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Most large fund houses, such as HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential AMC, Reliance MF, Reliance MF, Birla SunLife MF and SBI MF, have the backing of large banks or financial institutions, giving them reach and understanding, they say.
'The IPO window has been more or less open since the new government in 2014.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.
SBI plunged over 3% after posting a 34.57% fall in net profit to Rs 2,538 crore for the quarter ended September 2016 on rise in provisions for non-performing loans.
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Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
Move could be aimed at integrating operations with Indian subsidiary.
Event-based volatility could rise in the near future, increasing arbitrage opportunities.
National Demorcatic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports
S Naren, CIO of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, in an interview with Chandan Kishore Kant, says cyclicals will offer good value.
In last few years, a number of global players have exited the Indian mutual fund business.
Cairn, which is sitting on a cash pile of about $3 billion, in a statement said its board has approved buying 17.09 crore shares or 8.9 per cent of the total shareholding, from open market at no more than Rs 335 apiece.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
'Mr Modi has inherited a system that taxes businessmen and fritters the money away over ministries.'
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
Removal of mark-ups to be paid by Maruti, other changes could raise funding need to Rs 6,000 crore.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
'She was either overconfident that nothing will happen to her or she underestimated the gravity of the allegations.'
Most experts said indices would open higher on Monday and rally might sustain for a few sessions
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
Fund managers weren't too worried in 2014, as it was a year of positive surprises.
Investors also appreciate the role being played by the founders; analysts, too, remain unperturbed.
Salil Dhawan reveals the MFs that have not only performed well in the past but have a promising outlook for the future too.
Women have been leaving the investment decision to husbands.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
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Subramaniam feels it does make sense to have some overlay in lump sum if one has the cash to do so.
