Sachin P Mampatta

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Mutual Fund Transactions Surge Online
Rediff.com7 days ago

Major fund houses report a sharp rise in online transactions, driven by changing...

1 in 3 Decade-Old Tax Cases Still Unheard
Rediff.com12 Nov 2025

'Tax cases are technical in nature... Many high courts do not have a tax bench, which...

Domestic pension fund flows into equities at record high
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

A record amount of pension money may be finding its way into the stock market, if...

Why Income Tax Cases Drag On For Decades
Rediff.com6 Nov 2025

'Repeated adjournments are one of the largest contributors to lengthy litigation cycles.'

Automation Takes the Lead, Hiring Trails
Rediff.com29 Oct 2025

Eight of the top 10 employers showed a double-digit growth in fixed capital. Only one...

Sovereign wealth funds, pension players leave other FPIs blinking
Rediff.com30 Sep 2025

Entities controlled by governments - sovereign wealth funds, and pension funds - have...

Mutual funds leave insurers in the shade on anchor allotments
Rediff.com27 Sep 2025

Issuers have allotted nearly four times as much to mutual funds (MFs) as they have to...

Why manufacturing sector's energy bills are at 20-year low
Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

High energy costs, long a drag on India's manufacturing competitiveness, are finally...

Stock exchanges freeze more promoter demat A/Cs for non-compliance
Rediff.com21 Aug 2025

The number of companies with promoters whose demat accounts were frozen by the stock...

Bihar Now Among Top 10 Investor States!
Rediff.com2 Aug 2025

Bihar is now among the top 10 states in terms of investor base, surging past better-off...

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die
Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars...

Why NRIs are holding back on market bets
Rediff.com23 Jul 2025

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) haven't gone big on the Indian stock market story despite...

Manufacturing dominated new projects in Q1, share at 10-quarter high
Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

More than half of all new project announcements in the June 2025 quarter came from the...

CAPE Fear: History Suggests Rich Valuations Precede Sharp Pullbacks
Rediff.com2 Jul 2025

Valuations at current levels have historically corresponded single-digit returns.

Co-investment may slip its leash as rules relax for big-ticket plays
Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Co-investment under the portfolio management services (PMS) route accounted for less...

Stock Markets Shine Despite Weak Monsoon
Rediff.com11 Jun 2025

Data since 2005 show that the five years with the highest rainfall saw average market...

COVID: 3 Weeks Deadlier Than 9 Months
Rediff.com5 Jun 2025

40 Covid patients died since mid-May, which is more than the total number of deaths...

After Covid, management buyouts have seen an uptick
Rediff.com27 May 2025

There have been more instances of a management team buying out the owners of a company...

Public-promoter confusion deepens with switches across companies
Rediff.com24 May 2025

There have been multiple instances of the same entity appearing as both a public...

Large investor concentration in smallcap funds at 14-month low
Rediff.com7 May 2025

The share of investments held by the top 10 investors across smallcap mutual fund...