In a first in the country, HDFC Bank launched its Digital Loans against Mutual Funds (LAMF), in partnership with transfer agent CAMS. Customers can now pledge mutual fund assets online and get overdraft limit set in their account in under 3 minutes. They can now avail of this product throughContinue Reading
Treatment of home-buyers at par with the financial creditors during the insolvency proceedings of bankrupt real estate developers is a positive to shore up the confidence for home buyers and the real estate sector over the medium to long term. The Cabinet, on May 23, 2018, has approved amendments toContinue Reading
A new TransUnion CIBIL study estimates that nearly 150 million consumers who are currently not credit active are potentially eligible to become retail credit borrowers. Tapping into this huge potential borrower market could provide significant growth opportunities for retail lenders and provide a major boost to the Indian economy. TheContinue Reading
If you are looking for an indicator that may signals a market nearing its top, look at the 10-year g-sec yield. This indicator has zoomed to its highest point in the past one year – and is now hovering at around 7.91 levels. Look at where this indicator was placedContinue Reading
Times Network, a part of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group and AMFI in a strategic partnership, today announced India’s biggest Mutual Fund awareness campaign, ‘Jan Nivesh’. Reaching out to millions of Indians the Jan Nivesh campaign will educate, inspire and encourage Indians to change their financial habits to create wealthContinue Reading
The latest SPIVA® (S&P Indices Versus Active) India Scorecard reveals that over a one-year period, ending 29 December 2017, 59.4% of large-cap equity funds, 72.1% of mid/small-cap equity funds and 34% of Indian composite bond funds underperformed their respective indices. Akash Jain, Associate Director, Global Research & Design, Asia IndexContinue Reading
HDFC Life has launched a fixed-benefit insurance plan that covers 18 heart conditions, called HDFC Life Cardiac Care. These 18 conditions are classified into three categories as per the severity – High Severity, Moderate Severity and Mild Severity. A lump sum benefit is given to the insured as perContinue Reading
ICICI Prudential AMC is offering a close-ended fund, Bharat Consumption Fund Series I, for subscription to the public. The fund, as the name suggests, will invest in the fast-growing consumption sector in India. ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption Fund Series 1, a ~3.5 years close ended equity fund, aims to benefitContinue Reading
There’s a big question in the minds of mutual fund investors is: Should one average-down when the markets are falling? It’s been a volatile last few weeks, and equity prices have tumbled back to levels where they were seven months ago in July 2017. Stocks have lost significantly, and equityContinue Reading
Industry AUM up 24% YoY; declines marginally on MoM basis According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the Assets Under Management (AUM) of the Indian mutual fund industry came in at Rs. 22.20 lakh crore in February 2018, down from Rs. 22.41 lakh crore in January 2018.Compared with January 2018, there was aContinue Reading
