CNBC-TV18 yesterday reported that Reliance Capital may make a strategic announcement for asset management business this week. According to sources, the press conference would happen in the evening today around 5 pm. The Asset Management Company business is the biggest cash cow for Reliance Capital and the board could approve an IPO for the AMC business, which will be a big trigger for the company. Varinder Bansal of CNBC-TV18 has more details.
RCAM, which is part of Anil Ambani-led business conglomerate Reliance Group's financial services arm Reliance Capital, had in 2014 launched two India funds in Japan -- one for equity and the other for debt markets.
The fund raised through the deal with Nippon Life would be used to grow NBFC business and reduce debt, said Sam Ghosh, CEO, Reliance Capital.
Asked if there was any redemption pressure on his company, he said that "there would be some redemptions, but not much". "Apart from returns, the investors today are looking for things like quality of portfolio, research capability at the back-end and above all, net worth of the company."
The government's decision to allow Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) invest 5 percent of its Rs 1 trillion investible fund in exchange traded equity funds has made mutual fund houses bullish about launching retirement equity funds, industry officials said.
The decision was taken by the board of trustees (BOT) of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) in its meeting, chaired by Coal Secretary Anil Swarup, who is the Chairman of BOT, in Kolkata yesterday.
LIC Nomura MF Retirement Benefit Fund is an open ended scheme comprising of three plans - Conservative, Moderate and Dynamic.