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Date: 25/06/2019

Sebi diktat to book expenses helps MFs pare distribution-related costs

Experts say some of the steps taken by Sebi in the past few months should lead to higher margins for the fund houses...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 25/06/2019

Equity investors need to reset their return expectations from the markets

The Indian economy has witnessed a structural shift to lower inflation levels and investors need to realign their expectations accordingly...Read more..Mint

Date: 25/06/2019

Sensex at 40k-mark but mid-caps stocks are faring poorly

Sensex’s reaching the 40k-mark in early June may suggest market is in good health, but reality is quite different; mid-caps and small caps are faring poorly...Read more...Financial Express

Date: 25/06/2019

FPIs log out as IT firms struggle with strong rupee and rising costs

Per sector-wise FPI investment data, Software & Services witnessed the highest sell-off in the equity segment in May 2019...Read more...Business Line

Date: 24/06/2019

Foreign investors pump in Rs 10,312 crore in June so far

FPIs have been net buyers for the previous four consecutive months...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 24/06/2019

Eleven stocks, $14 billion erased: India's debt woes in charts

A year after a rare default in India’s credit market led to its mini-Lehman moment, several shadow banks in the country, its oldest surviving private airline and the parent company of its biggest television broadcaster are still reeling...Read more...Mint

Date: 22/06/2019

Liquid mutual funds to see lower returns, higher volatility

Returns could shrink by 10-15 bps once they are valued on a mark-to-market basis...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 22/06/2019

Sensex, Nifty fall amid hike in crude oil price, deficient monsoons

Both indices logged their third straight weekly fall. The rupee ended at 69.57, compared to the previous day's close of 69.44...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 22/06/2019

Govt unveils tough rules to prevent GST evasion

The Goods and Services Tax Council, led by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday introduced more stringent norms to check tax evasion and extended the tenure of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) by two years to November 2021...Read more...Mint

Date: 22/06/2019

India likely to let budget deficit rise as tax receipts fall short

Since becoming prime minister in 2014, Modi succeeded in improving public finances, trimming the fiscal deficit to 3.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) from 4.5% in 2013/14, mostly through subsidies cuts and fuel taxes...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 21/06/2019

Sebi panel proposes cut in liquid funds’ exposure to NBFCs, HFCs

Liquid funds may soon be allowed to invest only up to 30% of their assets in securities issued by non-banks and mortgage lenders, as the market regulator seeks to reduce the sectoral risk faced by these funds...Read more...Mint

Date: 21/06/2019

Top mutual funds grab larger debt share after IL&FS crisis, say experts

According to experts, larger fund houses are drawing the bulk of the flows coming into the liquid schemes, which is driving this growth...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 20/06/2019

Is allowing MFs and AIFs to invest in commodities an opportunity or hype?

A new frontier has opened in India’s investment landscape. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has permitted mutual funds to invest in commodities and offer schemes linked to the same...Read more...Mint

Date: 20/06/2019

Invest up to ₹50 lakh in capital gains bonds, get LTCG tax break

You can claim tax exemption on long-term capital gains (LTCG) arising from transfer of capital assets like real estate and gold if you reinvest the gains in capital gains bonds specified under Section 54EC of the Income-tax Act, 1961...Read more...Mint

Date: 20/06/2019

NBFCs face $15.8 bn of maturing debt amid cash crunch, credibility crisis

Refinancing the obligations poses a challenge as investor concerns flare amid mounting problems such as auditors quitting, repayment problems and allegations of embezzlement...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 19/06/2019

Budget could set stage for a new-look Income-Tax Act

Panel on overhauling tax regime to present final report soon...Read more...Business Line

Date: 19/06/2019

PM Narendra Modi starts pre-Budget meets to brainstorm on economy

The focal point of the interaction was drawing a road map for reforms across departments leading up to the ease of doing business and economic growth...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 19/06/2019

HDFC AMC’s liquidity arrangement for FMP investors sets a bad example

Investments in mutual funds are subject to market risks. Investments in shares of mutual fund companies are subject to those risks as well and more...Read more...Mint

Date: 19/06/2019

HDFC MF to buy Rs 500-crore NCDs of Essel Group from its debt schemes

Mutual funds collectively held Rs 7,000 crore worth of Essel papers...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 19/06/2019

Investors most bearish since financial crisis, seek refuge in US Treasuries

Levels of pessimism are fast rising among global fund managers. In fact, investors are most bearish since the global financial crisis, says a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of money managers...Read more...Mint