Geojit smartfolio Financial Services just released two unique equity indexes as part of its smart folio product. These indexes are based on the custom indexes made by MSCI. “Select” and “LMS” are the names of these curated model portfolio baskets. Both indices…

Equity funds are flush with cash. Equity funds hold over 4% cash, which is high compared to the prior three years. 18 equity funds have more than 10% of their portfolio in cash, while 106 have more than 5%. End-September data reveals Rs.70,800 crore in idle…

Atal Pension Yojana | From today, October 1, 2022, the government won’t let people with income tax invest in the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) or Atal Pension Scheme (APS). What will happen to the taxpayers who have already put money into APY? BankBazaar.com…

Best Infrastructure Fund while investing in infrastructure equities can be lucrative now, not everyone can handle the risks. Small investors typically make mistakes when their portfolios are in the red because individual stocks are unpredictable. If you want…

Mutual fund investors, especially debt mutual fund investors, should tread carefully after the RBI upped the repo rate on Friday. Rising interest rates may impact stock and debt market sentiment. The RBI upped the repo rate to 5.9%. The MPC met on 28-30 September…

Indian INR vs rising dollar | The Indian Rupee has lost about 9.5% of its value against the US Dollar since last year, when it was worth about Rs 73.21. It is now worth about Rs 81.50. In other words, the dollar has gotten 9.5% stronger against the Indian…

Personal loan credit score | Many people get turned down for loans because their credit scores or CIBIL scores aren’t high enough. A loan rejection can end a lot of people’s dreams. People with low credit scores also want to improve their way of life, but…

The grey market premium aka IPO GMP is information that is calculated based totally on the demand of the company that is arising with an IPO

Festive season investment scehmes | This is the time of year when you celebrate all the good things that have happened to you. It’s a celebration of the fact that the good in you wins over the bad. After all, our karma is what makes us who we are. Even in…

SEBI mutual fund unveiled a range of steps last week to put mutual funds under insider trading, strengthen IPO disclosures, and improve market settlements. SEBI mutual fund Friday at a board meeting, Sebi outlined several steps. Madhabi Puri Buch, Sebi’s…

Credit Suisse crisis | Most mutual fund investors notice when Sensex or Nifty lose or gain 1,000 points. Stock market movements are another issue. Runaway inflation, harsher rate hikes, higher oil costs, and a coming recession may be causing mutual fund investors…

SBI New Rule | Scammers have come up with many new ways to trick people and steal money from their accounts. The problem is getting worse as more people use ATMs to get cash. SBI has changed the rules for getting cash out of ATMs to protect against fraud…

Quant Tax Plan, the Quant Active Fund, the Quant Small Cap Fund, and the Quant Mid Cap Fund are the four Quant Mutual Fund strategies that now hold the top positions among all equity mutual funds for the horizon of five years. The schemes were successful…

Smart beta fund | Union Mutual Fund recently did a study to see if factor investing works in India. The fund house, which is the 27th largest in India and manages assets worth Rs 8,122 crore, found that it does. Factor investing is a type of fund management…

Tata Mutual Fund has just launched the Nifty Midcap Index Fund, an open-ended scheme that mirrors or follows the NIFTY Midcap 150 Momentum 50 Index. The Tata Nifty Midcap 150 Momentum 50 Index Fund is the name of this plan. The New Fund Offer (NFO) will begin…

The grey market premium aka IPO GMP is information that is calculated based totally on the demand of the company that is arising with an IPO

Phantom Digital Effects Limited incorporated in 2016, is a Certified Trusted Partner Network (TPN) company, full-fledged creative VFX studio, based in India with offices operating in US and Canada. As a TPN Certified studio, PhantomFX offers a wide range…

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation | (EPFO) which was started in 1952, is one of the largest public organisations for social security in the world. In 2021, EPFO had 69 million members, assets at Rs 15.7 lakh crore (7.7% of 2019-20 GDP), pensioned 7.1…

State borrowing cost | On Monday, the average cost of market borrowing for states increased by 12 basis points to 7.77%, marking the third consecutive week of growth. The State borrowing cost financing has increased by 31 basis points (bps) cumulatively over…

Multi-cap | will invest 25% in large, mid, and small-cap equities. The fund management will invest the remaining 25%. The NFO will close on October 20. LIC Mutual Fund has launched its second plan in CY22, LIC Multi-Cap Fund (LMCF). It established a money…