Twenty years after India's insurance sector was opened up, unshackling the control of state-owned companies, as many as 50 private players have set up shop. Along with their foreign partners, private players have brought about a sea change in the product offering, distribution and underwriting processes, and services levels. Yet, India's insurance penetration needle has not moved much.
HDFC Life has a balance between traditional policies and Ulips
Ulhas Joshi, Head -- Sales, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The tax filing season is here, and mutual funds have launched tax-saving products.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'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.'
Add a term plan with a child mutual fund for best results.
The exploration company will buy back shares from January 23 and extinguish them.
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
LIC identifies the problems well, but what the markets will watch is how nimble it is with the solutions.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Despite uncertain times and market volatility ahead, investors should continue with their disciplined investing via SIPs.
During the current financial year, 25 companies have raised Rs 28,220 crore through IPOs
Given its focus on the real estate sector, financial planners feel this scheme is not meant for first-time investors and any investor should only have 5 to 10 per cent exposure to this fund.
Investment experts said the key to generating superior returns was "asset allocation" and taking money out of the table from themes that have performed well and into themes that are available at a discount.
Zee and its lenders had decided to enter into an agreement to not offload the pledged shares amid a sharp slide in the prices of the underlying securities during end-Janury. The terms give the lenders a greater say, upside benefit from the proposed strategic sale, more cover and personal guarantee.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Market watchers believe that the change in guidelines fly in the face of some of the recent initiatives taken by the government, such as easing norms for foreign portfolio investors.
'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.'
No fund houses could muster the courage to launch equity funds during the period and the sector lost a lot of its equity assets.
Exodus of top managers an unintended side effect of roaring MF industry
Given the macro setting, the outlook remains positive for each of the four key parameters - inflation, current account deficit, fiscal deficit and currency stability, says Rahul Bhushkute.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The National Stock Exchange's proposed IPO to raise Rs 10,000 crore this year is expected to see the largest ever PE exit, of around Rs 5,000 crore.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
While stocks are at cheap valuations, the volatility can be unnerving.
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.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Unfavourable secondary market conditions aren't a big concern for IPOs by good quality companies.
Chief Investment Officer of Prudential ICICI, Nilesh Shah discusses the current situation of the market in terms of inflows, valuations and the general consensus on the market.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
These numbers show overall exposure and are not a reflection that all loans are going to be impacted.
The BSE Sensex lost about 1,600 points, while the National Stock Exchange Nifty was down about 400 points.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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