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Source: Live Mint What sets them apart, and how do they stack up against existing investment options? Here’s a deep dive into everything you need to know. What are SIFs? SIFs are specialized investment funds. They are high-risk, high-return versions of traditional mutual funds. An SIF will have a minimum ticket size of ₹10 lakh…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at: Good morning, this is Ashutosh Joshi, an equities reporter in Mumbai. Indian stocks will likely remain under the weather thanks to President Trump’s renewed…
Source: Live Mint India’s Finance Secretary, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, has been appointed the 11th chairperson of the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for a three-year term. The seasoned finance bureaucrat will replace Madhabi Puri Buch as SEBI chief, who will complete her three-year tenure as SEBI’s first woman chairperson…
Source: Live Mint The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) believes that the concentration of weights among the top few index constituents gives rise to “fears or risks of market manipulation and /or excessive market volatility” among market participants. The regulator proposed a set of measures in a consultation paper on Monday, seeking public…
Source: Live Mint This crucial metric for stress tests, as mandated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, indicates higher liquidity risks in the small-cap segment even as investors flock to these stocks, lured by their promise of high returns. According to some experts, a high liquidity risk could also point to the low quality…
Source: Live Mint The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday granted permission to Associations of Persons (AoP) to open demat accounts in their own name. Through demat accounts, AoPs can hold mutual fund units, corporate bonds, and government securities. However, such demat accounts cannot be used for holding equity shares. The new…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) Industry body Amfi has launched three initiatives — SIP for smaller investments, Tarun Yojana to encourage young investors, and MITRA to help track and recover forgotten investments. These initiatives align with markets regulator Sebi and Association of Mutual Funds in India’s ongoing efforts to democratise mutual fund…
Source: Live Mint Over the past one year, gold has yielded a 37.73% return, while the three-year return stands at 18.72%. Looking at a broader horizon, gold has provided a 14.68% return over five years and 11.12% over ten years. ETFs allow investors to gain exposure to gold price movements without the burden of storage…
Source: Live Mint India’s new Unified Investor App consolidates a wide range of investment information previously scattered across multiple sources into a single, convenient platform, Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said. The app, jointly made by depositories CDSL and NSDL, empowers investors by giving them access to…
Source: Live Mint The market regulator has proposed linking trading accounts with SIM cards and making biometric authentication mandatory to enhance security in online trading and protect investors from unauthorized transactions. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) acknowledged that with the rapid evolution of technology and the increasing use of web-based and mobile…
