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HDFC AMC’s outgoing MD Milind Barve on leadership and how Deepak Parekh inspired him
Barve says he has tried to make the culture at HDFC AMC as close as possible to that of HDFC’s
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Farewell Milind Barve: The mutual fund veteran who took HDFC AMC to the pinnacle
Milind Barve is the longest-serving chief in the Rs 30 trillion Indian mutual fund (MF) industry. He will retire as the managing director of HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) later this week.
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Explained: What RBI’s announcement to allow Indians to invest in International Finance Centres through LRS means
RBI’s Monetary policy allows Indian individuals to open foreign currency accounts with banks in IFCs through Liberalised Remittance Scheme, but only for making investments, not spending
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Bitcoin part 2: Should you invest in this cryptocurrency?
Invented mostly for fun, cryptocurrencies have gained popularity as an alternative currency first, and then as an investment. But they are unregulated and volatile
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Bitcoin part 1: Here’s how the cryptocurrency works
The Bitcoin is back. People world over have been wanting a piece of Bitcoin. Moneycontrol’s special two-part series explains how it works and why Central Banks are worried about it
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EPFO’s poor returns from equities: Blame it on the choice of ETFs
EPFO’s decision to invest in equities was the right one. But its decision to include CPSE ETF and Bharat-22 ETF hasn’t worked well
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ICICI Prudential Business Cycle new fund offer review: Should you invest?
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund will select a set of sectors first based on its reading of the economy and pick companies within those segments
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Life stage financial planning: For a fulfilling retired life in your 60s
With income being either negligible or no regular income, the big challenge for the 60s saver is ensuring regular cashflows
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Life stage financial planning: Time to get serious about money in your 30s
In your 30s, you can afford to aggressively invest in equities. Take a home loan only if you can afford it, else it’s best to stay on rent till your late 40s
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Life stage financial planning: How to manage money in your 20s
After a few years, when you see your money grow, you’ll be glad you started early
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Roopa Venkatakrishnan on why equities are must-haves in our portfolios
Roopa doesn’t prefer to switch funds even if they go through turbulence, if she is convinced it’s temporary
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Shifali Satsangee on diversifying into equities; not just gold and fixed deposits
Agra was a real estate driven market, where most investments went into traditional asset classes such as gold and fixed deposits
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IIFL AMC case: Should you be worried when a fund house staff is caught while front running shares?
IIFL AMC recently suspended an employee who was caught by SEBI for front running. It helps if your fund house implements strong surveillance systems and discourages such corrupt market practices
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Why do-it-yourself investors must avoid balanced advantage funds
If you manage your finances on your own, it’s best to do your asset-allocation through separate equity and debt funds
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ICICI Prudential ESG new fund offer: Should you invest?
With more awareness, ESG investing is expected to become mainstream
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Will Sundaram Mutual’s third attempt at rolling out a large-cap fund click?
With no other diversified large-cap scheme in its basket, the AMC has now rolled out a Bluechip Fund
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Fundsgate: Is SEBI’s net worth barrier too high for investment advisers to vault?
One way out is that individual RIAs could merge with one another to form a corporate RIA, thereby sharing their net worth burden
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SEBI’s RIA norms: How the client-investment advisor relationship is set to change
If you go to an RIA for financial planning and investing advice, here’s how your relationship will change
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Fundsgate: When mutual funds play god
Franklin Templeton isn’t the only fund house to decide what’s best for the investor.
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In pushing own group’s mutual funds, are banks shortchanging customers?
Investors need to grill their relationship managers on the choice of schemes
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Where to invest Rs 10 lakh now, according to top money managers
Moneycontrol asked some seasoned mutual fund CEOs and financial advisors about their investment preferences
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Bharat Bond ETF-Series II: A Safe option, but should you invest?
For those in the higher slabs, post-tax returns would be better than those on competing instruments
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Your registered financial advisor can either advise or sell mutual funds; not both
In a step down from its earlier proposal, Sebi has allowed investment advisors to decide charges.
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Half-time scorecard: How much did asset classes deliver in 2020?
Gold has given close to 24 per cent returns so far this year
