MCMINIS
Dividend yield funds: Back from the dead?
BUSINESS
NPS corporate bond funds of HDFC and Aditya Birla Sun Life top the return charts
Corporate debt funds have delivered double-digit returns over the last one year
MCMINIS
What is a banking & financial sector fund?
Given the sectoral concentration risk, only investors with high risk appetite and a fair understanding of the sector should invest in these schemes.
MCMINIS
Can a mutual fund change its investment objective?
BUSINESS
RBI announcement: Limit raised for IMPS, ombudsmen mandated for NBFCs
Increased limit on IMPS helpful for bank customers. Will having ombudsmen for NBFCs result in quicker grievance redressal?
MCMINIS
Why Section 45 of Insurance Act is important to us
MCMINIS
How scheme size can constrain fund managers?
BUSINESS
HDFC Mutual Fund files for nine exchange traded funds with SEBI
So far, the fund house has had just a few passively-managed funds.
MUTUAL-FUNDS
SEBI bans pooling of money and mutual fund units by online platforms and brokers
These rules will now be effective from July 1, 2022.
MCMINIS
Can we predict debt funds’ returns? Broadly
It works for schemes that follow roll-down strategies and target maturity plans.
MUTUAL-FUNDS
SEBI introduces swing pricing in debt funds
The swing pricing – partial for normal times and full swing pricing for times of market dislocations- will be implemented from March 1, 2022.
MCMINIS
Buying a health cover? Mind pre-existing illnesses
BUSINESS
HDFC, Kotak Pension Tier-II funds top three-year return charts
None of the funds managed to beat the BSE Sensex
BUSINESS
SEBI’s investor charter to go live, to lay down investors’ rights
A separate charter will be applicable for stock exchanges and financial intermediaries.
MUTUAL-FUNDS
SEBI clears way for launch of silver exchange-traded funds in India
Silver has been an integral part of investors’ commodity portfolio globally. As per etfdb.com, five silver ETFs account for assets worth USD 13.7 billion.
MUTUAL-FUNDS
SEBI revises risk management framework for mutual funds
The new RMF comes into effect from January 1, 2022. The fund houses are asked to prepare a roadmap for the implementation of the new framework.
MCMINIS
What is medium duration fund?
Historically, these funds also hold some securities with slightly lower rating.
MCMINIS
What is cumulative bonus in health insurance?
Health insurance policyholders get ‘rewarded’ in the form of cumulative bonus for not making claims
MCMINIS
Gold fund of funds or ETF - which one’s better?
Gold FOFs do not require demat account but they charge higher than that of the underlying ETF.
MCMINIS
Now, buy COVID insurance policies till March 2022
You can now buy and renew COVID-19-specific policies until the end of this financial year.
BUSINESS
NJ Mutual Fund to launch balanced advantage fund
NJ, India’s largest MF distributor, can take advantage of its distribution network.
MCMINIS
Investors’ choice: Healthcare sector funds
Amidst the gloom cast by Covid-19 last year, healthcare mutual funds made a strong comeback.
BUSINESS
Kotak Mutual Fund to launch multicap fund, NFO opens on September 8
Multicap funds were re-classified as flexicap funds after the SEBI circular in September 2020.
BUSINESS
Union Bank, Central Bank of India offer the lowest rates on personal loans
Interest rates start at 8.9 percent for a Rs 5-lakh loan
