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Source: Business Standard SEBI(Photo: Shutterstock) 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 01 2024 | 10:11 AM IST Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approved the introduction of a new asset class designed to cater to high-risk investors. This new asset class aims to bridge the gap between mutual funds…
Source: Live Mint There is a view that in the growing pie of savings and investments, banks are losing out to mutual funds. That may be happening in the margins as India’s equity market has been on a bull run. But let us look at the big picture. While individuals are moving towards financialization of…
Source: Live Mint Top News The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a new directive concerning the use of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for individual investors. According to SEBI’s recent circular, starting November 1, 2024, individual investors can apply for public issues of debt securities, non-convertible preference shares, municipal debt securities,…
Source: Live Mint Sebi chair Madhabi Puri Buch urged the mutual fund industry to strengthen stewardship in equity markets as retail investors still have no voice as shareholders. “The reality is he (retail investor) does not have that consolidated power to really assert himself as a shareholder of the company,” Buch, chairperson of the Securities…
Source: Business Standard 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 26 2024 | 8:12 PM IST Investors are increasingly planning for old-age security through retirement plans of mutual funds. The assets under management (AUM) of these funds surged from Rs 8,408.96 crore on August 31, 2019, to Rs 30,394 crore on August 31, 2024, an…
Source: Business Standard 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 26 2024 | 3:52 PM IST Mutual funds’ search for debt fund alternatives has now reached the fund of fund (FoF) space. At least two fund houses — HDFC and Aditya Birla Sun Life (ABSL) — have sought the regulator’s go-ahead to launch FoFs…
Source: Live Mint I’m in my early 30s, married with a young child, and working in an IT company for 10 years. I’ve saved in mutual funds, fixed deposits, PPF, and stocks. We currently live in a rented apartment, but I’ve found a property that fits our budget. The house costs ₹85 lakhs, requiring a…
Source: Live Mint A systematic withdrawal plan (SWP) from a mutual fund can deliver regular income with tax efficiency. An SWP is the mirror image of a systematic investment plan (through which investments are made regularly). With an SWP, one can withdraw a fixed amount every year from a mutual fund. An SWP can be…
Source: Business Standard Illustration: Binay Sinha 2 min read Last Updated : Sep 25 2024 | 12:03 PM IST Indians seek regular good returns and tax benefits when they make investment decisions, according to a study that tracked trends before and after the pandemic. Called ‘Investment patterns and preferences of Indian…
Source: Business Standard 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 24 2024 | 8:37 PM IST The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may clear the decks for the launch of a new asset class—aimed at bridging the gap between mutual funds (MFs) and portfolio management services (PMS)—along with the MF Lite framework…
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