There have been demands from a section of stakeholders that the long-term capital gains tax on equities be reimposed.
UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
While a little more than 140 penny stocks have doubled in value, 555 have given negative returns in the past year. Of these, 84 shed more than half their value.
Keki Mistry, vice chairman and CEO, HDFC tells Joydeep Ghosh and Chirag Madia that unlike some other players it never went for excesses and never took unreasonable risks.
'The good news is that money continues to flow into India-focussed offshore funds.'
'It is a worrying trend as we are not seeing too much fresh capital being raised for new projects, plants, expansion or diversification. It's just private equity or venture capital or promoters cashing out.'
You need not worry even if there is a mismatch between your income and deduction in Form 16/16A and Form 26AS, says Ashley Coutinho
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head-equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, tells Ashley Coutinho that earnings growth will pick up once the benefits of reform initiatives accrue.
Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, has set out five broad categories for mutual fund schemes, including equity, debt and hybrid funds that will benefit investors, says Ashley Coutinho
With RBI holding on to rates, investors should avoid longer duration funds for the near future, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
Avoid fresh investments, as there might be more opportunities in the coming months, market experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
To make money, invest in both good and bad times; otherwise the entire exercise is futile, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh & Sanjay Singh
Focus on large-caps and ensure that the portfolio is balanced.
A normal monsoon, softer interest rates and inflation, pent-up demand, along with mild budgetary support may help growth pick up in coming quarters.
PE/VC investments touched a record $11.2 billion in the first half of 2017 against $8 billion in the same period in 2016
While an impending rate cut is a good reason to enter debt funds, another is the high valuations in equity markets.
Aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve could result in a flight of capital from emerging markets like India, says B Gopkumar, chief executive officer, Reliance Securities.
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