Banking & PSU and corporate bond mutual funds score high on credit quality. But are they risk-free?
Banking & PSU debt funds are required to invest 80% in instruments issued by commercial banks and public financial institutions. Corporate bond funds are also required to put at least 80% in AA+ and higher-rated corporate bonds. Does that make them risk-free?
by ET Jun 22, 2020
Plan for your financial goals using the four-bucket system
The personal finance crisis that the pandemic has brought upon many of us has made the need for better planning more urgent. For many of us, this full-blown, elaborate goal-based system may become a little too much work. Here's a simpler system.
by ET Jun 22, 2020
How safe is your index fund?
Index funds and ETFs mirror the index they track. So, the safety that you get in an index fund is relative and is directly proportional to the risk associated with the index.
by ET Jun 20, 2020
From term insurance to investment-linked insurance, how Covid-19 may impact life insurance in India
Like most other industries, the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all types of insurance, including life, general and health insurance.
by Financial Express Jun 20, 2020
Be cautious! Fund managers pare stake in over 60 stocks over last year ‘All penny stocks is something investors should avoid’
More than 70 percent of the companies or 48 out of 64 companies have given negative returns to investors in the last year. Out of 48, there are 20 stocks that have fallen over 50 percent in the same period.
by Money Control Jun 20, 2020
Global or local-dominated stocks? What should investors chase right now?
‘All penny stocks is something investors should avoid’
by ET Jun 20, 2020
Gift your dad knowledge of SIP, STP, SWP this Father’s Day
It’s time for Father’s Day celebrations. On Sunday, you can gift something nice to your dad. If you are adventurous, you can even take him out and share a meal with him.
by ET Jun 20, 2020
Don’t abandon debt mutual funds, they are important
Debt mutual funds was safe - or everybody thought so until the IL&FS episode. Suddenly, debt funds started gaining notoriety as downgrades or defaults hit them with regularity in a slowing economy, before falling into the clutches of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
by ET Jun 20, 2020
SIP inflows hit due to shrinking disposable income, job loss fears
The total SIP book dropped to Rs 8,123 crore in May, the lowest in the 11 months. It fell by nearly 3% sequentially for the second month in row.
by ET Jun 19, 2020
Sebi seeks Zee trade details from Nippon Life AMC
A person with direct knowledge of the matter said that the capital markets regulator has sought information from the fund house on all the trades of its employees in Zee shares on that day as well as its employees’ bank account details.
by ET Jun 19, 2020
Health insurance sees growth, motor hits speed breaker as sales vanish
The health segment overall growth was at 9.2 per cent YoY.
by ET Jun 19, 2020
With courts stepping in, Franklin debt fund crisis has just become much more complicated
On the 9th of June, investors were to participate in an e-voting process to authorise the entire process, which SEBI had approved. However, before that stage, four court cases have interrupted the process.
by Value Research Jun 19, 2020
This China-focused MF delivers twice the return of Indian market in past decade
The Edelweiss’ fund feeds into JP Morgan Greater China Fund. It is benchmarked to the MSCI Golden Dragon Index. The fund has risen 48.2% over the past year compared with a 13.3% decline in BSE 500.
by Mint Jun 19, 2020
