DLF chairman K P Singh, his son and vice-chairman Rajiv Singh, younger daughter and whole-time director at DLF Pia Singh, company directors T C Goyal and Ramesh Sanka had earlier moved the tribunal challenging the October 10 Sebi ban on them.
On an average, small-cap funds have generated annualised returns of 67.5% in the last two years. Large-cap funds and mid-cap funds have given average annualised returns of 41.3% and 53.4% respectively.
Many millennials believe that they have enough time to plan for long-term goals, hence they do not worry about goals such as retirement.
Drop in the number of schemes is less than 3%, despite merger of 38 schemes between Sept 2017 and May this year
Domestic households are grossly underexposed to equities.
Novices should enter markets via SIPs of equity mutual funds.
Not just unclaimed bank deposits, there are thousands of crores of rupees locked in unclaimed shares and insurance policies lying with many institutions across India.
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In September, net equity inflows stood at Rs 6,609 crore, compared to Rs 9,152 crore in the previous month. In the last four months, this is the lowest net inflow tally seen by the equity category.
Industry observers said that direct investment has increased from 2 per cent to 6-7 per cent, which is a marginal rise of 5 percentage points. Many investors still prefer to invest through distributors in spite of a 2.25 per cent entry load. Inconveniences in the online process and asset management companies' (AMC) offices have kept investors from taking the direct option.
Investors should consider debt mutual funds, banks fixed deposits or high-rated corporate debt instruments.
When an investor opts for a systematic investment plan (SIP) in mutual funds, the purpose is to average the cost of buying a bouquet of stocks, inculcate discipline and not having to worry about daily market fluctuations.
Young investors could allocate in the proportion of 70:20:10 to equity, debt and gold.
Broker Hiten Dalal and Canara Bank Mutual Fund's former General Manager B R Acharya have been sentence to one year imprisonment.
Bundled products often come with restrictions. The customer also gets locked into two products at the same time. This reduces flexibility.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Silver, which is currently trading at Rs 68,453 per kilogram, has appreciated 21.7 per cent over the past three months. Investors, however, shouldn't get carried away by its recent performance and put their money in it. Instead, they should evaluate its pros and cons and then take a considered decision based on their risk appetite.
'Somebody was using somebody to make statements that will stir the stock market and lead to a surge.' 'A sudden surge and a sudden crash is always an ideal situation for people to make illicit gains and then siphoning off the money.'
Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) witnessed a net outflow of Rs 248 crore in February, making it the second consecutive month of withdrawals as investors preferred equities over other segments on record SIP flows. Net outflows from the gold ETFs were at Rs 452 crore in the month of January. Prior to that, the asset class had seen a net investment of Rs 313 crore, according to the data of Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). Despite the outflows, the category witnessed an increase in net assets under management (AUM) of gold ETFs to Rs 18,727 crore at the end of February from Rs 17,839 crore in January-end.
Restrict investment to Rs 50,000 for tax benefits, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh, but caution that taxation at maturity and compulsory annuities are dampers.
One of the biggest advantages of index funds and ETFs is their low cost, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.' 'The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.'
The DoP has moved a Cabinet note for the government to provide Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) as initial capital to India Post towards starting a bank.
Industry players say they have learnt from the bitter experience of 2008 and have far better checks and balances in place to avoid an encore.
If the nominations are not in place, the heirs need to go through a lengthy process to get access to the money cautions Bindisha Sarang.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India ruled that investors could avoid paying the entry load charged while investing in mutual funds
Our intention in this article is to highlight the dangers of being carried away by cover stories in the 'media' on how to double your money in three years.
Seek advice from Sebi-registered investment advisors whose names are available on Sebi's Web site.
Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred Samir Arora, fund manager of Alliance Capital Mutual Fund, from dealing in securities in any manner for five years for violating the regulator's unfair trade practices norms
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) board on Wednesday allowed foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to trade in exchange-traded commodity derivatives. The move, it said, "will enhance liquidity and market depth, as well as promote efficient price discovery." Overseas investors will only be allowed to deal in non-agricultural commodity derivatives and only cash-settled contracts.
'Sell part of your portfolio where you're making good money, especially in small caps and mid caps.' 'The money which you take home is yours. The money which is there on paper is not yours.
The payouts were 22 per cent lower than the previous year's tally of Rs 7,938 crore.
Sebi on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (AMC) and barred the fund house from launching new fixed maturity plan (FMP) scheme for six months for violating regulatory norms. The markets regulator has directed the fund house to refund a part of the investment management and advisory fees collected from the unitholders of the six FMP schemes along with a simple interest at the rate of 15 per cent per annum. The case relates to the fund house's investment in certain FMPs. These FMPs of Kotak AMC had invested in Zero Coupon Non-Convertible Debentures (ZCNCDs) issued by Essel Group entities.
Penalties for non-disclosure or inaccurate disclosure of these details can be severe.
Don't opt for a SWP when you have a regular cash flow. During such times, opt for a SIP.
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