Market gurus weigh in with how they're playing the accelerating oil market.
Retirement fund body EPFO will cut exposure in corporate bonds and park more funds in the secure government securities.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
While Airtel has hiked the limit to 100 per cent in principle, the company needs to address some issues on overseas investment limits in subsidiaries, before the changes come into effect. Until then, the cap on foreign ownership will remain at 49 per cent under the automatic route.
Ajit Mishra answers reader queries on the stock market.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Experts recommend buying gold as the fundamentals supporting a rally have not changed.
For the first time since 2001, promoter stake in BSE 500 decisively below 50%
A substantial fluctuation is likely because for a long period gold has moved in a narrow range of $ 50-60 and at higher levels short positions were built.
A large proportion of passive funds has beaten actively managed large-cap funds with average one-year category returns for large-cap at 10.2 per cent
The government currently holds 87.40 per cent stake in IRCTC. To meet Sebi's public holding norm, it has to lower its stake in the company to 75 per cent.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'EPFO's investments this financial year should be Rs 1 lakh crore'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
If the changes being considered by the EPFO become a reality, investors may have to be more active in deciding equity preference and when to withdraw money, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Equity mutual funds witnessed an outflow of Rs 9,253 crore in January, making it the seventh consecutive monthly withdrawal, primarily due to profit booking and portfolio rebalancing amid markets touching new highs. The pace of outflows from equities has however slowed for the third month and Gautam Kalia, head - Investment Solutions, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas said that it will likely turn positive soon as investors get used to the new normal. In addition, investors pulled out Rs 33,409 crore from debt mutual funds last month after investing Rs 13,863 crore in December, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India showed on Tuesday.
Risk-averse investors can hold up to 10 per cent of their portfolio in gold, while aggressive ones can keep five per cent.
Both banks and jewelers sell coins and bars, but it is generally costlier to buy it from a bank
Exposure to debt funds and gold is essential even if current returns from these asset classes are low, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The Nifty Options would add to SGX's suite of Asian equity derivatives, which include SGX S&P CNX Nifty futures, the dominant Indian product for international participants.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The Finance Ministry has given its consent to the EPFO to invest from 5 per cent to 15 per cent of the investable income of the organisation every year.
In the last five years, while gold prices appreciated 55.8% in dollar terms, in rupee terms, returns stood at 129%, primarily owing to the falling rupee.
PFRDA has issued these clarifications in response to queries received from pension fund managers seeking clarity on certain clauses of the investment management agreement for private sector.
The markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), recently introduced fresh guidelines to determine the place of a mutual fund (MF) on its riskometer tool.
The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.
Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge
A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained.
Aimed at curbing gold imports and relying more on domestic supply, the government on Monday linked Gold ETF with gold deposit scheme.
The assets under management of the 44-players mutual fund industry stood at Rs 24.55 lakh crore in May-end from Rs 23.93 lakh crore in April-end.
The pros and cons of investing in gold coins and bars, jewellery, gold ETFs and gold mining stocks.
The decision was taken in view of significant rise in imports of gold in recent years putting pressure on current account deficit.
An official said the government is preparing the financial statements and getting the data room ready for the sales, suggesting that such aspects take time.
It will help to stop widening of Current Account Deficit.
Physical assets such as gold and real estate have their own positives and negatives, while other financial assets such as mutual funds, stocks and bonds come with their pluses and minuses. Let us look at both options in a little more detail.
