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For many, the National Pension System (NPS) represents a disciplined, tax-efficient way to save for retirement. But what happens when your residency status changes? Can you still keep investing in NPS after becoming a non-resident Indian (NRI) or an overseas citizen of India (OCI)? What are the compliance requirements, tax consequences, and rules around withdrawals?  Read on to find out. What changes?According to Naisar Shah, director, PR Bhuta & Co, Chartered Accountants, “You can continue contributing to NPS, However, upon changing your residency status, some compliance steps are required. You...

Investors, entrepreneurs and companies now use India’s IPO market to get involved in the country’s growing economy. By 2025, the IPO market is expected to experience a dramatic change because investors are switching, technology is advancing, and sustainability is gaining popularity. Upcoming IPO Trends: ESG, Tech, Fintech in Focus Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG), technology (tech), and financial technology (fintech) is on the rise among both retail and institutional investors. Because more people are opening Demat accounts and learning about finance, the number of people taking part in...

Warren Buffett, the CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has shown a clear preference for stocks over real estate when it comes to long-term investment opportunities.What Happened: Buffett, during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting, was queried about his continued interest in buying stocks over property. He responded by emphasizing the vast opportunities offered by the US stock market.“The security market in the United States presents much more opportunities than real estate,” Buffett stated.Buffett underscored his argument by comparing the performance of the stock market and real estate over the past four decades. As...

Open this photo in gallery:William Aldridge, the senior VP portfolio manager and co-lead of the North American equities team at Mackenzie Investments.Greg Trumper/The Globe and MailWilliam Aldridge’s interest in stocks began during the 1990s bull market. But riding his bike to work as an analyst for a Toronto investment bank put him on a path to his dream job as a portfolio manager. (Well, that and an MBA.) He often ran into fellow cyclist Robert Tattersall, co-founder of mutual fund firm Saxon Financial. Tattersall invited Aldridge for tea and offered...

Emmanuel Macron and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, at a meeting at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 26, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP French President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of three Southeast Asian countries on Sunday, May 25, in Vietnam. He is set to travel to Indonesia on Wednesday before heading to Singapore, where he will deliver the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit on Friday. This annual forum brings together top defense and security officials from around the world. For Paris, the goal at the conference is...

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) being taken private is unsurprising as the sector is facing some challenges, but investment opportunities are still there for those “willing to look beyond the surface”, said Singapore Exchange (SGX) head of equities Ng Yao Loong on Saturday (May 24).Speaking at the opening of the Reits Symposium at the Suntec Convention Centre, Ng said Reits as an asset class have a “lower correlation with macro uncertainties as compared to equities and other asset classes”, which makes the sector a compelling alternative in market volatility.“But the...

Investments in wind energy in Türkiye are expected to surpass $1.5 billion this year, according to Ibrahim Erden, president of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB). Wind energy investments accelerated in 2024 compared to the year before as the installed capacity reached 1,300 megawatts (MW) and approximately $1.3 billion, Erden told Anadolu Agency (AA) recently. Expressing that they expect investment to rise further this year, he said: "The licenses for storage-integrated projects are slowly being obtained, while in addition, the YEKA (Renewable Energy Resource Areas) projects from the past are...

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A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of investment in Nigeria shows that there are so many threats real estate investors have to contend with in the country’s major cities. But of these, five stand out and they are more pronounced in major cities. These threats, among others, include inadequate enforcement of property laws, and absence of strict regulatory oversight which has led to numerous cases where investors are defrauded or deprived of properties they have legally acquired. Others are multiple allocations of the same property to different tenants,...

This will probably be the last time you move and therefore you have to ensure you move to a retirement property where you get value for money. When it is time to retire many people move to a smaller place that requires less maintenance in a safe area. And while retirement villages are springing up everywhere, they have a lot to choose from when you want to buy a retirement property.  Retirement estate living in South Africa is on the increase as retirees increasingly seek properties that offer security, a...