With FY26 wrapped up and Q1 FY27 well underway, the category-level performance table tells a story of concentrated winners and a bumpy year for the crowd favourites. For an industry that has spent much of the past four years explaining how “average” equity fund returns look, FY26 was the yearContinue Reading
8,131 beds, India’s largest pharmacy network, a digital health platform and a merger that could reshape the pharmacy business There are healthcare businesses and there are healthcare platforms. Apollo Hospitals has spent the last several years quietly building the latter — a diversified ecosystem spanning hospital care, pharmacy distribution, digitalContinue Reading
Positioned between mutual funds and PMS, the SIF category is being pitched to India’s growing affluent investor base. The Rs 10 lakh minimum is both its filter and its challenge. When SEBI cleared the Specialised Investment Fund framework in 2025, the industry response was cautious. Fund houses welcomed the intentContinue Reading
Monthly SIPs have crossed Rs 310 billion despite zero equity returns over two years and massive foreign selling. The conventional wisdom about retail investor behaviour is that it is driven by returns — people invest when markets go up and pull money out when they fall. India’s SIP story isContinue Reading
A deeper look at what actually distinguishes a well-designed new fund offer from a repackaged one, and why the Indian mutual fund investor is beginning to ask the right questions. The Indian mutual fund industry’s new fund offer machine has hit its slowest patch in nearly a year. Total assetsContinue Reading
A North India-focused bakery and snacks company plans to raise Rs 29.89 crore via the BSE SME platform Crazy Snacks Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of bakery products and packaged snacks operating primarily in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, opens for subscription on June 25 with the issue closing on JuneContinue Reading
An Odisha-based GovTech and digital transformation company with 27 years of history hits the market with a Rs 146 crore fresh issue CSM Technologies Ltd., a GovTech and digital transformation company incorporated in 1998, opens for subscription on June 24 with the issue closing on June 29. The company specialisesContinue Reading
With RBI holding the repo rate steady, geopolitics injecting inflation risk, and equity volatility unsettling portfolios, fixed income is being reassessed segment by segment. Debt mutual funds spent much of the last three years being described by advisors as the boring cousin of the equity family. In FY27’s opening weeks,Continue Reading
A Jaipur-based handcrafted jewellery maker behind the “Rambhajo” brand hits the market with a Rs 165 crore fresh issue Advit Jewels Ltd., a Jaipur-based jewellery company specialising in handcrafted fine jewellery under the brand name “Rambhajo”, opens for subscription on June 23 with the issue closing on June 25. IncorporatedContinue Reading
A Maharashtra-based compact spun cotton yarn manufacturer plans to raise Rs 28.63 crore via the NSE SME platform. June 22, 2026 Shreedhar Spinners Ltd., a manufacturer of 100% compact spun cotton yarn, opens for subscription on June 23 with the issue closing on June 25. The company is listing onContinue Reading
