Tata ethos imperative to success: India Inc Interview
The Tata Group’s hospitality arm set off an ambitious re-branding of its Taj Hotels in the UK at the start of this year.
High Net Worth investors go global
The ‘World Wealth Report 2013’ highlighted that in the Asia Pacific region, India recorded a 22.2 per cent growth in the number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs; defined as with a net worth of $30 million or above) in 2012, second only to Hong Kong.
The Wine Route – Indian wines slowly come of age
Among the few lesser known aspects of brand India making a global impact are its wines. The country has a long history of viticulture but its wine industry is still in a fairly nascent stage.
Why Don’t India’s Rich Do More for Charity?
India’s wealthiest citizens may be rising forces in the new world order, but their charitable giving is lagging behind. Sophie McBain looks at the measures being taken to end this subcontinental thrift
10 Years a Slave; It’s Time to Set the Indian Bond Markets Free
As the world’s largest democracy trundles its way to the polling booths, foreign investors wait with bated breath for a government that is going to promote greater access to the Indian debt market, transparency, a well-defined regulatory system and (most of all perhaps) enforceability of rights when investments go pear shaped.
A guide to buying a property in India
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are among the top five investor communities in to India. With their natural affinity to the region and the depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar and pound sterling, the NRI community’s appetite for real estate investment appears to be increasing again.
Coming to live in the UK: What makes the UK so popular?
For many years the UK has been a leading destination for wealthy individuals from around the world. London is the second most popular city in the world for the wealthy and it is predicted to remain so for at least the next 10 years.
Should you expand into India?
Having participated in a two week UKTI-sponsored visit to Mumbai and Delhi at the end 2013, it is clear that neither the recent fall in the value of the rupee nor the slowdown in GDP growth should discourage British companies from setting up in India.
Is art really a good investment?
In her new book, London-based art market editor Melanie Gerlis argues that it’s just about the riskiest thing there is.
The Future of Offshoring
The world is changing. The arguments about the causes of global warming continue but there is another change that is clear to see, the move to eliminate financial secrecy is vast and still growing and the future for many Offshore Finance Centres (OFC’s) is in doubt.