NFL Owners, Executives to Meet on Private Equity Stakes in Teams

The National Football League plans to meet in Minneapolis on Aug. 27 to discuss and potentially vote on allowing institutional investors to buy into teams.  The league held meetings with multiple private equity firms this week in the hopes of completing a framework to present to owners, people with knowledge of the matter said. After … Read more

Why hike in share buyback tax announced in the Budget hurts investors

Why hike in share buyback tax announced in the Budget hurts investors

Companies reward shareholders by way of dividend payment or share buybacks. Both are done from tax-paid reserves and company profits. Such payments not only reward shareholders, but are also used as tools of wealth distribution and efficient allocation of capital. For example, a company that’s in a mature businessmay not find viable opportunities to deploy … Read more

Foreign and domestic institutional investors are bullish on these five stocks. But should you buy them?

Foreign and domestic institutional investors are bullish on these five stocks. But should you buy them?

Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bucked this trend, though, with net inflows of ₹1 trillion, taking their shareholding to a record high of 16.1% in March. This increase, from 15.9% in December, narrowed the gap between FII and DII holdings to an all-time low. DIIs’ holdings are now just 9.2% below those of FIIs. A select … Read more