Shel Kaphan Nikki Kahn | The Washington Post | Getty Images Amazon‘s first employee says he’s concerned about how big the company has become. Shel Kaphan, who joined Amazon after it was founded in 1994, gave a rare interview to PBS Frontline for its two-hour special, “Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos,” […]
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ETMoney now lets users invest in NPS through its app
ETMoney has introduced an option to invest in National Pension Scheme (NPS) to help customers save on taxes and increase flow to the PFRDA controlled pension corpus.Through the feature, the fintech platform expects to double the NPS users across the country, a company spokesperson said. “India has one of the youngest working populations in the […]
Boeing finds debris in 737 MAX jetliners – company memo
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co found debris that could pose potential safety risks in the fuel tanks of several 737 MAX aircraft that are in storage and waiting to be delivered to airlines, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Foreign object debris, an industrial term for rags, tools, metal shavings and […]
Swiggy raises $113 million led by existing investor Naspers
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Online food ordering platform Swiggy has raised $113 million, led by existing investor South African internet giant Naspers. The latest capital raising values the company at nearly $3.6 billion. The fund infusion is part of a larger $150 million funding round, sources said. Other existing investors, Hadley Harbour Master Investments and Chinese […]
Swiggy raises $113M led by Naspers, valuation stays flat at $3.3B
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Food delivery platform Swiggy has raised $113 million led by South African internet giant Naspers, valuing it at nearly $3.3 billion. Other existing investors Hadley Harbour Master Investments and Meituan also participated in the round, regulatory filings show. About $100 million of the investment has come from Naspers, which holds over 40% […]
Strategies To Mitigate The (Partial) Death Of The Stretch IRA
Executive Summary Passed by Congress in December 2019, the “Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act” introduced substantial updates to long-standing retirement account rules. One of the most notable changes was the removal of the ‘stretch’ provision for certain non-spouse designated beneficiaries of inherited retirement accounts and the introduction of a “10-Year Rule” […]
Investment manager IPS merges with Financial Planner
Investment manager IPS Capital LLP has merged with a close neighbour – wealth manager and Financial Planner Prospect Wealth Management. Both firms are based in the City of London, a short distance from each other. The Prospect deal will increase IPS’s total assets under management to more than £600m. IPS is a boutique multi-asset investment manager. […]
How to be a digital nomad
Are you kicking the shackles of a cubicle and taking your gig on the open road? You must be stoked! There’s a growing cohort of people out there in all sorts of industries who are doing the same thing. We call them ‘digital nomads’ and they can be defined as a group of professionals in […]
How workflow technologies drive new efficiencies in your bookkeeping practice
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‘UPI Chalega’ campaign to cast the net wider
A microsite UPIChalega.com has also been setup where users can access information about live banks and third-party apps. India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is all set to get its ‘Mutual Fund Sahi Hai’ moment. Awareness campaigns and adoption drives for popular payments interface is set to flood India’s media space as regulators and government bodies […]