India’s capital markets are often celebrated as one of the greatest success stories of financial inclusion. Over the last decade, millions of first-time investors have entered equity markets through digital brokerages, mobile trading platforms, and...
NSE’s launch of Electronic Gold Receipts on May 4 is not just another financial product. It is the most serious regulatory attempt yet to bring India’s vast, informal gold economy into the open, and for...
The taxation of share buybacks in India has taken yet another turn, but this time, the direction appears deliberate and balanced. In Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a return to capital gains taxation...
As the financial year approaches its final months, a familiar question begins to dominate investor discussions: where should tax-saving investments be allocated, ELSS mutual funds or ULIPs? For years, the answer seemed quite settled, with...