High-conviction SMAs: Solving active management and after-tax challenges

[Among the fastest-growing product vehicles in the industry, separately managed accounts, per theĀ FUSE Research Network, are projected to top $5.1 trillion in assets in 2026, reflecting a 15.4% CAGR over 2025 and 2026. With the ten largest SMA managers by assets representing 65% of the market, innovation will come from smaller, nimbler SMA players, that […]

Crypto companies in the Cayman Islands: what they offer and the costs

Crypto companies in the Cayman Islands are preferred by global investors, expats and Web3 founders due to full legality, no capital gains taxes and a clear regulatory framework under the VASP Act. The Virtual Asset Service Providers Act (VASP Act) prescribes registration or licensing, AML/KYC compliance and risk management standards. The jurisdiction supports major crypto […]

Establishing a crypto trust

Setting up a crypto trust is a practical way to protect digital assets, manage estate planning and ensure secure transfers to beneficiaries. The process includes choosing a trust type, appointing a trustee, drafting legal documents, and securing your crypto holdings. This article covers: How do you set up a crypto trust? What are the start-up […]

Banks in India and Asia Pacific have stronger capital than American and European banks: Moody’s

Banks in the Asia-Pacific region, including those in India, have built stronger capital positions compared to their counterparts in the United States and Western Europe, Moody’s highlighted in its latest research report. The research shows that a comparison of the largest banks in the Asia-Pacific systems with their peers in the US and Western Europe […]

The sale of IDBI Bank shares is expected to bridge part of the tax shortfall

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in May 2021 gave ‘in principle’ approval for the strategic disinvestment and transfer of management control in IDBI Bank | Photo credit: ADNAN ABIDI As the strategic sale of IDBI Bank enters its final phase, the government is expected to include sale proceeds of over ₹32,000 crore in the […]

Complaints from credit card customers are increasing as the cards in circulation increase

As banks become aggressive in marketing and marketing different types of credit cards, customer complaints related to this product dominated the complaints filed with the Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman in FY25. The RBI Ombudsman received 50,811 consumer complaints related to credit cards, a growth of 20 percent over FY24, and accounting for about 17 […]

RBI could opt for more rate cuts if global challenges hit domestic growth: CareEdge Report

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), after implementing a 25 basis point policy rate cut in December, is expected to keep open the option for further monetary easing if global headwinds severely dampen India’s growth prospects, a CareEdge Ratings report shows. The report notes that the government has already provided fiscal stimulus through rationalization of […]

Question of the Day: What percentage of global video game revenues came from mobile games?

Tap-to-play turns into tap-to-pay Answer: 55% To ask: What makes small purchases in mobile games easier to justify than larger one-off purchases, and why can that become a problem? What psychological tactics do mobile games use to drive players to impulse spending, and how can someone protect themselves against them? When small in-app purchases can […]