Investing in mutual fund equity schemes through systematic investment plans (SIPs) has yielded better returns for investors than lump-sum unit purchases in these products. Buying equity scheme units through SIPs, which involves pre-determined periodic purchases of units over a period of time, every month in the past five years has fetched 10% to 18% annualised

Based on your financial requirements, you have Flexi, Trigger and Pause; there are others that fit into daily and weekly slot as well After a lot of coaxing from a friend, Medha Sharma, a software professional, finally decided to get cracking and start investing in mutual funds via the systematic investment plan (SIP) route. However,

The much-awaited regulations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) specifying various requirements for a person or corporate body to act as investment advisor are finally out. According to the Gazette of India notification released on Monday, the Sebi Investment Advisors 2013 brings into play requirements related to qualification, certification, capital adequacy, period

Interview with MD and head of asset management in India, Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management As markets grapple with uncertainty and slowly come to terms with the possible winding down of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve, Suresh Soni, managing director and head of asset management in India at Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management

In the case of mutual fund investments of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), if the karta dies, the individual who takes over needs to submit the following documents to the fund house or its registrar and transfer agent. Request letter A letter requesting a change of karta needs to be sent to the concerned asset

Interview with Vice-chairman & managing director, Bajaj Capital Investors’ preferences have undergone a change after the global financial crisis and they now prefer debt to equity, says Bajaj Capital’s vice-chairman and managing director, Rajiv Bajaj. In an interview with Vrishti Beniwal, he says real estate mutual funds are going to give a boost to investments, and gold