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Paytm’s Existential Crisis

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PORT OF GAIN • A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME AND A GROWING ECONOMY HAVE PROPELLED CARGO TRAFFIC AT INDIAN PORTS TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 744.7 MILLION TONNES IN FY24 (TILL FEBRUARY). HERE’S THE STORY THROUGH NUMBERS

TROUBLESHOOTING

GOING SHORT • The T+0 settlement cycle brings with it many benefits, including cost and time efficiency

SAME DAY DELIVERY

Lifting the Veil of Anonymity • With electoral bond data being released, will corporates disclose details of their purchases to their shareholders?

NO SURPRISES • The RBI has kept rates unchanged as it looks to bring inflation down to its 4% target; it has also proposed allowing cash deposits via UPI

A Rare Event • Bitcoin halving is coming near. Will this rare phenomenon make the crypto more expensive or is more volatility on the cards?

A Crunch in the Cockpit • The discontentment among pilots at Vistara over the new pay structure may result in a harsh summer for passengers

FLIGHT RISK

“Health, life insurance growth drivers for us” • Yashish Dahiya, Chairman & CEO of PB Fintech, talks about focussing on growth, sustaining profit, and the challenges the insurance industry is facing

MIXED DOUBLES • The Good Glamm Group is looking to corner a chunk of the US market through its deal with tennis legend Serena Williams

PICKING UP THE PAYTM PIECES • PAYTM FOUNDER VIJAY SHEKHAR SHARMA IS BACK IN THE TRENCHES AFTER RBI’S RECENT ACTION LEFT HIM WITHOUT A BANKING PLATFORM. THERE ARE STILL SOME OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HE WILL HAVE TO MOVE SWIFTLY TO GRAB THEM

RBI HITS PAYTM HARD

WHAT REMAINS UNAFFECTED: THE FOCUS AREAS

The Loss of a Bank

‘‘We are not selling cars… We are selling dreams” • Lamborghini Chairman & CEO Stephan Winkelmann on the Indian luxury car market, selling dreams to customers, and the way ahead

Luxury Personified in Electronics for the Elite

MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME • AFTER DECADES OF DEPENDING ON OTHER NATIONS FOR SEMICONDUCTORS, INDIA HAS ADOPTED A 360-DEGREE STRATEGY AIMED AT MAKING IT ONE OF THE TOP 5 MANUFACTURERS OF CHIPS BY 2029

PROJECTS APPROVED

Four Levers of Enterprise AI Strategy • Wide-scale private sector AI deployment and new AI-based business opportunities and ecosystems can truly supercharge the Indian economy

BESPOKE BENEFITS • AS INDIA SEES A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES, THE DEMAND FOR BESPOKE WEALTH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR HIGH NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS—IN THE FORM OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES—HAS ALSO GONE UP

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Exponential Growth Beckons • The PMS industry is gearing up for aggressive growth over the coming decade as Indian families seek to proactively invest their savings

MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE • PMS SCHEMES ARE IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO INVEST IN LARGE TICKET SIZES, UNDERSTAND EQUITIES, AND DON’T PANIC AT THE FIRST SIGHT OF MARKET VOLATILITY. HERE ARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO PICK THE SCHEME THAT SUITS YOUR GOALS BEST

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PMS

Q&A “ALWAYS BE DATA-DRIVEN WHILE INVESTING” • First Global’s Founder and CMD Devina Mehra on her company’s PMS outperformance, technology and industry

PROFIT MAKING SCHEMES • DESPITE THE MINIMUM INVESTMENT THRESHOLD OF ₹50 LAKH, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PMS) ARE IN HIGH DEMAND IN INDIA BECAUSE OF THE COUNTRY’S GROWING ECONOMY AND THE INCREASING NUMBER OF HIGH NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS (HNIs). ACCORDING TO MARKET OBSERVERS, HNIs, IN PURSUIT OF HIGHER RETURNS, ARE INCREASINGLY DIVERSIFYING THEIR PORTFOLIOS, LOOKING...