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Bond markets had a shaky start to the year 2021. Renewed optimism on economic recovery & fears of pick-up in inflation put the bond yields on an upward path globally.

Almost an year after Franklin Templeton unexpectedly closed six debt schemes in India, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case of money laundering against the company and its senior officials.

The USP of low-cost debt index funds is that if held to maturity, these funds mimic fixed deposits

Though actively managed mid-cap funds have outperformed their benchmarks, increasingly, a narrow regulatory definition of mid-cap stocks and rising corpus sizes could pose challenges

The RBI’s push may popularize the concept of government bond funds, which have not gained enough traction among retail investors.

The BSE Midcap index hit a lifetime high at 20,628.20 while BSE Smallcap index made a new high at 20,828.13

In order to ensure flow of relevant information to policyholders, IRDAI has specified certain norms to be followed by insurers.

Equities traditionally carry a higher level of risk compared to debt instruments. However, it is important to consider that debt investments are not risk-free.

Around six mutual fund houses are seeking Sebi’s permission to offer nine international schemes. The fund houses include Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, Nippon India Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, HSBC Mutual Fund and BNP Paribas Mutual Fund.

The move could help bring more funds to InvITs and REITs, the hybrid models through which the government is attempting to channelise money into the cash-starved sector.

An analysis done by Jefferies shows India's MF AUM as a percentage of GDP at 12 per cent is among the lowest and a fraction of global average of 63 per cent

Unlike India, where the tax on gains is payable only on redemption or transfer, in the US the taxpayer has an alternative option of paying the taxes.

Eventually it may be May-June before we see a stable pricing