'Why are FMPs used as a vehicle for promoter funding against listed shares?' asks Debashis Basu.
'The shadow banks are currently facing a liquidity and solvency crisis.' 'The danger is that it could potentially engulf the entire financial system because shadow banks have borrowed huge amount of money from banks, mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries
'Investors should be careful in getting carried away; although a reversal of IPO frenzy this time is taking longer than in the past.'
Alternative investment funds (AIFs) - pooled investment vehicles catering to high net worth individuals (HNIs) - saw a 30 per cent increase in investment commitments during financial year 2022-23 (FY23). At the end of March 2023, the total investment commitments raised stood at Rs 8.33 trillion, up Rs 1.92 trillion from Rs 6.41 trillion at the end of March 2022. A commitment is the money clients are willing to put into AIFs.
A point to remember is that the entry load is waived, only if I go through the fund's official website. Purchases through any other website will attract the entire entry load.
Even if the bull run may continue, most experts say some profit booking is called for, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Market watchdog Sebi on Thursday asked mutual fund companies not to deduct marketing and distribution charges from investment made by subscribers, a move which analysts termed "revolutinary for investors".
Burham didn't set out to have such a big stake in Apple.
In 2022, gold emerged as the top performer among all conventional asset classes with over 14 per cent returns mainly owing to the depreciation of the rupee.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Notwithstanding concerns about lofty valuations, smallcaps recorded their most significant monthly gain in nearly three years in November. The National Stock Exchange Nifty Smallcap 100 finished the month with a 12 per cent gain, the most since February 2021 when it rose by 12.2 per cent. After declining by 4.1 per cent in the preceding month, the Nifty Midcap 100 rose by 10.4 per cent, the most since July 2022.
Now that investors are waking up to mutual funds, they should understand a few intricacies of making the best use of that vehicle
Capital protection funds offer you the cushion of preserving your initial investments while giving you reasonable returns in the long-term.
If FMPs get categorised as liquid funds, they will attract higher dividend distribution tax
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday approved guidelines for real estate mutual funds.
Women have been leaving the investment decision to husbands.
With RBI holding on to rates, investors should avoid longer duration funds for the near future, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila (retd) answers your personal finance-related questions.
Systematic investment plans can be the best way to achieve your financial goals if started early, says Vishwajeet Parashar is the Senior Vice President and Group Head -- Marketing, Bajaj Capital.
'Looking at the speed at which changes were made post the Franklin Templeton issue, we are awaiting more stricter norms in the months to come.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Investing in mutual funds regularly can give you great returns. It can even make you a millionaire.
The proposal to merge the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) units of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE has reached an advanced stage, and both bourses could file an application before the National Company Law Tribunal as early as this month, according to a top regulatory official. Sources indicate that the merger proposal has received approval from their respective boards. Both the NSE and BSE are arch rivals when it comes to onshore trading.
Many investors, who have made money in the rising market of the recent past, are pulling out of equity funds, believing that they can earn more by investing directly.
What should you do when the stock markets show no signs of stabilising and you lose money by the day?
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Investors in SIPs should be especially careful because the taxation is done according to the first-in-first-out basis
Sebi wanted to know how much Mutual Fund head honchos were paid. A look into who got how much...
Postpone the purchase of big-ticket consumer durable items, recreational spending on holidays, and other such expenses unless your financial position is very secure, advises Sarbajeet K Sen.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, will answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Exodus of top managers an unintended side effect of roaring MF industry
'By entering at an early age, they stand a better chance of developing into skilled investors.'
Diversify! Go for SIPs in equity MFs or buy debt funds! Don't time the market! Don't trade intra-day! So simple!
While discount brokers have managed to grow at a rapid pace, they have not been successful in capturing substantial market share in the above-40 age category.
