The BSE Sensex lost about 1,600 points, while the National Stock Exchange Nifty was down about 400 points.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
Balanced funds may be a good option for first-time investors.
Over 700,000 new investor accounts have been opened so far in FY15.
The hard truth is that unless you start investing for your children in advance, in appropriate investment avenues, you are risking their future aspirations.
While riskier than debt, Sebi's stringent guidelines may ensure a safe and liquid product.
A day after Prudential bought out AIG's Asia arm, AIA, top executives of both AIG and Tata AIG met the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority to keep the latter abreast of developments.Sources at Tata Sons told Business Standard they had decided to buy out AIG's stake in the life insurance business. And, would consider inducting a partner at a later stage.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
While debt funds have emerged as the flavour of the season, not all investors understand debt funds. So the best they can do is put trust in the fund manager and the fund house.
Ten Indian states contribute a lion's share of 95% or Rs 12.25 lakh crore.
In 2015, foreign investors slowed net buying of Indian equities.
The KYC parameters now include declaration of the gross annual income or net worth.
Credit profiles have turned healthier from a year ago
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank Ltd -- have come from the insurance sector, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Buying an insurance policy? Claim Settlement Ratio helps you find out the chance that your claim will be settled and how soon it will be setled.
You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Collectively, the pack of 12 has posted a 50 per cent rise in profits -- Rs 25,685 crore. On a quarter-on-quarter basis (that is, September over June), the rise is 68 per cent. Public sector banks have never had such a stellar performance, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'A fund investor could pick, say, three of the top active funds in any given category.'
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
A combination of bank guarantees, letters of credit, buyer's credit for computer servers have been provided to the two local operational arms by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Deutsche Bank.
Don't sidestep the idea of investing in term insurance. Here's why.
The government and the Reserve Bank of India is moving in the right direction to curb the inflationary expectations
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property, says Raghavendra Kamath.
Experts believe volatility is here to stay for some time, at least till China stabilises and clarity regarding the US Fed's interest rate move emerges.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
