'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.'
Actively managed debt funds with the flexibility to go long on duration made a strong comeback on the returns chart in 2023, thanks to softening bond yields. The average one-year returns of floater, long-duration, gilt, and dynamic bond funds, which ranged between 2.3 per cent and 4.5 per cent at the end of 2022, now stand at over 7.2 per cent, with some schemes delivering over 8.5 per cent, according to data from Value Research. Debt fund returns are inversely related to yields of underlying investments, meaning a decline in yields is positive for funds.
The Reserve Bank is likely to maintain status-quo on the key interest rates for the third time in a row in its upcoming bi-monthly policy review despite the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank hiking benchmark rates, as domestic inflation is within the RBI's comfort zone, say experts. The borrowing cost which started rising in May last year has stabilised with RBI keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent since February when it was raised from 6.25 per cent. In the previous two bi-monthly policy reviews in April and June the benchmark rate was retained.
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended on a mixed note on Wednesday as the euphoria about the Budget fizzled out, with investors going for profit-taking ahead of the Fed interest rate decision. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 158.18 points or 0.27 per cent to settle at 59,708.08 after it trimmed most of the intra-day gains. During the day, it had zoomed 1,223.54 points or 2 per cent to 60,773.44.
There are two major impact of a "transfer raj". First, criteria other than merit often determine the assignments of bureaucrats to specific positions. So the most important positions may not always go to the most qualified or competent bureaucrats. This naturally means that there are inefficiencies in policy formulation and implementation, Harvard Business School's Lakshmi Iyer tells Faisal Kidwai
'There is no need to do anything, let your SIPs get deducted every month, and stick to your allocation between equity, fixed income and emergency funds and your risk covers.'
Last week, gold achieved a new peak at Rs 16,100 per 10 grams, after the precious metal in the overseas markets surged to $1,003 an ounce to a six-month high as a weaker dollar boost its appeal as an alternative investment. With most of the asset classes giving positive returns, investment demand for gold is rising, she said, adding, there has been a net inflow of about Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million) in the last three months (June-August).
'A smile reflects your gratitude for life, your celebration of it.'
In other debt-oriented funds, retail assets jumped from about Rs 45,000 crore to Rs 64,000 crore.
With RBI holding on to rates, investors should avoid longer duration funds for the near future, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
How investors can tweak their fixed income investments to earn more in the current environment.
They help diversify portfolio and are less risky.
The move comes within months of a crisis at JPMorgan Asset Management Company.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
What will be the impact on the Euro itself? Will it devalue and to what extent?
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