in Dec sinks to 18-month low (03-01-2024)
India’s manufacturing sector growth fell to 18-month low in December amid softer increase in factory orders and output, despite minimal inflation, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI survey, conducted by S and P Global, showed that there were softer, albeit sharp, increase in factory orders and output, while business confidence towards the year-ahead outlook strengthened. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from 56 in November to an 18-month low of 54.9 in December.
Hindenburg: Sebi urged to complete probe in 3 months (03-01-2024)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the SEBI to complete its probe into two pending cases relating to allegations against the Adani group within three months. Holding that it cannot regulate Sebi’s power of investigation, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud noted that Sebi has completed its probe in 22 out of 24 cases relating to allegations against the Adani group.
Food, grocery delivery cos hit records on New Year eve (02-01-2024)
Several food and grocery delivery firms witnessed their highest ever single-day orders on New Year eve, December 31. Zomato achieved a record-breaking number of orders on its app. The company carried out nearly as many orders on December 31 as the total for the equivalent day in the period from 2015 to 2020.
Angels continue to shine the light on fledgling firms (02-01-2024)
At a time when the Indian startup space is going through a funding winter, marked by investors tightening their purse strings, angel investments in fledgling firms have maintained their momentum. While overall deal volumes among startups have fallen, investment activity among the country’s most-active angel investors have been relatively steady. We Founder Circle (WFC), a Mumbai-based network of angel investors, emerged as the most-active angel investment platform for the second consecutive year in 2023 with 82 investments.
3 things corporate bosses want employees to focus on (02-01-2024)
Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, signed off an address to employees last week by assuring them that 2024 would be better than 2023 for both Reliance Industries and India. Ambani isn’t an exception. Promoters and their representatives from several other conglomerates have expressed similar optimism.
Sensex falls 379 pts on profit taking in bank, IT shrs (02-01-2024)
Among the Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank, UltraTech Cement, Mahindra and Mahindra, Larsen and Toubro, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Wipro and Hindustan Unilever were the major laggards. Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv and Titan were among the winners.
How Much Profit Will SBI Make in FY23? (02-01-2024)
‘We have a plan to plough back a ‘This year in the first half we had profits of more than Rs 31,000 crore.’ significant amount of profits this financial year.’ ‘We have seen this organic plough back of profit is one of best ways to support the equity of the bank.’
Byju’s in talks with investors to raise $300 mn (02-01-2024)
With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300 million into the company for more control. The company has rung up $5.8 billion from investors such as General Atlantic, Sofina, the Qatar Investment Authority, Sumeru Ventures, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRock, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia, Silver Lake, Bond Capital, Tencent, and Tiger Global.
Analysts divided over Delhivery’s stock performance (02-01-2024)
There are conflicting views on Delhivery. The logistics player’s results for the July-September quarter (Q2FY24) are being interpreted as good by some analysts and disappointing by others. As India’s largest listed logistics player, the company stands to benefit from the formalisation across the mostly unorganised logistics space. Delhivery provides solutions to 23,113 customers, including e-commerce marketplaces, direct-to-consumer e-tailers, and enterprises across verticals.