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Source: Live Mint India’s market regulator has found that investments worth more than ₹1 trillion by alternative investment funds (AIFs) were circumventing regulations, underscoring the need for a more robust investor protection-oriented approach, according to wholetime member Ananth Narayan G. “Out of the five trillion of actual drawdown, around one trillion of investment has been…
Source: Live Mint India’s markets regulator has set a minimum investment threshold of ₹10 lakh for investing in specialised investment funds (SIF), a new asset class that allows mutual funds to offer advanced investment strategies to investors. Accredited investors, however, are exempt from this requirement, as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s framework…
Source: Live Mint Over the years, it has become evident that the most significant challenges in wealth management rarely stem from market complexities or economic uncertainties. Instead, they emerge from the intricate relationship between human emotions and financial decisions. Time and again, we have witnessed how our emotional responses to money can override years of…
Source: Live Mint On a recent morning walk, a friend asked me: “Mutual funds to sahi hai, but why do I need a financial advisor to guide my investment decisions?” He said he could do his own asset allocation, identify funds to invest in based on the information and ratings available, monitor his portfolio and…
Source: Live Mint The Indian market offers diverse avenues for portfolio diversification, including alternative investments such as portfolio management services (PMS) and alternate investment funds (AIFs). Equity investments, for instance, have delivered an impressive average annual return of 15% over the past five years, outperforming most major economies. Mutual funds also remain a popular choice,…
Source: Live Mint In 2022, the Indian government introduced a flat 30% income tax on gains from cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Investors riding the current rally should be aware of their advance tax and reporting obligations to avoid penalties under the Income Tax (IT) Act. With a 1% TDS deducted on sales of these…
Source: Live Mint After a strong four-month period demat account additions for October 2024 saw a decline amid volatility in the Indian stock markets, according to ANI citing an ICICI Securities report. Demat accounts additions exceeded 4 million in the preceding four months and saw a decline below the number in October 2024, it noted….
Source: Live Mint —Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal Some have called it the ‘greatest political comeback of all time’. Others labelled it as the world’s most extreme ‘reality television show’. Donald Trump’s crushing victory in the US presidential elections has elicited a range of responses, from giddy delight to soul-crushing despair. But for…
Source: Live Mint When every investor is chasing high-yielding funds, there are some who chase low-performing mutual funds to make the most of the current attractive valuations. Time and again, wealth advisors have advised that historical returns are not a guarantee for a scheme’s future returns. Therefore, just because a scheme has performed well in…
Source: Live Mint With a nearly 25-year track record across industry giants like HSBC, Kotak, and Invesco Mutual Fund, Nair is on a mission to simplify investing, cutting through market noise with a focus on long-term strategies that align with investor goals and risk tolerance. In a recent conversation with Mint, he shared Union AMC’s…
