Finfluencers News
Sebi’s 2025 Shake-Up: New rules for Mutual Fund Lite, derivatives, and finfluencers on the horizon
Some of Sebi’s upcoming regulations for 2025 have been approved, while others are under review, highlighting a pivotal year ahead for investors.
4 min read31 Dec 2024Financial lexicon – Decoding new words and their economic implications
Language evolves with societal shifts, exemplified by ’Brain Rot’ as Oxford’s Word of the Year. Financial terms like ’greenium’ and ’doom loop’ reveal changing priorities and risks, shaping investor behaviour and showcasing the significance of terminology in understanding economic landscapes.
4 min read31 Dec 2024Meet the new finfluencers: How broking firms are rewriting the content playbook
With Sebi cracking down on financial influencer partnerships, brokerages and other financial firms are prioritising in-house content teams for better compliance and cost savings. But is it a winning strategy?
4 min read21 Dec 2024SEBI bans YouTuber Ravinda Balu Bharti for investment scam, slaps ₹9.5 crore fine
SEBI has barred YouTuber Ravindra Balu Bharti and three others from accessing the securities market until April 4, due to unregistered investment advice practices. They must also pay ₹9.5 crore and face additional penalties for regulatory violations.
1 min read19 Dec 2024YouTube blocks influencers’ videos on complaints from a mysterious government entity
YouTube has blocked various financial influencers’ videos in India amid Sebi’s crackdown on unauthorized financial advice and misinformation, but it did not specify whose complaint it was acting on. Sebi-registered analysts also have been caught in the crossfire.
7 min read13 Nov 2024Finfluencer Sharan Hegde promises no more layoffs after 1% Club sacks 15% of staff in first major cost-cutting push
Hegde added that the financial literacy startup isn’t looking for additional funding at the moment.
3 min read7 Nov 2024How finance influencers use storytelling to misguide people
Why do finance influencers have so much sway over the masses, especially Gen Z?
3 min read4 Nov 2024Zerodha makes investment advisory certification a must for finfluencers
Other brokers, such as Upstox and Angel One, require APs to have cleared the 10th standard.
2 min read8 Oct 2024Fin-fluencers: Financial Gurus or Misleading Masterminds?
IIM-Bangalore students and experts debate the impact of financial influencers on investment decisions, highlighting the need for regulation and the role of platforms like StockGro in providing quality financial education.
2 min read2 Sep 2024Financial Influencers: A Boon or a Bane? | #TheAltView Feat #IIM Bangalore
In this latest edition of The Alt View, Mint goes to @IIMBofficial and asks students about financial influencers and their impact on millennials and GenZ. Are ’Fin-influencers’ filling a market gap or are they duping people? Whats the real story? In Association with @StockGro #iim #finance #financialinfluencers #influencer #influencers #sharemarket #stockgro #stockmarket #sebi #rbi #ankurwarikoo #akshatshrivastava #sharanhegde #rachnaranade #thealtview 0:00 - 2:56 - Intro 2:57 - 3:35 - Favourite Financial Influencer 3:36 - 8:48 - Fin-fluencers: filling a market gap or manipulating? 8:49 -11:25 - Traditional content players Vs Social influencers 11:25 - 15:48 - How Financial influencers have cracked the market 15:49 - 19:00 - Duping & Manipulating examples of financial influencers 19:01- 19:52 - Is SEBI doing enough to regulate financial influencers? 19:53 - 22:25 - Scope Of Improvement: Traditional players Vs Financial influencers 22:26 - 26:33- Debate: Are Financial influencers Boon or Bane? 26:33 - 27: 55 - Closing 27:02-27:32 - Stockgro Pledge
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared