An expert report, analyzes the reasons of the Applicants of Significant Investor visa Program prefer to arrive in Australia.The FocusThere is a focus on the international competition level that exists for High Net worth individuals, apart from the factors…

The regulator had also observed that mutual funds should not depend totally on credit rating agencies but should do their own assessments.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth. The investigation also concerns claims regarding nicotine content, statements regarding the risks and safety of e-cigarettes, and the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation […]

STANTON (March 2, 2020) – Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Director Dr. Karyl Rattay announced at a press conference today that DPH has two Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) for coronavirus disease in Kent County, who had traveled to a country under a travel alert. Three previous PUIs were tested and all came back negative. […]

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is investigating an outbreak of mumps cases among school-age children in New Castle County. As of March 3, 2020, DPH had identified nine cases of mumps as part of this outbreak, including seven confirmed cases and two probable cases.

According to the current definition, a micro unit is one where the investment does not exceed Rs 25 lakh, while a small enterprise is one where the investment is between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 5 crore.

Retail investors should stay away from small and mid-cap stocks until the volatility settles. Instead, they should look at value investing.

Stick to asset allocation matrix, take regular profits and go for bottom fishing in select stocks/ MF schemes in these turbulent times

Investors should continue to invest in small savings schemes as the interest rates are still higher than that of bank FDs. They should look at tax-free bonds and avoid company deposits.

Regulations define specific structures / entities within mutual fund companies to safeguard investor monies from issues such as fraud, etc.

Remember your financial goals and your risk appetite. If you have extra cash and investing for the long term, then go ahead and deploy your funds in a staggered manner.

Multi-asset funds of mutual funds can be a good option for asset allocation mix even as gold is a good diversifIer. Also, do keep emergency funds in debt funds & fixed deposits

Patience, perseverance and quality stocks are needed to win the game of equity investments.

Equity investors can tilt portfolio allocation towards large-cap and multi-cap mutual funds.

Index funds are better for those unable to select quality stocks or bear the risk of near term under-performance from actively managed funds.

For example, PPF offers you returns of 7.1% per annum completely tax-free whereas an 8% FD may offer you only 5.6% if you’re in the 30% slab.

Investing in high-quality companies and proven MF schemes always pays in the long term and these would be the first to recover

Debt schemes of mutual funds for long have been seen as low risk, but shuttering six schemes and leaving investors in a lurch will impact investor sentiment.

Franklin Templeton MF also said that their commitment to India remains steadfast as they have been early as patient investors in India.

Low oil prices will have a positive impact on glass manufacturing, transport, industrial power, plastics, lubricants, petrochemical, , FMCG, paint, rubber & tyre manufacturing companies

An emergency fund equal to 6-12 months of your monthly expenses is the financial equivalent of N95 masks. And check your health insurance plan.

Equity markets in India and across the globe have corrected sharply on concerns over global growth amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The President of One America News Network, Charles Herring, has published a blistering letter calling on Vanity Fair to retract claims that Donald Trump’s eldest son secretly bought a stake in the news outlet.
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At the same time, long term FPI investment limits in G-secs have been brought down to Rs 1.03 lakh crore from the prevailing limit of Rs 1.15 lakh crore  a reduction of almost $1.5 billion.

Meanwhile, the UP government had, on Thursday, issued an order allowing nine types of industries to run conditionally with essential services.

Among the possibilities, the government could garner some revenues from sale of the BPCL’s 61% stake sale in Numaligarh Refinery, which will be sold to state-run firms.

The task force under economic affairs secretary Atanu Chakraborty submitted its final report on the “national infrastructure pipeline” (NIP) to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The US Office of Management and Budget has announced the new rules on July 25th, concerning the EB-5 program (Immigrant Investor Program Modernization), which is frequently used by the Indian American community. These will take effective from November…

There is news in relation to EB-5 investment visas like the extension of 2020 program, the future predictions on visa bulletin, and finally the regulation changes.The Extension of the 2020 ProgramThe extended date presently is September 30th, 2020 as…

Saudi government dollar bonds posted losses in early trade Monday as investors absorbed the finance minister's comments that the country would take strict and painful measures to deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.

HSBC pledged a new era of higher dividends on Tuesday, laying out plans to slash nearly one in five jobs...

Facebook used a Republican public relations firm to help repair its battered reputation following criticism of social media.

Lyft will pitch investors on its fast growth in the United States as it seeks to beat out Uber to become the first publicly listed ride-hailing company, according to people familiar with the matter.

It’s been a rough few weeks for the world’s wealthiest man.

RBI clarified that any amount that is not used within the given time frame would attract a penal interest – the prevailing policy repo rate plus 200 basis points for the number of days the money remained unused.

According to dealers, firms like Reliance Industries (RIL), NABARD, and Tata Steel are likely to hit the bond market on Thursday with an intention to raise a cumulative Rs 15,000 crore.

The other financial institutions who had come to Yes Bank’s rescue in May continue to hold on to their stakes, with State Bank of India (SBI) holding a 48.21% share.

Cognizant has reported a decline of 16.78% in net income at $367 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $441 million in the same period a year ago.

The rise in Jio’s ARPU (average revenue per user) during Q4FY20 was lacklustre, analysts said despite the fairly sharp 14-53% hike in tariffs in early December.

Industry experts say that lump-sum investments have stopped and even some investors are stopping their SIPs, due to the unpredictable equity markets.

Saudi Arabia’s $320 billion sovereign wealth fund is exploring a potential investment in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital unit.

RBI permits Foreign investors and non-residents Indians to buy shares or debentures of Indian companies

Narendra Modi govt has made no improvement to investment climate, says Deepak Parekh, HDFC Chairman

Banknet releases 6th Edition of NRIs Handbook and Guide for Banking, Investments

IFTTT (If This Than That), a web-based software that automates and connects over 600 online services/software raised a $24M Series C led by Salesforce. Other investors include IBM and the Chamberlain Group and Fenox Venture Capital.

The latest round brings IFTTT’s funding to $63M and it will use the funding proceeds to provide integration for enterprise and IoT services and hiring. In IFTTT’s platform, applets are code/script users need to deploy to integrate two or more services (such Google Drive’s integration with Twitter/Facebook).

Investment in IFTTT reveals that Salesforce is consolidating its presence in enterprise IoT space. It also acquired Mulesoft, an integration platform that rivals Microsoft’s BizTalk.

IBM’s investment in IFTTT is also noteworthy as the former is pushing its IBM Watson IoT platform. The following statement also shows its keen interest in IFTTT.

Other recent investments in IoT companies include $30M Series B of Armis and Myriota's $15M for its IoT satellite-based connectivity platform.

For latest IoT funding and product news, please visit our IoT news section.

Vesper, the maker of piezoelectric sensors used in microphone production and winner of CES Innovation Award 2018 raised a $23M Series B round. American Family Ventures led the investment with participation from Accomplice, Amazon Alexa Fund, Baidu, Bose Ventures, Hyperplane, Sands Capital, Shure, Synaptics, ZZ Capital and some undisclosed investors.

Vesper’s innovative sensors can be used in consumer electronics like TV remote controls, smart speakers, smartphones, intelligent sensor nodes, and hearables. The company will use the funding proceeds to scale-up its functions like mass production of its microphones and support expanded research and development, hiring, and establishing international sales offices.

The main product of Vesper is VM1000, a low noise, high range,single-ended analog output piezoelectric MEMS microphone. It consists of a piezoelectric sensor and circuitry to buffer and amplify the output.

The hot-selling product of Vesper is VM1010 with ZeroPower Listening which is the first MEMS microphone that enables voice activation to battery-powered consumer devices.

The unique selling point of Vesper’s products is they are built to operate in rugged environments that have dust and moisture.

"Vesper's ZeroPower Listening capabilities coupled with its ability to withstand water, dust, oil, and particulate contaminants enables users that have never before been possible," said Katelyn Johnson, principal of American Family Ventures. "We are excited about Vesper's quest to transform our connected world, including IoT devices."

Other recent funding news include $24 raised by sensor-based baby sock maker Owlet, IFTTT banks $24M from Salesforce to scale its IoT Enterprise offering, and Intel sells its Wind River Software to TPG.

Smart baby monitor company Nanit raised a $14M Series B round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). Other investors that participated include existing investors Upfront Ventures, RRE Ventures, Vulcan Capital and Vaal Investment Partners. The latest investment brings total equity funding of Nanit to $30M.

Nanit announced it will use the funding proceeds to expand its team of computer vision and machine learning engineers and grow its sales in Europe and Canada.

Nanit’s baby monitor helps new parents oversee nursery conditions as it has built-in temperature and humidity sensors. The camera lets parents remotely monitor baby’s crib whereas sound and motion are detected via smart sensors.

The monitor’s insights can be accessed via an accompanying mobile app. Nanit charges $10 per month for its premium package.

The key use cases of Nanit’s baby monitoring technology include sleep insights, behavioral analysis, expert guidance, and nightly video summaries. The company currently sells its smart monitors via its website.