This article discusses fantasy stocks apps, their potential to gamify investor education, and the regulatory concerns expressed by Indian and foreign regulators. In our wealth-tech series, we analyze different wealth-tech products and their legal status. You can read all the posts here. Investing in the stock-market may be daunting for new entrants. But a few start-ups are tryingRead more
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This article explores model portfolios, their benefits, and the regulatory uncertainty surrounding them. In our wealth-tech series, we analyze different wealth-tech products and their legal status. You can read all the posts here. The COVID-19 pandemic was a turning point in the history of Indian capital markets. Many Indians stuck at home were drawn to the stock-market as itRead more
In this new series, we’ll explore a wealth-tech product and its legal status each week. To kick things off, here’s our first article on model portfolios and the regulatory uncertainty surrounding them. The COVID-19 pandemic was a turning point in the history of Indian capital markets. Many Indians stuck at home were drawn to theRead more
1. What is a social stock exchange? 1.1 Social stock exchanges are dedicated platforms that allow investors to purchase stakes in social enterprises, volunteer groups and welfare organizations. Contrary to most capital market exchanges that allow firms to be listed when they meet certain business criteria (see here for Security and Exchange Board of India’sRead more
1. Preliminary The union budget of India for the year 2019-2020 was presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 05 July 2019. This was the National Democratic Alliance – II (“NDA-II”) government’s first budget. Shortly after Sitharaman’s presentation of the budget, IndiaSpend, a non-profit organization that uses open data to analyse India’s socio-economic issues, publishedRead more