Why it is important for investors to select the right product according to their specific investment needs, risk appetite and investment tenure.
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.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
The recently-created flexi-cap fund category is emerging as the hottest segment in the Rs 11-trillion equity mutual funds (MFs) space. Buoyed by the success of ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund, other MFs are lining up new fund offerings (NFO) in this segment. Industry players say the flexi-cap category could emerge as the biggest segment in the equity MF space. Recently, ICICI Pru Flexicap's NFO collected a record Rs 10,200 crore.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Have the markets already played out their dynamics before the economy has even properly taken off? Are we now destined for a period of mediocre returns despite a strong economy? asks Akash Prakash.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'While lower steel prices may impact a part of the quarter, this will be offset by softer raw material prices.'
S Naren of ICICI Prudential says long-term investors needn't worry.
Whilst substantive public allocations have been made in the infrastructure sector, this strategy is plateauing due to the fiscal deficit constraint, capacity limitation of statal implementing agencies, the declining ability of PSUs, and the precarious situation of the Railways' operating ratio. It is, thus, high time to get the policy compass to point at rejuvenating private sector investments in infrastructure, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
If your Independent Financial Adviser throws all this at you, FLEE... :-)
Investors should now be looking at trimming their portfolio and making prudent investment decisions
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.
SBI has twice hiked interest rates on fixed deposits within a month, but an investor still gets better returns at the post office.
Mining magnate Anil Agarwal's conglomerate on Friday announced a major business shake-up, with flagship Vedanta Ltd approving a spin-off of its metals, power, aluminium and oil and gas businesses into separate listed entities and an overhaul of lucrative zinc unit planned as part of value creation and reducing debt load. Vedanta will issue one share of the five demerged businesses for every share held in the company, the firm said in a statement. The entire exercise, which would require shareholder and lender approval as well as a nod from the stock exchanges and courts, is expected to be completed in 12-15 months, its president for finance Ajay Agarwal said.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
Over the past 25 years the MF industry has come a long way. Geographic reach has increased, many more customers have been added, more channels have been opened up and the product basket is full.
It is best not to get carried away by returns or take a short-term view of the markets, says Bhavana Acharya.
Investing heavily in a top-performing fund during good times can cause long-term pain. Don't invest lump sum at market peaks.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Outflows are likely to continue, experts say, till such time as the markets see a significant correction.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
What should investors do post-demonetisation?
In a statement, the central bank said heightened volatility in capital markets in reaction to Covid-19 has imposed liquidity strains on mutual funds (MFs), which have intensified in the wake of redemption pressures related to closure of some debt MFs and potential contagious effects therefrom.
Markets are assuming that by the second half of 2021, the world will be approaching some type of normalcy, points out Akash Prakash.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Since October, FPIs have sold over $26 billion worth of stocks, which is the largest selling ever seen in India, observes Akash Prakash.
'If the third wave of Covid infections is as bad as the second one, the market may get very polarised with a preference for blue-chips with low volatility.'
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This will encompass the sale of Air India, a number of other privatisation initiatives, mergers, initial public offerings, the Centre's two exchange-traded funds, buybacks and offers-for-sale, and even monetisation of land assets.
As the 2019 election draws near, investors focus on long-dated options.
On gold buying occasions such as Akshaya Tritiya, Chiraj Mehta points out, investors are often confronted with the question: Should I make just a token purchase, or should I buy more towards building my allocation in the yellow metal?
'As the growth momentum reverses benefiting from re-monetisation, it will be accompanied by a rise in inflation.'
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
The most pressing issue facing the financial sector is the rising stock of non-performing assets in the banking system
There are a lot of things that a couple must clarify right at the onset of their marriage such as life goals and financial aims.
At a time when capital allocations to real estate are growing globally, investors are expecting transparency standards in real estate to be at par with other asset classes, says Anuj Puri.
Elliott Capital's letter to Cognizant, detailing how the latter can reinvent itself, has many lessons for its India-listed peers like TCS and Infosys, says Akash Prakash.
