Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times.
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.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
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You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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 fund investor could pick, say, three of the top active funds in any given category.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The government and the Reserve Bank of India is moving in the right direction to curb the inflationary expectations
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.
The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property, says Raghavendra Kamath.
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Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
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.
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.
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.
Vishal Sikka who was made vice-chairman till his successor was appointed, also quit the board with immediate effect.
You may invest even at current market levels provided you have an investment horizon of five years or more.
PFRDA will invite bids to appoint pension fund managers.
Harvard-educated Piramal is also in the boards of several companies, including Piramal Life Sciences, SBI Capital Markets Ltd and Prudential ICICI Management.
India remains an attractive destination and the recent sell-off has made valuations attractive in the large-cap space.
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.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Move could be aimed at integrating operations with Indian subsidiary.
Event-based volatility could rise in the near future, increasing arbitrage opportunities.
New-generation private sector banks such as ICICI, HDFC, Axis, Kotak etcetera owe their existence to the recommendations of the first Narasimham Committee.
This critical illness policy is a good start, but more could have been done
Invest 5 to 10 per cent in a banking sector fund. Ensure that mutual fund's portfolio includes all three players -- private sector banks, public sector banks and NBFCs.
They are suitable for a 3-5 year horizon. Choose equity funds for longer than 5 years
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
'The IPO window has been more or less open since the new government in 2014.'
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
