The hard truth is that unless you start investing for your children in advance, in appropriate investment avenues, you are risking their future aspirations.
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.
While riskier than debt, Sebi's stringent guidelines may ensure a safe and liquid product.
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.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
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.
In 2015, foreign investors slowed net buying of Indian equities.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The KYC parameters now include declaration of the gross annual income or net worth.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Credit profiles have turned healthier from a year ago
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.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
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You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'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.
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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.
New-generation private sector banks such as ICICI, HDFC, Axis, Kotak etcetera owe their existence to the recommendations of the first Narasimham Committee.
The government and the Reserve Bank of India is moving in the right direction to curb the inflationary expectations
The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property, says Raghavendra Kamath.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
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.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
For rest of the year, the issue is largely going to be the balance between growth rates and macro stability versus interest rates, says Sankaran Naren.
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
Vishal Sikka who was made vice-chairman till his successor was appointed, also quit the board with immediate effect.
Most large fund houses, such as HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential AMC, Reliance MF, Reliance MF, Birla SunLife MF and SBI MF, have the backing of large banks or financial institutions, giving them reach and understanding, they say.
You may invest even at current market levels provided you have an investment horizon of five years or more.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
Harvard-educated Piramal is also in the boards of several companies, including Piramal Life Sciences, SBI Capital Markets Ltd and Prudential ICICI Management.
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