Indian stocks may still have room to run, if the historical price-earnings ratio against their emerging market (EM) peers is any guide. While the S&P BSE Sensex Index is near the most expensive on record, its premium over the MSCI EM Index is only around 45 per cent, below its five-year average and down from 76 per cent in 2018. Foreign investors have bought a net $6 billion of Indian shares this year — the only inflows to an emerging Asia market outside of China. “The broader market is…

October 22, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Social media. Short sentence, long conversation. Gen Z is the next generation that digital marketers need to start homing in on, and the only effective way to do that is through social media.  The era of the banner ad is dying out, slowly but surely. It might have worked for older, less tech-savvy demographics, but it’s not going to be nearly as effective in the future.  That’s not just hearsay, either. Banner ads were most effective the first day that one went online, and the popularity…

The number of insurance claims related to treatment for COVID-19 rose to 40 per cent of the total health insurance claims in September, according to an analysis. Based on its analysis of industry data, insurance aggregator Policybazaar.com said “most people filing the claim for COVID-19 treatment are senior citizens of age group 60 years and more, followed by people in the age bracket of 41-45 years”. In September, the insurance aggregator said COVID-19-related claims accounted for 40 per cent of the total health insurance claims. It has been steadily increasing from…

Nearly half of large-cap funds, over half of equity linked saving schemes (ELSS) and over three-fourths of composite bond funds have underperformed their respective indices in the year to June 2020, a report said on Thursday. The latest S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) compared the performance of actively managed Indian mutual funds with their respective benchmark indices over one, three, five and ten-year investment horizons. The study found that for the one-year period ending June 2020, 48.39 per cent of Indian equity large-cap funds, 59.52 per cent of the ELSS funds…

October 21, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Customer champions are a tremendous asset for any organization. In most cases, people are far more interested in reading about your customers’ experiences than straight marketing materials. Customers are more relatable, and they’re more credible, too. People want to hear from their peers before they buy your product or service. This “social proof” is the power that guides decision-making at sites like Yelp and Amazon.  Related: Are You Sitting on a Customer Retention Goldmine? Why customer champions are exceptionally powerful  Trust is a critical plank in…

In addition to price discounts and freebies, developers are also trying to entice prospective buyers this festive season by offering deferred payment plans. In markets like the Delhi-National Capital Region, they are also offering porting schemes to buyers stuck in stalled projects. While these schemes do appear enticing at first sight, and may well be beneficial, buyers need to understand their risks and then make a considered decision. Deferred payment plans Developers are advertising 10:90 and 20:80 kind of schemes heavily this season. The buyer makes a small upfront payment of … Key stories on business-standard.com…

Emerging-market stocks are on the cusp of reaching their highest level since 2018, and all they need may be more evidence of further growth in China, stable earnings and signs of more dollar weakness to take them there. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has gained more than 50 per cent since reaching this year’s low in March. At 1,137.75, it’s less than 15 points away from surpassing this year’s peak reached in January, and eclipsing that level would take the benchmark to highest since mid-2018. Strength in Chinese equities — the biggest component on the equity…

October 20, 2020 4 min readDisclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. If you run a business that sells anything—whether it’s home appliances, web design, hand-knit sweaters, pool cleaning, books, dance lessons, you name it—one of the most important things you have to do is generate leads, convert them into actual customers, and then keep them coming back for more. However, when you’re busy with all the other things…