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Per government mandate, EPFO is allowed to invest anywhere between 5 to 15% of its corpus in equity instruments. However, this ceiling has never been utilized by EPFO, with its maximum investment going just a little over 10%.
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Inflation has been a talking point in India since long. However, in the last 2 years, we have seen an inflation scare at the global level that started with a rise in global commodity prices and that had both positive as well as downside for Indian companies.
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PFRDA data showed that there has been a sharp rise in subscribers from 2.11 crore in FY18 to 6.33 crore in FY23 and a 400% rise in AUM in the same time period.
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The Business Standard has reported that a dipstick survey by it showed that more than 86% of the respondents have invested in capex in the past 12 months and are likely to do so again in the next few months.
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Financial planner Shifalee Satsangee notes that arbitrage funds can also be considered apart from liquid and ultra short term funds for a short term time horizon since they are more tax efficient than debt funds
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ESG investing is gaining traction and is touted as the next big thing. ESG funds rose from $275 million in 2020 to $650 million in 2021, witnessing a 2.5x increase. So, is it time for you to start focusing on ESG investing?
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The strategy of PMS is similar to that of mutual funds. PMS issues a model portfolio, so it is considered a strategy rather than a scheme.
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Last year, HDFC AMC chief fund manager and investment officer Prashant Jain resigned from his position. This stirred investor concerns, as they were worried about what impact this exit will have on their mutual fund investments
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India's inclusion in the international bond indices would result in higher foreign participation in the country’s bond market and prop up the current account deficit in the medium term, says the IMF
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A new nationwide study conducted by HelpAge India, which surveyed 8,000 women over 65 years of age, noted that 3 out of every 4 women do not have any financial cushion or savings to their name.