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Sovereign Gold Bond scheme opens today December 27, 2020 Issue price fixed at ₹5,000 per gram New series of Sovereign Gold Bond is opening for subscription on Monday. This is 6th series since first one in 2015 and issue price now is fixed at ₹5,000 per gram — almost double than the first one. Though, as experts say, this scheme has proved to be very good for the individual investor, but it may put a burden on the exchequer as the government has promised to return the principal money to th...

Calendar 2020 turned out to be highly volatile for Indian equity investors. While the outbreak of Covid-19 jolted the financial markets during the first quarter of the year, liquidity measures taken by the government and central banks amid sustained inflows from foreign institutional investors (FII) helped the benchmark equity indices scale fresh record highs in December. As the New Year 2021 kicks in next week, analysts on Dalal Street are advising investors to give more weightage to equity in...

Search Securities and Exchange Board of India Updates Rules for Asset Management Companies being Launched by Fintech Firms and Other Startups The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulator of the nation’s securities and commodities market, announced on Wednesday (December 16, 2020) that it has updated guidelines related to establishing asset management companies (AMCs) for Fintech firms and other startups. SEBI confirmed that it has tightened up the shareholding guidelines ...

Source: Value Research Another reason why investors are showing interest in this relatively new category of funds is the pause in the interest rates by RBI. The returns from the category are also going up because of slow down in the rate cuts. “The RBI has held the policy rates for three consecutive times. This precisely means that even though the stance is accommodative, the likelihood of frequent rate cuts is very low. In 2021, we don’t see rates being cut drastically. In such a situati...

Synopsis The regulator said the net worth of the AMC would have to be maintained until the time it makes a profit for five consecutive years. iStock The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Wednesday paved the way for technology startups to enter the mutual fund business by waiving the profitability requirement, approved doing away with minimum promoter contribution toward follow-on public offers (FPO), and also eased norms on investing in insolvent companies. “To facilitate innovati...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday paved the way for fintech companies and other start-ups to set up asset management companies (AMCs) by tweaking the eligibility criteria. The market regulator also tightened the shareholding norms for companies relisting after undergoing the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) to ensure fair price discovery. Sebi said an entity would be allowed to sponsor a mutual fund even if it didn’t fulfil the profitability requi...

Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund earns more fans in a tough year SECTIONS Share Synopsis The fund was launched on 28-May-2013 and has delivered 18.59% returns since inception. The fund is likely to move to the flexi-cap category after Sebi tweaked the mandate for multi cap funds recently. Agencies Mutual fund investors cannot have enough of Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund. The flexi cap scheme (erstwhile multi cap scheme) that has build a solid reputation since its launch seven years ago,...

HDFC Dividend Yield NFO review: Should you invest? Dividend yield portfolios tend to be less volatile and usually work in a low interest rate environment. But these funds have given poor returns in the past five-odd years December 10, 2020 / 09:52 AM IST When bellwether indices are at all-time highs, most investors would like to invest in a portfolio of quality stocks, which may contain downsides. Dividend yield investing can be one such strategy explored by investors, wherein they get to bu...