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.
Investors across age groups and risk appetite can invest in these schemes.
US and European institutional investors bought a majority of shares in the over Rs 4,800 crore (Rs 48 billion) QIP offering by telecom operator Reliance Communications.
In a nearly 10-year-old case, Sebi on March 24 had banned Reliance Industries and 12 others from equity derivatives trading for one year, while accusing RIL of making 'unlawful gains'.
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Diageo-USL integration pushed by at least two months; Firm likely to rework agreements and seek approval again
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The recent weakness in stock markets has provided an opportunity to buy quality stocks relatively cheaper
An advisory body of EPFO has rejected a proposal to engage private banks -- ICICI, Axis and HDFC Bank -- for collection of PF contribution from employers.
While the number of international MF schemes is increasing, so is the confusion for investors.
As with TCS, most companies put their money in mutual funds, corporate bonds and bank deposits, which are losing their appeal versus government bonds in terms of both returns and safety.
'A key reason for the strong interest in IPOs has been an increased focus on profitability and reasonable pricing of deals.'
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Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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The ownership by domestic investors, individual as well as institutional, in companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has breached the 25 per cent mark for the first time. The share stood at 25.72 per cent at the end of the March 2023 quarter, up from 24.44 per cent in the previous quarter, according to data from Prime Database. The share of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), meanwhile, rose slightly to 20.56 per cent from 20.24 per cent as on December 31, 2022.
Go for open-ended scheme that allows redemption, in case the fund does not perform
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Monday's steep fall turned Sensex's yearly returns to - 2.57%, but only two large-cap funds did worse.
"We will raise Rs 300 crore via bonds of two-, three- and five-year tenures. This will be our maiden bond issuance and is part of our effort to widen funding sources," says Vimal Bhandari, executive vice-chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Arka Fincap. The firm, a subsidiary of Kirloskar Oil, is only five years old and small (assets of around Rs 5,000 crore with an "AA" rating), but the response to this float will be closely watched: It would be the first by a non-banking finance company (NBFC) after Mint Road upped the risk weights on bank exposures to them by 25 percentage points. The move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has caught NBFCs off guard even though the issue had been flagged by Governor Shaktikanta Das with their corner-room occupants (and that of banks) in July and August 2023 - on consumer credit and the dependency on bank borrowings.
Among individual fund houses, SBI MF was the biggest gainer in absolute terms; its AAUM rose Rs 66,090 crore, compared to its asset base in the corresponding period of FY18, reports Jash Kriplani.
Fund managers say the recent fall is not going to sustain.
While stocks are at cheap valuations, the volatility can be unnerving.
Mutual funds (MFs) are set to be net sellers of Indian equities for the first time in the past seven financial years, having sold stocks worth about Rs 1.27 trillion so far in 2020-21 (FY21), making it the highest net sales on record in a financial year. MFs had been net buyers in the previous six financial years, including purchases of over Rs 1.41 trillion in FY18, Rs 88,152 crore in FY19, and Rs 91,814 crore in FY20. The last time they offloaded Indian equities was in FY14, when they net sold stocks worth Rs 21,159 crore. In contrast, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have ramped up buying in FY21, purchasing more than Rs 2.6 trillion worth of shares.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
There is polarisation among sectors with IT and healthcare receiving the lion's share of FPI money in the past two quarters.
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
The ED case follows the police complaint for alleged criminal conspiracy and defrauding investors.
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The mutual fund industry saw a sharp decline in its average assets in June -- with over 36 per cent plunge for some companies -- as investors withdrawal offset gains from an upward move in the equity market.
To be fair, one year is too short a period to judge the schemes' performance.
India's 32 mutual fund houses saw an erosion of over Rs 32,200 crore (Rs 322 billion) in their total asset under management last month, with a weak stock market robbing off some shine from their over Rs 5 trillion portfolio.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has awarded a 5-year outsourcing contract to a Delhi-based call centre, Caretel Infotech, a part of Dalmiya group, for about Rs 300 crore.
"The 21,000 level is meaningless. In the past five years, earnings have grown 40 per cent. One should look at the P/E. We are very positive on the market despite elections being around the corner," says Milind Barve MD, HDFC AMC.
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