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Some tax experts believed that gains from policies where the sum assured is less than 10 times the annual premium should be offered to tax under the head 'income from other sources'.

With Nirmala Sitharaman’s third Union Budget speech turning out to be the most positive for equity markets so far, global brokerage and research firm Morgan Stanley has raised its year-end target for Sensex

Robust flow of portfolio money from foreign institutional investors fuelled the sharp rebound in Indian equity benchmarks from the lows hit last March in the wake of the Covid-19 breakout and the lockdown that followed.

For investment purposes in equity-oriented and debt Mutual Funds, the cut off time becomes less relevant as the units will only be allotted after the realisation of funds.

Our challenge is to get the right balance between surviving for the long term, delivering more consistently in the medium term and ignoring the noise of the short term, says DSP MF President.

Targeting to raise Rs 1.75 lakh crore from the asset sale to finance projects aimed at reviving the pandemic battered economy, the government is also looking to sell Shipping Corp of India (SCI), IDBI Bank Ltd and two other public sector lenders in the fiscal year beginning April 1.

Investors used to double-digit returns from debt funds may now have to reset their expectations

Experts suggest to stay focused on top-quality corporate issuances

All those holding gold will see the value erode to that extent whereas all those who want to buy more will get it relatively cheaper to that extent.

PSU equity mutual funds might come back to the limelight with the new proposals by the finance minister in her budget speech.

'Interest rate are likely to move higher in coming years. Long duration funds may face high volatility in coming months.'

“With cut in customs duty on gold, it makes no sense investing into the current Sovereign Gold Bond series unless allocation rate is taken down,” said Sandip Sabharwal, an independent market analyst.

On the back of 5% jump on Monday, market capitalization of the BSE-listed companies increased to ₹192.47 trillion

The government's proposal to create a permanent institutional framework to buy investment grade debt securities in stressed and normal times and to deepen the bond market is a very positive step for debt mutual funds, experts said on Monday.

Industry CEOs and experts claim that the move will provide a fillip to an industry that needs more finances to insure more people in the world’s second-most populous nation — and raise funds for long-gestation projects such as ports, road assets and aviation hubs.