Archishma Iyer
Writer at The Ken
Staff Writer @TheKenWeb. MOPVC, @ACJIndia-BBG alum. Past @thebluecirclein @InformistMedia @Reuters. Mostly shitposts. I don't understand X a.k.a Twitter.
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3 weeks ago |
the-ken.com | Archishma Iyer
Archishma is a staff writer at The Ken, where she dives deep into the world of capital markets, regulatory bodies, and fintech. Smallcase wanted a revolution. Ten years later, it's been swept up by a new status quo. The do-it-yourself investing platform is in trouble and the warning signs are all there: losses are piling up, research analysts and advisors are complaining of high fees, and perhaps most damningly, it's facing stiff competition from ever-dependable alternatives like mutual funds.
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1 month ago |
the-ken.com | Archishma Iyer
"Don't disturb us by calling for reassurance every time the market falls." This is just one of several disclaimers spattered across the website of Counter Cyclical Investments. It's a six-year-old portfolio management service (PMS) firm based in Nagpur. Not Mumbai. Not Bengaluru. Nagpur-a tier-2 city in Maharashtra. Counter Cyclical doesn't do handholding. What it does do is continue to bet on small-cap stocks amid the broader market turmoil.
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2 months ago |
the-ken.com | Archishma Iyer
Archishma is a staff writer at The Ken, where she dives deep into the world of capital markets, regulatory bodies, and fintech. What do non-bank Navi and discount brokers Zerodha* and Groww have in common? Sure, they're the cool new kids trying to shake up India's $750 billion mutual-fund industry. And yes, they've all launched new fund offers (NFOs) in the past three months.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
the-ken.com | Archishma Iyer
Archishma is a staff writer at The Ken, where she dives deep into the world of capital markets, regulatory bodies, and fintech. A couple of days ago, one of the most prominent voices in the broking industry dropped a bomb. With the stock market now correcting, brokers are seeing a "massive drop" in both the number of trades and traders, Nithin Kamath, founder and the chief executive of broking company Zerodha*, wrote in a social-media post.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
the-ken.com | Archishma Iyer
Archishma is a staff writer at The Ken, where she dives deep into the world of capital markets, regulatory bodies, and fintech. Here's a way to beat market returns on your digital gold: lease it out. At least that's what platforms like Fiydaa, Plusgold, Gullak, and Safegold want you to believe. These digital-gold investment platforms let their customers lend their holdings to "trusted jewellers".
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