Labour has pledged to reintroduce student maintenance grants and the educational maintenance allowance – both scrapped by Conservative-led governments – if it returns to power. The party said that reintroducing grants for poorer students would be an “investment” and would be paid for by increasing corporation tax “by less than ... Read More »
Hyderabad residential and commercial real estate markets are on revival path and the city is expected to show more growth on the back of government’s infrastructure steps and policy moves. A report by realty consultant JLL said that sales in residential realty market in the city is likely to pick ... Read More »
The real estate regulatory law should be implemented in such a manner that it encourages entrepreneurs to enter this sector and does not hinder growth of projects, DLF Chairman K P Singh has said. In a message to shareholders, Singh said effective implementation of innovative initiatives such as Make in ... Read More »
American Republican presidential candidate and real estate tycoon Donald Trump has an Indian business connection. His Trump Organisation is a part of two major luxury real estate projects in Mumbai and Pune. The Trump Organisation had tied up with the Lodha Group in Mumbai in 2013 and with Panchshil Group ... Read More »
A GOLD Coast real estate agent who has sold millions of dollars worth of up-market homes is facing a possible ban for allegedly allowing her struck-off agent mother to act like an agent in her business. Maserati-driving Sarah Penney-Filippini, 37, who sells million-dollar homes in the The Sovereign Islands estate ... Read More »
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man serving a lengthy prison term for running a $200 million Ponzi-style real estate scheme has lost his bid to withdraw his guilty plea and have charges he admitted to in another case dismissed. EIiyahu Weinstein had argued that the federal judge who ... Read More »
India’s tech capital Bengaluru is falling apart — well, almost. A city, whose infrastructure can support just about 30 to 40 lakh people, is now home for more than double that number. In the first of a two-part series, Firstpost traces the origins of Bengaluru’s destruction which began even before ... Read More »
NEW DELHI | BENGALURU: The demand for office space among corporates is rising but what is holding back leasing activity is shortage of good quality office space in top cities. While many new office projects have kicked off in the last few months to augment supply, a few builders are ... Read More »
Smaller, poorer countries are being abandoned by big banks in an exodus commonly referred to as “de-risking” or “de-banking.” In the Caribbean, where many small countries with poorer populations reside close to each other, the problem is getting so bad that local businesses regularly have a hard time receiving remittances ... Read More »
Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) recently released a detailed report that names 120 blockchain projects being explored by various companies. The bond credit rating business then offers 25 top use cases for blockchain technology. The report, “Credit Strategy — Blockchain Technology: Robust, Cost-effective Applications Key to Unlocking Blockchain’s Potential Credit Benefits,” ... Read More »
The multinational professional services firm, Ernst & Young (EY), recently announced a Startup Challenge in London, to “explore how blockchain technology can tackle challenges in digital rights management and energy trading.” With headquarters in London, EY has more than 700 offices in over 150 countries. The company employed212,000 people in ... Read More »
After the DAO hack in June, Ethereum’s development team decided to resolve the situation with a hard fork, creating two separate networks and cryptocurrencies. This controversial move was widely embraced by those who lost money in the attack, but strongly opposed by those who want to save Ethereum’s original cryptocurency. ... Read More »
