Go for high quality and low-to-medium-duration funds in your debt portfolio
Debt fund managers think the Reserve Bank governor might at best go for one rate cut in April.
While looking to give a boost to the mutual fund sector with some contribution from about Rs 5.5 lakh crore (Rs 5.5 trillion) corpus being managed by Employee Provident Fund Organisation, Sebi feels that age restrictions would safeguard investors from 'unnecessary risks' during years closer to their retirement.
Be willing to learn from mistakes.
Direct investors should stagger their investments over 1-2 months.
Retail investors have matured and have moved away from investing in only in-vogue products, says the managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Prudential AMC.
This is the sixth mark down for the largest e-commerce marketplace of the country in as many months.
Sebi said Thapar-promoted and -related entities owed Rs 1,723.19 crore as receivables to the company, while connected parties owed another Rs 462.74 crore.
While regulators are trying to do their bit, the onus is on you to prove it.
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of e-voting process for the winding up of six mutual fund schemes of Franklin Templeton, and said disbursal of funds to unit holders will continue.
Paisa Bazaar, which recently forayed into online mutual fund distribution, has come out with a 20-second video clip featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. The ad, which talks about the benefits of investing in direct plans, has already got 1.6 million views on YouTube.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
About Rs 2,000 crore of realty money has flown into stocks in the National Capital Region in the months after demonetisation.
To make sure liquid schemes reflect the underlying portfolio risks, Sebi has said all debt papers with maturity of 30 days or more to be marked to market. Earlier, fund houses didn't have to do so for securities that had less than 60-day maturity.
There have been two changes announced so far as MF taxation is concerned.
Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.
Various online platforms let you invest in direct mutual funds.
Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
'Indian non-bank lenders stand exposed to a deteriorating credit quality environment.' 'Such a deterioration could put at risk the value of NCDs purchased by the mutual funds and expose investors in bond and liquid funds to a risk of capital loss.'
The KYC parameters now include declaration of the gross annual income or net worth.
Experts believe that one should not allocate more than 5-10 per cent of one's equity portfolio to international funds.
Equity investing is still fraught with peril and is riddled with sink holes that investors need to be wary of
The government has also built in mechanism to protect investors from price fluctuation.
The move comes within months of a crisis at JPMorgan Asset Management Company.
According to sources, in a January 6 letter to the department of financial services under the finance ministry, LIC said it wanted to stop sponsoring LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, and might offer some of its stake in LIC Housing Finance to other shareholders.
It's also important to understand the rationale behind choosing particular stocks and when to sell.
The MF Industry had a cash-rich 2014 as it crossed the Rs 3 trillion mark.
Priya Nair tells you how you can use technology to invest better and maximise returns.
'MFs have a combined exposure of Rs 3.2 lakh crore to NBFCs, out of which Rs 1.1 lakh crore matures by September 2019.'
For a while, it seemed the markets were going on a free fall.
'2018 has seen a bi-polar market.' 'Thanks to gains in some key stocks, market returns are positive. But there has been huge wealth destruction in the small and mid-cap space.'
Motilal Oswal, chairman and managing director, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, tells Puneet Wadhwa that with Moody's upgrading India's sovereign rating and earnings growth coming back, the country will remain a hot destination for foreign investors.
Since August 2013, FIPB has approved two FDI proposals in the telecom sector.
Diversification and asset allocation can reduce uncertainty
Be a disciplined investor for attractive returns, says fund managers.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'If I close my housing loan, are there any investment avenues (the investment should provide liquidity) to save tax?'
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.
These stocks are overvalued and, therefore, one should not adopt a buy and hold strategy.
Eight months after India's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India, announced plans for a Gujarat unit to be set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of parent Suzuki, opposition to the move continues to simmer.
