Sebi is reportedly examining the matter internally and has reached out to the fund house on the matter.
The investment is through the asset manager's holding company IIFL Wealth Management Limited.
While Angel One and Unifi Capital have obtained the final licence, Jio BlackRock, Capitalmind, Choice International and Cosmea Financial Holdings have received in-principle approvals.
Food delivery major Swiggy has received approval from its shareholders for a $1.25 billion initial public offering (IPO), according to filings made with the Registrar of Companies sourced by Tofler. The Bengaluru-based firm plans to raise as much as Rs 3,750 crore (around $450 million) via a fresh issue and up to Rs 6,664 crore (around $800 million) through an offer-for-sale (OFS) component, the filings stated.
A delegation of high-level executives from US public pension funds (non-profit and government sectors) is visiting India next week to assess and familiarise themselves with the investment opportunities in the country. These executives belong to various American states and cumulatively represent $1.8 trillion in assets under management (AUM) invested across the US and global markets. The United States (US) mission to India, which includes its embassy and consulates and the Department of Treasury, along with India's Ministry of Finance and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is hosting the delegation.
Ask rediffGURU and PF and MF expert Janak Patel your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Those who want to invest should consider their risk appetite. Youngsters may go for it as they have a longer horizon to recover from a setback.
The recovering valuations, will lead to enhanced optimism among investors about funding startups.
rediffGURU Ulhas Joshi answers readers' mutual fund queries
Something is cooking in online food delivery. After 15 years of grappling with the demands of the business - read cash burn - Gurugram-based Zomato reported its first profit in the first quarter of 2023-24 (FY24). Not satiated, it reported a profit in the following quarter as well: Of Rs 36 crore in the second quarter compared to Rs 2 crore in the first. A year ago, in the second quarter of FY23, it had reported a loss of Rs 251 crore.
'When you have surplus cash flow and markets correct sharply, what options do you have other than buying good stocks?'
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Infrastructure funds, which bet on stocks closely linked with infrastructure development in the country, have emerged as one of the best-performing categories over the past year. They have generated an average return of 90.63 per cent - the third-best, after technology funds and small-cap funds. Of the 21 schemes in the category, seven have given a return of more than 100 per cent in a year.
Multi-cap funds are best suited to exploit the present market scenario as they are free to invest across all market capitalisations and sectors, says Naveen Kukreja, CEO and co-founder, Paisabazaar.com.
Last October's circular meant that downstream investment by such funds by way of subscription or acquisition of shares would have been considered "indirect foreign investment" if their investment manager or sponsor is owned or controlled by a non-resident. The finance ministry has now said that mutual funds that invest more than 50 per cent in equity shall be omitted from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996.
Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on Wednesday said they have signed definitive agreements for their merger following conclusion of an exclusive negotiation period during which both parties conducted mutual due diligence. In a joint statement, the two companies said they have "signed definitive agreements to merge ZEEL with and into SPNI and combine their linear networks, digital assets, production operations and program libraries". The agreements follow the conclusion of an exclusive negotiation period during which ZEEL and SPNI conducted mutual due diligence, it added.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Experts say you may invest in small-sized funds and benefit from their nimbleness.
Retail investors may safely invest in shorter-duration funds, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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.
This is a shift as until recent months, fund managers were reducing exposure to these sectors.
Investment guru and mutual fund expert Ashok Kumar, answers all your MF related queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
It is best not to get carried away by returns or take a short-term view of the markets, says Bhavana Acharya.
Leading media firms Zee Entertainment and Sony Pictures on Wednesday said they have received in-principle approval for a merger that will combine both companies' linear networks, digital assets, production operations and programme libraries.
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Gold funds have returned -5.2 per cent, while the Sensex is down 7 per cent in the past year.
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.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Expect more volatility in the coming year as the economy and markets price in the demonetisation drive.
Experts say the size of the fund shouldn't be a primary criterion for selection.
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.
No fund houses could muster the courage to launch equity funds during the period and the sector lost a lot of its equity assets.
Subramaniam feels it does make sense to have some overlay in lump sum if one has the cash to do so.