For most young professionals, the initial years of making money are full of excitement and disorientation. While juggling student loans, rent payments, credit card bills, and saving for the future, managing finances can be daunting. Worse, most of us graduate with little idea of how…
The financial world is always on the move, and this week is no exception. As part of a daring step to boost economic pace, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has surprised markets with its sharpest interest rate reduction in five years. Thousands of miles…
Gold has been at the core of India’s economy since time immemorial. Apart from its ornament and cultural significance, gold has become a key economic resource, particularly for millions of people who pawn it as security to get short-term loans. Indian households possess over 25,000…
With each breakthrough in the ever-evolving world of finance, market news is the time for the learner for anyone wishing to pursue investment banking and financial services careers. One recent article has hit the headlines: HDFC Bank Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan being named…
HSBC, the fifth-largest banking group globally, has announced a major overhaul of its investment bank. The strategic shift is into private markets and debt finance, a new era in HSBC’s strategy to meet customers’ needs and construct its franchise. As the financial markets continue to…
India’s sudden shift toward a digital-first economy is illustrated most aptly by game-changers such as UPI and Aadhaar-enabled services. Lesser-known but epochal among its many tools that will help transform the country is the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). Being initiated under Reserve Bank of…
India’s Markets are humming in 2025, and they ought to be. Following a couple of years of economic realignments and global unrest, the IPO market has made a strong recovery. From rebellious tech start-up CEOs to domestic consumer titans, a new generation of Indian firms…
Picture holding a slice of a Manhattan luxury hotel or a portion of a Picasso artwork, all in your smartphone. That’s the world of tokenized assets, where finance and blockchain come together to transform how we hold, exchange, and invest in value. By 2025, tokenization…
In early 2025, a 23-year-old social media influencer from Delhi posted an Instagram Reel explaining how he grew his stock portfolio from ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakhs in a year using just five simple strategies. Within hours, the video reached a million views. Thousands of young…
Gen Z, the cohort born between 1997 and 2012, is proving to be a major power player in the Indian financial sector. Unlike other generations, this generation is as much interested in saving and investing, and creating long-term wealth, as in earning and spending. Their…