The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Those who are on the old lending rate regimes and have not moved to MCLR, will be benefited from this reduction.
'The overall stress on asset quality is indeed coming down.'
Chandresh Nigam will join Prudential-ICICI MF in July as senior fund manager (equity), and will report to Dileep Madgavkar, vhief investment officer.
The government has been pressing citizens to pay taxes and be compliant, but they have very little to show regarding improved efficiencies in the companies they themselves own, the fund managers said.
Kolkata-based United Bank of India, which had earlier declared Kingfisher Airlines and its four directors, including Mallya as wilful defaulters, on Tuesday identified UBHL, the guarantor of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines, also a wilful defaulter.
Only NIIF has stayed the course as a viable infrastructure financing institution.
SBI to e-auction over 300 properties on March 14.
'SBI is already too big. Too big to fail.' 'It already is a moral hazard. What will it do with 20,000 branches that it cannot do with 14,000, especially in these days of online and mobile banking?'
The move is likely to help 4.59 lakh housing units across the country.
J M Mutual Fund's chief investment officer (equity) speaks about his stock picking strategies. He says he is a firm believer in focusing on companies than on sectors.
SBI had a tough journey in the last 40 years.
While the proposed new tax regime is optional for taxpayers, the finance minister has said the government eventually wants to do away with all exemptions with a lower tax-rate simplified structure.
SBI's net profit for the quarter rose 30.3% to Rs 2,910 crore ($468.4 million), from Rs 2,234 crore a year earlier on the back of rise in net interest income, fees, and control on employee costs.
MFs have garnered record assets in the past one year, led by increased investor participation through SIPs and robust returns in mid-cap schemes.
The IPO-bound national insurer LIC is not only the largest holder of government debt -- owning 19 per cent of the G-secs -- but also the single largest owner of equities, the largest fund manger as well as holder of household savings, dwarfing even SBI deposits, as per a report. Holding 17 per cent of the over Rs 80.7 lakh crore dated government securities, maturing by 2061, the Reserve Bank is the second largest holder of government debt, while led by public sector banks, commercial banks collectively own around 40 percent. Other insurers cumulatively own only 5 per cent.
The Arun Jaitley-led finance ministry reiterated banks should act tough on wilful defaulters.
Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Andhra Bank, Saraswat Co-operative Bank and YES Bank have come together to allow inter-bank fund transfers through debit cards.
As many as 26 premises are being searched in these cities by the federal agency under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they said.
It may sound bizarre, but incidents of public sector bankers dying by suicide could probably equal the number of such bankers quitting their jobs, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Now govt employees to enjoy greater say in how their NPS corpus is invested. Younger employees should raise their allocation to equities in this very long-term investment instrument
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries
SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said Naresh Goyal would be eligible to bid for the airline when the lenders auction it next month.
In an interview with Business Standard, Arundhati Bhattacharya says she expects stalled projects coming back on track in two quarters.
'Looking at the speed at which changes were made post the Franklin Templeton issue, we are awaiting more stricter norms in the months to come.'
Investing in ETFs is similar to buying and selling shares on exchanges through your trading account, points out Ashwani Bhatia, MD and CEO, SBI Mutual Fund.
LIC is one of the largest Indian shareholders in the country's largest car maker, with a 6.93% stake.
The NCLT said the new board must hold its meeting by October 8 and come out with a road map before the next hearing on October 31
The action comes days after the CBI registered an FIR in the country's biggest alleged bank loan fraud case till date.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'Investors need to find out how the FMP's assets are distributed and ensure the investments are in high-quality names.'
The spike in volatility may not have impacted equity inflows, but it has weighed on new investors coming via the systematic investment plan (SIP) route. In May, 1.97 million new SIPs got registered - nearly 15 per cent lower than the previous five-month average of 2.3 million - reveals the data provided by the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Since June 2021, new SIP registrations have been upwards of 2 million each calendar month. The new SIP tally in May was the lowest in 12 months.
Nestle India was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.20 per cent, on its first day as part of the index.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector bank, has cut its base rate by 15 basis points (bps) to 9.70 per cent.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
PFRDA, India's new pension regulator, has introduced New Pension System will help working Indians lead a dignified retired life.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai has convicted four former bank officials in one of the multi-crore securities scam cases and sentenced them to three years imprisonment, 25 years after the scam involving 'Big Bull' Harshad Mehta came to the fore.
In the context of market integrity, the IRAI and RBI should go over the minutes of the LIC and SBI board meetings when the decisions to invest in Adani equity or debt were taken, notes Jaimini Bhagwati, former World Bank treasury professional.
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