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Family Businesses in a New India

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TOY STORY • THE GOVERNMENT’S ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ INITIATIVE, COUPLED WITH THE IMPORT DUTY HIKE, HAS PROVIDED A FILLIP TO THE DOMESTIC TOY INDUSTRY. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS

RICH PICKINGS • The total assets under management (AUM) of the portfolio management services (PMS) industry surpassed `25 lakh crore for the first time in July 2022. Schemes run by PMS players are especially designed for high net-worth investors. In terms of returns, despite pandemic-led volatility, escalating crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions, select schemes have managed to deliver robust alpha in the long run. Here is all you need to know about the industry and the schemes

THE BUZZ BRIEFINGS

THE BUZZ SPOTLIGHT

In Revival Mode • With benchmark indices gaining more than 10 per cent in the past two months, companies are reviving their IPO plans, which were on hold for quite some time

Electrifying Reforms • The recent debarment of some discoms from electricity trading has put the spotlight back on key reforms required in the power sector

Unimpressive • Despite the advantage of a low base, several Nifty50 firms have missed forecasts in Q1, triggering more earnings downgrades for FY23

ALL IN THE FAMILY • FAMILY BUSINESSES IN INDIA HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE DECADES AND CENTURIES, ESPECIALLY BLOOMING AFTER THE ECONOMY WAS LIBERALISED. BUT THE JOURNEY TO STAY RELEVANT CONTINUES

CHARGE OF THE YOUNG BRIGADE • THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS IS HERE, AND DOING JUSTICE TO THE FAITH REPOSED IN THEM BY BUILDING ON EXISTING BUSINESSES AND LOOKING AT NEW ONES WITH A WELL-CRAFTED RISK-RETURN EQUATION

The Start-up Families • Start-ups are creating wealth the same way that business families used to, but old family businesses are also evolving with the times

WOMEN AT WORK • ONCE A RARE OCCURRENCE IN INDIAN BUSINESS FAMILIES, DAUGHTERS HAVE BROKEN THROUGH THE SHACKLES OF PATRIARCHY TO TAKE ON LEAD ROLES IN FAMILY BUSINESSES

STEPPING BACK • HOW FAMILY BUSINESSES BRING IN PROFESSIONAL CEOs TO MANAGE THEIR EMPIRES AND OUTLAST THE FOUNDER

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The Moonshot Opportunity • Indian family-owned businesses are looking far afield for new investment opportunities through their family offices, but regulatory hurdles are creating a roadblock

THE FAMILY MINT • A FAMILY OFFICE, OFTEN CONSIDERED A STATUS SYMBOL, DOES HELP THE SUPER-RICH INVEST THEIR WEALTH IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER. BENEFITS LIKE SUCCESSION PLANNING AND RING-FENCING OF THE JEWELS COME ALONG WITH IT

INDIA’S BUSINESS DYNASTIES • INDIA IS HOME TO SOME CENTURIES-OLD FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES, WHICH HAVE CREATED HUMUNGOUS WEALTH FOR INVESTORS OVER THE YEARS. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY. HERE ARE THE KEY NUMBERS ABOUT INDIA’S LEADING FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES

‘GOING FORWARD, OUR THRUST WILL BE TO GROW IN SMALLER TOWNS’ • Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman of Westlife Development, on vegetarianism, growth plans, and how he forged a winning partnership with McDonald’s in India

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THE QUIET MOVER • A SHARP FOCUS ON BIOSIMILARS HAS PROPELLED LOW-PROFILE AUROBINDO PHARMA TO SECOND PLACE IN THE INDIAN PHARMA PECKING ORDER, WHERE IT HAS STAYED DESPITE THE PANDEMIC. THE JOURNEY TO NO. 1, THOUGH, WILL BE TOUGHER

YOUR CARGO’S JOURNEY • AT CONTAINER PORT JNPT, MORE THAN A THOUSAND CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE DAILY FOR SHIPPING OVERSEAS. BT TRACKS THE JOURNEY OF ONE SUCH CONSIGNMENT TO SEE THE...