The recent run-up in stock prices notwithstanding, a host of Indian promoters has little choice but to either sell assets or equity to survive the downturn.

Real estate developers are offering homes within reach of the middle class wallet. But buyers may still feel shortchanged as home sizes get smaller and locations leave a lot to be desired.

The financial slowdown has set back many households on their debt repayments. BT examines some of the options and how you can bridge the gap.

Reverse mortgage, a scheme designed for senior citizens to help them tide over their golden years with ease, has not taken off in India. A lack of loan culture is a big reason.

In the boom times, promoters had to just say a price, merchant bankers nodded, and investors blindly lapped up those initial public offerings. Today, however, much of those thousands of crores is either still lying unused or being deployed in areas not indicated in the issue prospectus.

No working mechanism to deal with personal insolvencies and bankruptcies exists even though EMIs have replaced MRPs for most big consumables. It’s time India introduces an efficient mechanism to deal with personal bankruptcy cases. Manu Kaushik reports.

BT asks the who’s who of India’s corporate world—as well as some professionals and leaders from other fields for good measure—to jog their memory and recall the best advice they ever got. What the advice was, who gave it to them and when, and how it helped them.

For many families, loan repayments can get rough and uneasy. So, how can one manage one’s loans better.

The global credit crunch has sent yesterday’s outbound heroes scurrying for funds to close their billion-dollar M&A transactions. India Inc.’s cross-border action has ebbed, for now.

The global financial crisis has highlighted the ruinous effects of over-spending and over-borrowing. Here’s how to avoid your own financial crisis.

The news last fornight was dominated by this 10-letter word—bankruptcy. But all’s not lost even for the bankrupt—the economically bankrupt ones, at least. As these legends proved, bankruptcies may not be the end of the road, but the beginning of a new journey.

When the stock market was booming, dozens of Indian companies issued foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) to raise cheap capital. But with stock prices crashing and conversion coming up, they are in a soup.

The high price of real estate has put financiers on the back foot, thus, making home ownership more expensive.

COVID-19 shock reveals the debt developing countries are reeling under

From #5 to #2 is a big jump in any rankings—more so for HSBC, which has powered ahead on the back of sheer growth in deposits and profits.

The Indian banking system will have to deal with mind-boggling paradigm shifts in a complex global environment in the years ahead.

More people are warming up to credit—for buying anything from a dream home to taking a Swiss holiday. The credit fever shows no signs of reducing.

Major banks have quietly turned up the heat on credit card holders with a hike in interest rates over the past few months.