Only investors with a higher risk appetite should enter these funds.
The cash pile within smallcap mutual fund (MF) schemes has grown over the past few months amid a relentless rally in stocks in this space. While fund managers usually don't make cash calls, incessant inflows and valuation discomfort have forced their hand. At the end of January, the top 10 schemes had over Rs 12,160 crore in cash, compared to Rs 8,700 crore in August 2023.
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.
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.
Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty passed away in Leh due to cardiac arrest, company co-founder and COO Ashish Shah said on Tuesday. Murty, 51 years, was also an angel investor. He recently announced completing 12 years at Pepperfry on his LinkedIn post.
We believe equity markets in 2011 will be volatile. However, for investors, volatility will provide investment opportunities.
One of the biggest advantages of index funds and ETFs is their low cost, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
Do not, however, enter expecting quick returns.
Following recommendations from the Deepak Parekh-headed Expert Group and taking into account comments from the public, PFRDA has categorised NPS investments into three asset classes -- E (equity), C (corporate paper) and G (government securities).
A month down the line, you may be holding insurance policies in electronic form. According to sector experts, the regulator is in the last lap of checking repositories' preparedness and infrastructure, and is likely to allot licences by May-end or early June.
Experts say investors should stay patient and stay invested in mutual funds.
Treat silver as part of the procyclical or growth assets in your portfolio, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank's initial public offering attracted heavy investor demand on the final day of bidding on Wednesday as the issue was subscribed a whopping 126.36 times.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
rediffGURU Ulhas Joshi answers readers' mutual fund queries
The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds.
Sudhanshu Singh, director IBBM, MM Securities, answers your mutual fund queries.
The value of MF exposure to REITs and InvITs which was at Rs 734 crore at the end of March 2020, rose to Rs 5,200 crore by the end of March 2023.
With "profitable growth" replacing "expansion drive" as the buzzword in the sector, the country's top private life insurers have significantly reduced branches and employees over the last couple of years to cut costs and improve efficiency.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
More than half a dozen life insurance companies -- that are operating for nearly a decade now -- have cut their branch presence significantly in the last six months in a bid to cut cost and increase efficiency.
'Those satisfied with returns and not expecting further rally could be booking profits and also stopping SIPs.'
By contrast, the fraud enabled Raju's kin and aides to make hundreds of crores, charges CBI.
Those getting into debt instruments like short-term funds, ultra short-term funds and income funds may need to extend their investment horizons or pay higher exit loads. The past couple of months have seen 16 such funds either raising their exit loads or increasing the scheme's lock-in period.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Jobless growth has found a new home - India's life insurance companies. In the last financial year, private life insurers reduced headcount by 27 per cent to achieve profitability.
Shikha Sharma's contentious appointment as CEO of Axis Bank doesn't detract from her sound reputation in the financial world.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Wondering if mutual fund investments can help you make you enough money for your retirement and child's marriage? Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
To present revival plan to board; Naik meets PMO official.
Life insurers are aggressively targeting HNIs. A look at some of the products on offer.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has expanded its health insurance portfolio to cover over 1,000 surgical procedures and hospitalisation.
An allocation to ESG theme funds can bring down the overall risk of an equity portfolio. Investors with long-term financial goals, such as retirement, should not ignore sustainable investing.
Vaidyanathan, former managing director and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, as a sign-on bonus got 20 lakh (2 million) warrants worth Rs 47.40 crore (Rs 474 million), DNA said.
Vaidyanathan's compensation is 'a performance-linked booty'.
'Anything you buy from any Future outlet should have financing options by us'
In a career spanning over 29 years, Sharma has had a wide exposure across the entire spectrum of financial services and has held several leadership positions across various market-leading businesses, the bank said in a statement. Axis Bank is the third-largest private sector bank in India and its network spans across more than 840 offices and over 3,600 ATMs.
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