The new AIS is expected to make the taxpayer's task of filing ITR easier and faster, points out Bindisha Sarang.
Having exposure to international funds and gold is a must for those who have foreign currency-denominated goals.
Real estate firms like DLF, Prestige, Phoenix Mills to benefit.
There is complete panic among investors. There are many who would like to exit to just make sure that they reduce their losses. For lump-sum investors in mutual funds, it would be quite tempting to even book losses. However, for investors who have taken the systematic investment plan route, it makes little sense to do so.
Financial planners also believe that retail investors should avoid the IPOs or direct stock route because it is too risky for them.
'If I close my housing loan, are there any investment avenues (the investment should provide liquidity) to save tax?'
'Our advice is to put money into equities now rather than staying away.'
This amount does not include losses suffered indirectly through investment in mutual funds (MFs) and insurance companies.
Retail investors stand to gain from the booming realty sector, through the Real Estate Investment Trusts.
NBFCs are mainly dependent on funding their operation from their own cash flows.
Proposals of Principal Financial Group, South African Breweries, AB Electrolux and Caterpillar Inc were among the 52 foreign direct investment cases totalling Rs 321 crore (Rs 3.21 billion) approved by the government on Thursday.
The return from the ETF investment will be more than the 8.75 per cent the EPFO offers to subscribers now.
Salil Dhawan explains why you must invest early in life.
Exchanges will have to facilitate a more direct interface between clients and the clearing corporation, bypassing intermediaries such as brokers, under this new proposed framework.
'The years after the financial crisis of 2008 were tough for brokers as volumes dwindled and retail investors stayed away.'
The total size of pension market in India is estimated to have stood at over Rs 1.5 lakh crore (Rs 1.5 trillion) in 2010, while it is expected to rise to over Rs 2 lakh crore (Rs 2 trillion) by 2015 and further to close to Rs 3 lakh crore (Rs 3 trillion) in 2020 and more than Rs 4 lakh crore (Rs 4 trillion) by 2025.
The tax authorities may tell banks and crypto exchanges to report transactions of virtual digital assets (VDAs) as the government begins taxing gains from cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens from April 1. So far, the tax department has relied on voluntary disclosures on transactions of VDAs. Once implemented, the sale and purchase of digital assets will reflect in the Annual Information Statement (AIS). The AIS contains details of at least 46 of the financial transactions done by a taxpayer in a financial year.
Four regionally strong banks -- Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Allahabad Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce -- are in the fray to buy out sponsor's stake in UTI Mutual Fund that manages assets worth Rs 20,000 crore
The government on Friday proposed hiking the securities transaction tax on Futures & Options (F&O) contracts, a move that will increase the trading costs in the derivatives segment as well as help in curbing excessive trades. In the Finance Bill 2023, passed by the Lok Sabha on Friday, the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on options is proposed to be increased to 0.0625 per cent from 0.05 per cent and on futures contracts to 0.0125 from 0.01 per cent. Analysts opined that higher STT will shore up the government's revenues to some extent and also discourage excessive trading since a large number of retail traders are losing money in the segment.
The value of the foreign portfolio investors' (FPI) holdings in the domestic equities reached $667 billion in three months ended September 2021, a surge of 13 per cent from the preceding quarter, according to a Morningstar report. This was largely on the back of strong performance by the Indian equity markets along with net inflows from FPIs at the later part of the quarter. "At the end of the quarter ended September 2021, the value of FPI investments in Indian equities shot up sharply to $667 billion, which was considerably higher than the $592 billion recorded in the previous quarter, a spike of around 13 per cent," the report noted.
Industry players credit Sebi's first woman chairperson with putting special emphasis on cyber security, use of tech and data, areas where Sebi is trying to 'stay ahead of the curve'.
Dalal Street is bullish on invest
A good planner will take the role of a family doctor.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
According to sources, the postal bank will tie up with other banks and financial companies to offer products like loans, mutual funds, and insurance policies to its customers.
'We have great demographics, and are the fastest growing large economy. And we save.' 'All of which is great for financial services,' Aditya Birla Capital CEO Ajay Srinivasan tells Niraj Bhatt.
To select the right platform, get the opinions of a few existing users or browse online for feedback. Select a platform that offers a seamless experience. Check that the platform you are going with is a regulated entity, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
COVID-19 forced people to work from home turned into the fuel for new demat accounts, observes Debashis Basu.
Indian markets rose 19 per cent in the first half of this financial year, the best performance by any market during this period, globally.
Investor mistakes are just too many and to me everything looks major. P V Subramanyam tells a few that bother and bug him as an investment advisor.
'I suggest a cut in the GST rates and an infusion of Rs 1.2 trillion into the economy in six months.'
Why do investors need a broker to buy stocks which were dematerialised long ago and can be delivered directly into their accounts?
Besides return and risk, investors also need to weigh the liquidity of the instrument they are putting money in
In his first two years, Tyagi, a Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has implemented challenging stock market reforms and taken action against high-profile corporate entities.
Stock markets in structural bull run but there can be bouts of volatility says Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head, equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund
'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.'
This is part of a strategy to mop up as much revenue as possible in the current financial year.
The Centre plans to create a special window for strategically important investors such as sovereign wealth funds and pension funds that wish to invest over Rs 3,000 crore through a single transaction.
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