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Vikrant Panwar Portfolio Manager, IL&FS Venture Corporation
 
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Milind Khaire  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
This may also help customers to control their EMI and that would make them at least pay their loans rather than turning them into bad debts.
Vikrant Panwar  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
This is the third time when this bank has cut rates since the last fiscal. I do not know how this further cut is going to help them to increse their business.
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1 Active company involvement can lead to problems
2 Can actually be deceptive
Business Management Consultant  |  Supported idea  "Active company involvement can lead to problems "  |  4 months ago
There is a lot that can be said about angel investors. That's why a person or company as a whole need to be very mindful and cautious in situations like this. That's why it's always good to talk to a management consultant in a situation like...
Vikrant Panwar  |  Added idea  |  3 years ago
At times, it seems not an attractive alternative to go for capital for the funding of business. It cannot be an alternative to venture capital all the time. May be if your business is not too small to go for angel  investors, then the match will never...
 
 
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1 Are located everywhere, in practically all industries
2 Can bring forth vast knowledge and experience to a new company
ramachandran venkat narayanan  |  Supported idea  "Can provide the needed capital for a startup "  |  3 years ago
Friends,I was involved in setting up investment groups for start ups and it has provided the needed capital.Creating your own investor groups can and will be a regular and long term source of funding.When the group is large and the risk is spread...
Vikrant Panwar  |  Supported idea  |  3 years ago
I completely agree on the point of originality. Definitely at the outset I would not entertain any disturbance in the implementation of my business plan. As angel investors invest their own money, their business deals can often be negotiable. Because...
ramachandran venkat narayanan  |  Supported idea  "Are located everywhere, in practically all industries"  |  3 years ago
True. Even ventures like restaurants, retail stores etc. can attract investor groups.The synergy comes from the promoter who needs to have good amount of experience in the respective business area.
 
 
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1 Are located everywhere, in practically all industries
2 Can bring forth vast knowledge and experience to a new company
ramachandran venkat narayanan  |  Supported idea  "Can provide the needed capital for a startup "  |  3 years ago
Friends,I was involved in setting up investment groups for start ups and it has provided the needed capital.Creating your own investor groups can and will be a regular and long term source of funding.When the group is large and the risk is spread...
Vikrant Panwar  |  Supported idea  |  3 years ago
I completely agree on the point of originality. Definitely at the outset I would not entertain any disturbance in the implementation of my business plan. As angel investors invest their own money, their business deals can often be negotiable. Because...
ramachandran venkat narayanan  |  Supported idea  "Are located everywhere, in practically all industries"  |  3 years ago
True. Even ventures like restaurants, retail stores etc. can attract investor groups.The synergy comes from the promoter who needs to have good amount of experience in the respective business area.
 
 
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Veena Gupta  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
I don't think so. Some big Hedge Funds place big bets. Some smaller and newer Hedge Funds will do about anything it takes to pickup alpha. In general Hedge Funds are going head-to-head with PE's.
Vikrant Panwar  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
With the inflow of funds, it is harder to get "edge" on a trade. A lot of the newer funds coming in its difficult to match with the past. They are now for sophisticated investors that have an adequate asset allocation strategy.
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Vikrant Panwar  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
Quantitative Funds does not use programming.
Sridhar B  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
The use of ATS (automated Trading Systems) is increasing every year. Hedge Funds are in the 'frontline' in this endeavor. Programming is a key element in these systems. In my opinion, one simply must know advanced level programming to excel in...
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1 Lack of Innovations
2 Market Efficiency
Vipin Bhasin  |  Added idea  "Lack of Innovations"  |  2 years ago
I agree with most of ideas suggested here by experts. But according to my view, there is lack of new innovative ideas or techniques used for hedging a fund. Most of Hedge Funds running on the basis of old concepts. although the market and market...
Vikrant Panwar  |  Added idea  |  3 years ago
Implementing strategies among asset classes were historically weak or even negatively correlated. Because the blowup is global and across all asset classes, the hedges simply are not working.
 
 
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Padmanabhan R  |  Argues in support of  "Disadvantage"  |  3 years ago
It is a good source of capital for startups with huge growth potential, especially technology driven ones. They also provide management assistance , strategic advice and active involvement in addition. The important disadvantages are complex...
Vikrant Panwar  |  Argues in support of  "Advantage"  |  3 years ago
Venture capitalists (VCs) invest their money in exchange for equity (an ownership share) in your company. VCs get their cash out only when your business is acquired by another company or "goes public," that is, when its shares can be publicly...
ramachandran venkat narayanan  |  Argues in support of  "Disadvantage"  |  3 years ago
I am sure you know that ICICI Venture offloaded 8-10% of their holdings to Azim Premji investments in the Subhiksha trading of Chennai.I am sure that ICICI venture were sitting in all board meetings of the company and had the information that the...
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Milind Khaire  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
This does not have an economic component. I don't think this affects India's image as a good place to do business in ... neither do I consider India to be an insecure or unsafe country to be in. Some investors said that after the initial shock of...
Vikrant Panwar  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
The timing of the attacks, which comes as the central bank struggles to defend a weakening rupee and stabilize credit markets, may hurt more than previous attacks. This means that capital outflows will have a greater impact than they did in the...
Deepak Tripathi  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
India, like other emerging and developed markets, has endured militant attacks before and managed to bounce back. I believe that the long-term picture for India changes only if the latest attack hurts business, slows the economy and scares off...
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Vikrant Panwar  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
"Confidence", vital for strong growth, has been eviscerated by talk of a looming abyss. It’s hard to think about big purchases when you’re worried that bank accounts could be frozen. It’s not just credit-funded big ticket items such as cars and...
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