SEBI has extended the accredited investor compliance deadline for existing Angel Funds to March 31, 2027. During the transition, these funds cannot offer investment opportunities to more than 200 non-accredited investors, while newer funds remain restricted to accredited investors.
In a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splurges, complete with stylish mansions. The FBI has arrested Malone Lam, alleged leader of the gang, alongside 17 others, underscoring a disturbing trend of cryptocurrency frauds reported to them. With rising criminal activity, law enforcement is intensifying efforts to prosecute these offenders and reclaim the misappropriated assets.
In a cautious trading session, Indian government bonds experienced little movement as the Reserve Bank of India implemented temporary liquidity management strategies. By withdrawing substantial amounts through variable rate reverse repos, the central bank aimed to counterbalance the influx from sizeable diaspora deposits. Additionally, the pressure from rising oil prices kept bond prices from gaining traction, although overnight indexed swap rates registered slight decreases throughout the day.
Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath credited Karthik Rangappa as central to building Zerodha Varsity, the brokerage’s free financial education platform. Kamath highlighted Rangappa’s long association, continued contribution and role in expanding Varsity, stressing education rather than customer acquisition as its core purpose.
Systematix initiated coverage of Apollo Micro Systems with a Buy rating and Rs 570 target, citing defence-system integration, a Rs 12,000-crore opportunity, capacity expansion, acquisitions and strong earnings growth, while flagging execution, working-capital and tender-related risks.
China’s planned $53.6 billion recapitalisation of state-owned insurers and banks could ease solvency pressures and strengthen insurers’ capacity to invest in equities. The move is expected to support balance sheets and potentially boost long-term stock investments, although investors remain cautious about dilution risks and the immediate impact on capital flows.
Deutsche Bank has raised its peak ECB interest rate projection to 2.75%, forecasting additional 25 basis point hikes in September and December. Persistent energy risks and geopolitical tensions are driving the shift, as economic resilience and elevated inflation keep borrowing costs in the euro zone higher for longer.
Chinese tech giants sharply increased AI capital expenditure in Q2 2026, driven by inference demand and chip availability. However, Jefferies sees greater sustainability risks in US cloud spending, highlighting rising capex relative to revenue and the challenge of monetising AI infrastructure investments.
Muthoot FinCorp has launched the fifth tranche of its secured, rated and redeemable NCDs, offering effective annual yields of 8.89% to 9.25% across four tenures ranging from 24 to 72 months. The company aims to raise up to Rs 700 crore, with proceeds earmarked for onward lending, repayment or prepayment of existing borrowings and general corporate purposes.
The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% on Thursday as surging energy prices push eurozone inflation above 3%. While the September hike is largely priced in, markets will focus on the ECB’s guidance on further rate increases, updated inflation and growth forecasts, currency-market risks and rising government bond yields.
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