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Large-cap companies represent a certain amount of stability, being major players that have been in the market for a long time, and rarely prone to sudden changes. Specifically, for this reason, any change in the composition of the top bracket in terms of companies or sectors also indicate strong winds of change in the market, reflecting the emergence of new business areas or innovation in business models. ...

Introduction Here are some common myths surrounding family-run businesses. ‘’It is impossible for a family business to run successfully for more than two generations’’. ‘’Family business means bad decisions, conservative outlook, and slow progress’’. ‘’Most family-run businesses are led badly and are under-governed’’. Each of the statements above has been proven wrong by the family businesses running in India like the Ambani’s or the Birla’s. However, the Bajaj Group is not to be...

Necessity of trade relations among countries According to economist David Ricardo, trade between countries is driven by comparative cost and not absolute cost. The simple explanation is comparative advantage allows a country to accrue benefits from trading. Exporting the products that has high absolute cost advantage and importing the ones that has less absolute cost advantage, is always beneficial. So, is the case between India and China. We are living in a world where globalization...

Introduction With the spread of COVID19, the economy is undergoing a crucial phase right now. The stock market is perpetually dropping over the period of 2 months and government is trying it’s best to maintain the momentum of the market. There wasn’t any news in the financial sector that created a shocking wave in this period, until Franklin Templeton made a blaring news. In this lockdown phase, Franklin Templeton, country’s 9th largest mutual fund house, voluntarily chose to lockdown six of its debt mutual...

Abstract All of us areaware by now the havoc that has been caused by COVID 19 all over the world, especially in Europe and USA.“The worst economic crisis since 2008”, “The FTSE sees its biggest hit since 1987”- intimidating isn’t it?It’s because saying “It’s a setback” and “We will recover” doesn’t gain the media hits that publicising fear does. We recovered from outbreaks ranging from the #SARS epidemic to the Spanish flu, the greatest pandemic in modern history. Influenza hit the economy at a time when financial institutions...