Family Offices: Preserving Wealth

Business houses and wealthy individuals are increasingly taking to family offices to preserve and grow their fortunes.

RISE OF THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS

Fortune India's 40 Under 40 Awards show how young entrepreneurs have changed the way India does business.

A NEW FACE, AN OLD DILEMMA

With Sheryl Sandberg's departure, global affairs chief Nick Clegg wields more influence than ever at Meta as Mark Zuckerberg's de facto No. 2. Can the former U.K. politico persuade the world's governments to trust the social media giant again?

NEW ASSETS FOR BILLIONAIRES

The uber-rich are gravitating towards contemporary asset classes such as late-stage PE funds and private debt. Here's how they are managing their investment portfolios.

THE NEW-AGE GIVERS

Modern day philanthropists comprise not just heirs of legacy businesses but also founders of start-ups. The causes they support are out-of-the-box too.

CHARTING A FAMILY SUCCESSION

With multiple stakeholders, succession planning is not only important to pass on the family wealth to the next generation, but also to avoid bitter disputes.

START-UP RICHES

A new generation of techpreneurs is building new-age solutions and creating companies valued at well over a billion dollars, helped by massive investor funding.

India's Richest

A FORTUNE INDIA-WATERFIELD ADVISORS STUDY OF DOLLAR BILLIONAIRES IN THE COUNTRY

INDIA'S WEALTH FACTORY

The maiden Rich List by Fortune India-Waterfield Advisors reveals that despite a challenging macro and volatile equity market, the coveted club of dollar billionaires based in India is collectively worth $832 billion (₹66.36 lakh crore) — more than 1/4th of the country's GDP.

Time To Stem India's Foreign IP Payouts

India needs a new regime to stem the outflow of $8.6 billion a year for using intellectual property of foreign entities. Here's the road ahead.

Centre Spending Boosts Infra Companies

Heavy capital expenditure to boost economy helps construction firms improve order book and profit margins.

The Conversation: BIBEK DEBROY, CHAIRMAN, ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE PRIME MINISTER

BIBEK DEBROY, CHAIRMAN OF ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE PRIME MINISTER (EAC-PM), BELIEVES BUDGET 2023 IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ARTICULATE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S MEDIUM-TERM PLAN TO PUSH ECONOMIC GROWTH AMID GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES. AFTER ALL, IT'S THE LAST BUDGET BEFORE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2024. THE EMINENT ECONOMIST EXPLAINS THE THINKING WITHIN EAC-PM, SUGGESTS WHICH ECONOMIC ENGINES INDIA CAN BANK ON AND DIVES RIGHT INTO THE RAGING DEBATE OVER 'FREEBIES' OFFERED BY POLITICAL PARTIES TO WOO VOTERS.

How To Make Money From Social Media

India's 50 million creators are monetising their skills at comedy, dance, singing, fitness and education via exciting new revenue streams to create a flourishing ecosystem.

How To Handle Erratic Bond Markets

Bond markets have been in turmoil ever since rbi started raising interest rates. Here’s how investors can manage their fixed income investments.

Rupee At 80: Is This The New Normal?

The U.S. rate hike trajectory and crude oil prices to keep currency on the boil for now.

Multitasker At Reliance

NITA AMBANI, director of India’s largest company, the ₹7.93 lakh crore Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, is the central thread connecting the family, the empire, and the succession architecture of flagship businesses.

Mompreneur At Mamaearth

GHAZAL ALAGH IS least surprised that Mamaearth, the company she founded in 2016, is already a leading unicorn valued at $1.2 billion. Sure, Mamaearth was never her ‘plan A’ — the near six-year-old D2C (direct-to-consumer) venture that started out as a baby care brand before spreading its wings was born out of the dire need to cater to Alagh’s elder son Agastya who had been battling a skin disease at the time of birth — but Alagh always had the knack and the hunger to build something on her own.

Sitharaman’s Economic Rescue Act

NO OTHER FINANCE MINISTER has had to face the kind of challenges that have come the way of Nirmala Sitharaman. She inherited a slowing economy with low consumption and demand. GDP growth had plummeted from over 8% in FY16 to 6.5% in FY19. It subsequently touched 3.7% in pre-Covid FY20. Then came the mother of all crises, Covid-19, delivering a body blow to the economy. GDP contracted 6.6% in FY21, the second year of her stint.

The Alcobev Divas

How women-led start-ups are transforming the ₹3,60,000 crore Indian alcoholic beverage industry.

EV: Tech Clash

IT’S A BATTLE OF TECHNOLOGIES. CURTAILING TAILPIPE EMISSIONS VIA EVs MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE ONLY WAY. SOME CARMAKERS ARE OPTING FOR DIFFERENT POWERTRAINS. WHO WILL WIN THE CONSUMER MANDATE?

India’s Quest For Self-Sufficiency in Edible Oils

WITH EDIBLE OIL IMPORTS COSTING ₹80,000 CRORE IN 2021, AND DEMAND RISING RAPIDLY, INDIA MAKES A SERIOUS BID TO ARREST PRICE SHOCKS. HERE’S HOW...

India Amidst World’s Economic Whirlwind

Price rise, supply disruptions due to Russia-Ukraine war and China lockdown have taken the fizz out of post-pandemic economic recovery. How will this impact India?

THE PERFECT ART COLLECTOR

An ambassador of Le Grand Gout or the French taste, couturier Hubert de Givenchy's elegant lifestyle and incredibly rich collection, one of the most important of our times, has just gone under the hammer in Paris. A Christie's expert gives us a first-hand peek into his valuable friendships and artistic mind.

MADE IN INDIA

Sustainable, handwoven, and handcrafted domestic luxury brands are making a mark globally. At the backend are weavers, artisans and craftsmen, who are harnessing generations-old knowledge to create goods that are truly Indian.

RESPONSIBLE LUXURY

The discerning connoisseur is asking tough questions about how responsibly luxury products are manufactured, leaving brands little choice but to embrace sustainable practices.

THE MISSING MILESTONE

Highway construction dipped in FY22 despite higher utilisation of budgetary allocation. The ambitious 25,000 km target for FY23 gets that much harder to achieve.

Fixed Crypto Returns! Tread With Caution

It's not possible to generate guaranteed returns from such a volatile asset class. Most such products are marketing ploys.

IBC'S EXISTENTIAL PROBLEMS

WITH LIQUIDATIONS SURPASSING RESOLUTIONS, BANKERS NEED TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES TO THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

CHEMICAL BOOM & BILLIONAIRES

INDIA'S $212 BILLION CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IS SEEING UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH ON THE BACK OF THE CONSUMPTION ECONOMY, NICHE PRODUCTS, RAPID IMPORT SUBSTITUTION AND A GLOBAL GEOSTRATEGIC DEMAND SHIFT FROM CHINA.

Get Ready For Earnings Downgrades

EPS estimates are projected to be slashed over next two quarters as inflation hits India Inc.