Foreign investor sentiment has dipped sharply, with FIIs withdrawing over USD7bn of funds so far from Asian equities in 2016 (up to 24 January). This is the highest fund outflow recorded in January since the 2008 global financial crisis. * FIIs have withdrawn funds worth USD7bn in January, the worst calendar start in the last

Have you been skipping the emails or procrastinating reading the booklet titled factsheet sent each month by your mutual fund asset management company? If you are looking to understand more about the schemes that you have invested in and also get crisp insights into development of the economy and the stock market over the past

A systematic investment plan (SIP) is designed to continue till the end date mentioned in the application form. A few mutual funds now offer the option to `pause’ the systematic investment for a limited period. This allows the investor to keep the investment habit, while providing temporary liquidity. The SIP restarts automatically after the pause

Unique number allotted after the process can be used to open accounts in other financial institutions Now, completing know-your-customer (KYC) requirement with one financial institution will be good enough for opening an account with any bank, mutual fund, insurance company, broker, or New Pension Scheme. The financial sector regulators – Reserve Bank of India (RBI),

What is Mutual Fund A mutual fund is a common fund or pool of money, created and formed by different people or entities, to invest in stocks, bonds, or government securities etc., as per the wish of all the investors put together. It’s a legal financial institution which connects a group of investors with a

Factors ELSS PPF Investment ELSS is an equity mutual funds which invests primarily in shares or shares related investments PPF is an investment vehicle which is like fixed deposit for long term period (15 years). One can invest monthly, quarterly or lump sum etc. Returns The returns in ELSS is not fixed and is completely dependent on equitymarket’s performance. The returns obtained

Both ELSS and tax saving fixed deposits are great investments for section 80C deduction of income tax act. However, there are some basic differences one should be understood before taking an investing decision. Factors ELSS Tax Saving FD Investment ELSS is an equity mutual funds which invests primarily in shares or shares related investments It’s special fixed deposit made

Introduction The majority of investors consider debt fund as an alternative to the fixed deposits or as a rival to the bank’s fixed deposit. One of the reasons for this misconception is because due to their similar serving nature in the portfolio. But in reality this is not so. There are some crucial differences between

Debt mutual funds are suitable for investors who are conservative, not active in the market and require regular income. The debt mutual funds not only provide regular income, but they have various advantages over equity investments and other fixed investments. Some of the advantages of debt mutual funds are: Less volatile than equity market They

The sharp rally in mid and small-cap shares in the last three years has given fund managers the opportunity to pick winners that helped boost performance of their schemes. Mid-cap and small-cap stocks have outperformed large-cap stocks by a huge margin over the last three years. As per data from Value Research, the mid-cap fund