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29 May

Lucrative Investment Sectors Post COVID-19

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Author: CA Niraj Bora COVID-19 has changed our lives in many ways than anyone has imagined. Whether we accept it or not, some of the businesses will undergo structural changes and not just temporary ones. Due to this, there are shifts in the consumption pattern, mobility, and the way businesses are operating has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The world has moved to consume content online, be it entertainment, education, news, books, fitness, gaming or work. Due to this, investors are favouring some bets that would test this pandemic times as well. Investments in other segments are comparatively slow…

28 May

Online Education, Upskill and Reskill Rising into Prominence

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Author: Bhaskar Majumdar Continuous learning has become indispensable to stay competitive in the job market, given the changes brought about by technological advancements and other socio-economic factors. The learning contrast in India has also undergone myriad shifts off late. There was a time, when we were talking about the demand and skill gap industries face, while the country leaves no stones unturned in providing the best-in-class theoretical education. Practical life skills were more or less ignored. Industries struggled to hire industry ready employable professionals. Many large enterprises started in-house academic training centres to make people employment ready or partnered with…

28 May

Mutual Funds – How to Fix the Fixed income portion of the portfolio

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Author: Sameer Kaul, Managing Director & CEO of TrustPlutus Wealth Managers (India) Mutual funds, as a credible form of investment option, have gained currency over the last few years. Awareness about the performance, composition, benefits amongst other aspects about various equity and hybrid schemes has increased significantly over time. SEBI, as a regulator, has taken multiple steps to simplify the investment categorisation and the industry body AMFI has helped spread the concept of mutual funds through easy to understand the promotional campaign. Mutual funds, as a legal vehicle, also provide a tax arbitrage to investors in debt since investments held…

26 May

Social Distancing in the New Age of Digital Connect For Traditional Businesses

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We are currently living through a time that we didn’t foresee or expect in our lifetimes. The pandemic has affected our health, well-being and our pockets. During these times of social isolation, companies trying to make it work, have pivoted to working remotely. Sure, as we all expected, the ones that were preparing themselves for this mode of work in advance, have adjusted better than the others. Across industries, experts have suggested that this shift isn’t temporary and companies shouldn’t build makeshift plans to work remotely. Companies should brace themselves for a more sustainable remote working environment to truly prepare…

24 May

5 Tips for the “Work From Home Employees”

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Working Remotely or Work From Home is both a boon and a challenge. It's an awesome opportunity, on one hand, to get things done, digitally collaborate and ensure things are done fast but the flip side is, you need to take care of a few things when you are doing the work remotely. Here is a quick list that you can share with your friends, clients and peers to ensure that their business continuity works perfectly with a planned and effective remote working and Work From Home options 1. Plan your Day Properly - Get up, dress up on time,…

22 May

How Banks can Serve the Credit Invisible People in India

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Millions of creditworthy individuals and micro-enterprises are financially underserved as they do not have any kind of formal credit scores that could help them qualify for bank loans. In the US, for instance, 1 out of every 10 Americans does not have a credit score. In India, more than 65% of the households do not have credit scores. About 3.5 billion of the world’s population does not have any credit history in the records of any of the credit reporting companies and is, therefore, credit invisible. This is a problem particularly in parts of far-flung rural India where people find it…

22 May

How technology will reshape marketing in the post-COVID- 19 world

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The global COVID19 pandemic has caused massive upheavals and disruptions across lives and businesses. Experts went as far as to claim that the country is currently faced with a recession for the first time since the 1979-80 OPEC oil crisis. While the health crisis shook up almost all verticals, media and marketing are amongst the worst hit ones. There goes a popular adage, “necessity is the mother of invention”. In the same vein, uncertain times can often be a harbinger for innovation, disruption, and strategic realignment. To wade over the impacts of the pandemic, businesses are readjusting their operations and are relooking at…

22 May

How Banks can serve the Credit Invisible people in India

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Author: Seema Prem, Co-Founder and CEO, FIA Global Millions of creditworthy individuals and micro-enterprises are financially underserved as they do not have any kind of formal credit scores that could help them qualify for bank loans. In the US, for instance, 1 out of every 10 Americans does not have a credit score. In India, more than 65% of the households do not have credit scores. About 3.5 billion of the world’s population does not have any credit history in the records of any of the credit reporting companies and is, therefore, credit invisible. This is a problem particularly in…

21 May

5 Tips to Ensure Safety of Your Digital Information

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Today we are practically always online. Security has hence become hygiene for us. We deserve to have the security of experts without having to be experts ourselves. Although the onus towards building secure environments lies on companies that build user-centric products, there are quite a few things users can do at their end which pay off high returns in the longer run. Much like most good habits, the lack of these practices has a much more pronounced downside than the observable upside of exercising these. At best you shall use the products as they are without losing anything that belongs…