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Puneet Pal, head - fixed income, PGIM India Mutual Fund, said he expected the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps next week, but he pointed out the crucial aspect will be the future guidance.

Is it the right time to invest in equity mutual funds? Why mutual fund managers/experts believe that it is great time or opportunity to invest in equity mutual funds?

The goals cannot be vague, such as ‘I will buy a house when I have enough money’. Goals should be ‘SMART’: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.

This type of fund has huge interest rate risk as any change in the interest rate will impact the price of the bonds, which will impact fund returns.

Investing consistently is more than important than timing the markets.

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HDFC Nifty SDL Plus G-Sec Jun 2027 40:60 Index Fund will follow a buy and hold strategy. The existing government securities will be held till their maturity unless they are sold for meeting redemption requirements or to rebalancing of the portfolio.

Equity mutual funds shuffled their holdings in banks and insurance in February as foreign investors trimmed their positions in these stocks as part of their broader sell-off in Indian equities.

"With this fund, an investment by an Indian investor will be made in INR locally into the Bandhan US Treasury Bond 0-1 Year Fund of Fund. Our fund will in turn invest into an overseas ETF that invests in US Treasury Bonds. Being a local investment, individual remittance limits and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) requirements under the LRS facility are not applicable," Kapoor said.

The US Treasury Bond 0-1 year Fund of Fund is an open-ended FoF that will invest in units of JPMorgan BetaBuilders US Treasury Bond 0-1 year ETF.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) granted recognition to AMC Repo Clearing Ltd in January last year.

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Are the recent troubles offer a great opportunity to invest in banking schemes?

As per the Income Tax, such mergers will not result in capital gain or loss for the merging schemes. They will be treated as a continuous investment into the next scheme.

Target maturity funds are passively managed debt mutual funds that come with a specified maturity date and replicate the underlying index.

The Deputy MD of SBI MF, DP Singh, says that the SVB crisis in India will have a minimal impact on the Indian economy, and that the future is bright. Singh also says that the Indian economy is doing well, and that credit is improving. He says that the decoupling of the Indian economy from the US economy is no longer possible and that Indians are investing outside of India.

Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 Index is a Smart Beta ETF that aims to measure the performance of the low volatile securities in the large market capitalization segment. Smart Beta ETFs aim to potentially combine the benefits of both active and passive investing.

The NFO will close for subscription on March 15, 2023.

Women can give a missed call on 8657011333 if they want to learn more about mutual funds, investing or simply about how they can take their first steps toward building a financial plan, a press release said.

Whenever the market becomes volatile, many investors keep asking whether they can invest in some mutual funds that will help them to deal with the volatility better. Are there safe funds?

The NFO of SBI Dividend Yield Fund was opened between February 20 to March 6, and it will reopen for subscriptions on March 17, the company said.

The heavy withdrawal was seen from liquid funds. Debt funds continued to witness outflows at Rs 13,815 crore during the period under review.

The New Fund Offer is open for subscription and will close on March 27.

Loan against mutual funds units has existed in the past, but investors stayed away from it due to the tedious process like multiple visits to the branch, fulfilling KYC norms, and waiting for days to get the loan sanctioned and disbursed.

Gold ETFs, which track the domestic physical gold price, are passive investment instruments that are based on gold prices and invest in gold bullion.

Based on regular monthly fund disclosures, global mutual funds tracking firm Morningstar ranks India on top of 26 countries, said Amfi chief executive NS Venkatesh.

Given its growth tilt, the fund struggled last year, pulling down its otherwise decent return profile. Its new stance means it will deliver when market starts favouring growth businesses.

The loss rate is defined as the number of time intervals of negative returns as a percentage of the total number of defined time intervals. This is calculated using rolling returns.

Fortunes of arbitrage funds have changed in the past three months. These have clocked 1.7% returns over the past three months, even as liquid funds fetched 1.57%. ts, however, say ultra short term debt funds are a better option.

Regulators had objected to the use of Bandhan Bank logo for mutual fund operations. IDFC Asset Management Company was acquired by the consortium, which comprises Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited, GIC, and ChrysCapital.

The New Fund Offer (NFO) of Axis S&P BSE Sensex ETF is open for subscription and will close on March 15. The scheme will be benchmarked against S&P BSE Sensex TRI

Swarup Mohanty advises investors to continue their SIPs and stay invested, as the market will eventually correct itself. Mohanty also discusses the current global market conditions and how they may affect India. He believes that the market is beginning to become fairly valued, and that Indian markets are still relatively stable.

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Sectoral/thematic category got a total inflow of Rs 3,855.90 crore in February as compared to Rs 903.19 crore in January.

ETMutualFunds looked for schemes that have offered more than 15% returns in five, seven, and 10 year horizons. Rolling returns for schemes that have completed 10 years in the market were considered.

Fund of Fund or FoF invests in direct plans of other equity mutual funds. Some funds deploy money only in their own schemes, which could be actively managed or ETFs, while some invest in a mix of schemes of other fund houses and their own products.

Axis Securities' head B Gopkumar will take over as the CEO and Ashish Gupta, former India research head at Swiss bank Credit Suisse, will be the new chief investment officer, said a press release.

Gopkumar had joined Axis Securities as the MD & CEO in October 2019, and has over 28 years of experience in financial services industry in areas of sales and distribution, managing large teams, marketing and branding and also building of digital eco-system.

“Rate hike and continued reduction in durable liquidity surplus is positive for short-term debt fund categories like the liquid fund. We would expect further improvement in the return potential of these categories as interest accrual on short-term debt instruments has risen meaningfully,” he said.

The US Fed has said that it may opt for bigger rate hikes to contain inflation. What will RBI do? We talked to Abhishek Bisen, Head - Fixed Income, Kotak Mutual Fund, for some clues.

The appointment comes as the country's seventh-largest asset manager looks to regain investor confidence after allegations of front-running against its former chief trader.

The Sebi asked Amfi to ask fund houses to remove promotional material such as advertisements, illustrations, pamphlets, and brochures that make misleading claims.

The auditors, after being empanelled, would be taking up assignments of the forensic audit of mutual funds, AMCs, and trustee companies or board of trustees.

According to the report, there were only 18 women fund managers in 2017. The number has been increasing gradually since then, except for 2020 when there was a minor decrease.

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Can SIP dates make a big difference to your returns? Some investors believe so. They think that investing in the middle or end of the month will offer them better returns.

For regulated entities that are currently availing cloud services should ensure that all such arrangements are revised and they should be in compliance with the framework within 12 months.

Managing your own hard-earned money will offer you financial security and independence and help to you plan a bright financial future.

The New Fund Offer (NFO) The NFO is open for subscription and will close on March 15. The benchmark of the scheme is CRISIL Long Duration Fund AIII Index.

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Managing director Mahesh Bhanushali had earlier expressed his gratitude for the overwhelming response the IPO received. He said strong demand for the issue reflected the investors' trust and confidence in the company's growth prospects and the management.

According to market sources, Udayshivakumar Infra shares are commanding a premium of Rs 10 in the unlisted market, which is higher than the previous day.

According to market analysts, the grey market premium, which indicates the premium commanded by shares in the unlisted market, fell sharply from subscription closing date to around Rs 15. The company has fixed a price band of Rs 133-140. At the upper end, the company's shares are expected to get listed at 10% premium.

The company has 46 work orders in hand having an aggregate order book value of Rs 1,291 crore, as of the December quarter. Out of these, 30 are ongoing and 16 are new work orders, which are yet to start.

The six companies had filed their preliminary initial public offering (IPO) papers with Sebi between September 2021 and May 2022 and their papers were returned during January-March (till March 10).

DIPAM will drive the listing process for which the Centre had given initial approval in 2017.

About 60% of the offer is reserved for retail investors, while 30% is set aside for non-institutional investors. Meanwhile, 10% of the issue is reserved for Qualified institutional buyers (QIB).

Out of the total 37,84,000 equity shares on offer, not more than 17,97,000 equity shares have been reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB). A total of 5,39,100 shares have been reserved for Non-Institutional Investors (NII) and the rest for retail individual investors.

In an interview with PTI, Ramdev assured his investors and public shareholders that there would be no impact of Patanjali Foods Ltd's (PFL) operation and financial performance and its growth trajectory will remain intact.

Equity markets were plagued by a host of issues this year including rising interest rates, slowing economic growth, Adani crisis and the latest fallout of the banking crisis in the US. Benchmark Nifty is currently 10% down from its peak.

It is not planning to seek a fresh approval for the IPO immediately from the Securities & Exchange Board of India because of the current choppy market. "We’re not in a hurry to go and, you know, sell it at any cost," managing director K Srinivas told ET.

According to analysts, the grey market premium, which indicates the premium commanded by shares in unlisted markets stoo Rs 20. The company has fixed a price band of Rs 133-140. At the upper end, the shares are expected to list at 14% premium over the issue price.

The ₹412-crore IPO comprised a fresh share issue of ₹180 crore and an offer for sale of 3.93 million shares by existing shareholders. As part of the offer for sale, Nilekani's family trust offloaded 1.44 million shares.

Global Surfaces, which is into processing natural stones and manufacturing engineered quartz, has collected Rs 46 crore from anchor investors and set a price band of Rs 133-140 per share. At the upper end of the price band, the company is expected to fetch Rs 155 crore from the IPO

The proceeds from the IPO will be used for funding additional working capital, investment in strategic acquisitions and other general corporate purposes.

The company's grey market premium is at 18, according to market analysts.The issue was subscribed 5.44 times, driven by strong interest from retail investors

The company has fixed a price band of Rs 133-140. The company plans to raise about Rs 154.98 crore at the upper end of the price band

Religare broking said the company has a strong opportunity in the international market and its new products and designs would aid growth and increase operational efficiency. The brokerage has a "neutral" rating on the public offer.

The price band for its initial public offering has been fixed at Rs 133-140 per share. Investors can bid for a minimum of 100 equity shares and in multiples of 100 equity shares thereafter

Global Surfaces will be open for subscription on Monday to raise funds through an initial public offering. The company will raise Rs 155 crore at the upper price band of the issue. The shares of the company will be listed on both NSE and BSE. The company will be offering 1,10,70,000 equity through the initial public offering through the book-building process.

The size of the IPO wasn’t disclosed. However, according to Krishna Raghavan, Founder, UnlistedKart, a SEBI-registered research analyst firm, Tata Technologies' recent buyback valued the company at Rs 16,080 crore, indicating that the offered size could be at least Rs 3,800 – Rs 4,000 crore.

The Flipkart IPO has been in the works since the last few years and it was earlier reported that the company is eyeing a listing on Wall Street

Under the IPO, Tata Motors intends to sell 81,133,706 shares of its subsidiary. Two other shareholders - Alpha TC Holdings and Tata Capital Growth Fund I - of the company are also selling shares in the offer.

The IPO is being launched by way of an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 95,708,984 equity shares, representing approximately 23.60% of its paid-up share capital.

The IPO comprises fresh issuance of 85.20 lakh equity shares and an Offer For Sale of up to 25.5 lakh equity shares by promoters Mayank Shah and Sweta Shah. The company said IPO proceeds will be used for investment in its arm Global Surfaces FZE for part-financing its capex requirements of setting up the manufacturing facility in Dubai and other general corporate purpo

Aakash Educational Services will issue convertible notes that will convert into equity at a discount of 20% to the listing price of the unit’s planned initial public offering

The part reserved for retail investors was subscribed 4.31 times, while non-institutional investors (NIIs) and qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) parts were subscribed 1.4 times and 7.83 times respectively. The shares are expected to be listed on the exchanges on March 14.

The preparations for the IPO are expected to be kick-started in the U.S. in the coming days, the sources said. The valuation range has not yet been finalized but Cambridge, England-based Arm is hoping to be valued at more than $50 billion during its share sale, the sources said

According to the draft papers, the issue with a face value of Rs 2 per equity share consists of a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 140 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 77,58,620 equity shares by Nutalapati Venkatasubbarao

However, the draft offer documents for the IPO were withdrawn on February 28 and the reasons for the withdrawal have not been disclosed, an update with the markets regulator showed on Monday

The portion reserved for retail investors was subscribed 4.31 times, while the category for non-institutional investors (NIIs), including high-net-worth individuals, was subscribed 1.4 times. The qualified institutional buyers' segment saw bidding for 7.83 times the shares set aside to them.

The retail portion was subscribed 4.31 times, while non-institutional investors (NIIs) made bids 1.4 times more than the reserved bit. Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs), who largely stayed on the sidelines for two days, came to the party on the last day making bids 7.83 times more than the allotted part.

Qualified institutional buyers, who stayed on the sidelines for most part on Day 2, started bidding towards fag end of the day and the part reserved for them was subscribed 6%. Tomorrow is the last day for subscription to the public issue.

Most analysts say the public offer is decently valued and have recommended investors to subscribe to the issue. They say Divgi Torq is one of the few players in the country that has the ability to develop and supply system level transfer cases and is the only company to make torque couplers.

Ahead of the IPO, Divgi has raised Rs 185 crore from anchor investors, in which several mutual funds like ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund, Nippon India Smallcap Fund, Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund among others have participated.

The Divgi TorqTransfer IPO consists of fresh equity issue worth Rs 180 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 39.34 lakh shares by investors and other selling shareholders.

Divgi TorqTransfer Systems plans to raise up to Rs 412 crore through an initial public offer. Of this, Rs 180 crore would be through a fresh issue of shares mainly for expansion plans while the balance is an offer for sale by investors and promoters

IRM Energy’s IPO is a complete fresh issue of up to 10,100,000 equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 per equity share. Meanwhile, Lohia Corp’s public issue is a complete offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 31,695,000 equity shares by existing shareholders with a face value of Re 1 per unit

Going by the draft papers, staffing firm FirstMeridian Business Services Ltd's Rs 740-crore IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 50 crore and an Offer-For-Sale (OFS) of Rs 690 crore.

The IPO includes a fresh issue of ₹180 crore and an offer for the sale of up to 3.93 million equity shares. The company intends to meet capital expenditure requirements for the purchase of equipment and machinery from the net proceeds of the fresh issue.

The 62-year-old company, popular for its sustainable and traditional Indian wear, said it may consider going public in the future and that several global ESG-focused funds had expressed an interest to invest. It did not give details.

The red herring prospectus (RHP) of the IPO shows that the weighted average cost of acquisition for Nilekani's firm was Rs 125.28. Considering that shares would be allotted to IPO investors at the upper price band of Rs 590, Nilekani will make a neat profit of Rs 66.98 crore or 370% return from his investment of about Rs 18 crore.

January and February did not see any public issues. The high-profile ₹20,000-crore follow-on public offering of Adani Enterprises was called off after a rout in its share price following a Hindenburg report accusing the conglomerate of stock price 'manipulation' and accounting 'fraud'.

The shares are expected to get listed on the exchanges on March 14. About 75% of the offer is reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 15% for non-institutional investors and 10% for retail investors.The issue comprises fresh issue of Rs 180 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to 39,34,243 equity shares by promoters and other selling shareholders

Companies from the Middle East raised some $21.9 billion through IPOs in 2022, more than half the total for the wider EMEA region, which also includes Europe and Africa, according to Dealogic data.

The company had filed preliminary IPO papers with Sebi in December last year. The issue consists of a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 75 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 9,417,500 equity shares by promoter and selling shareholders

The company said the objects of the offer are to achieve the benefits of listing. Further, the listing will enhance its goodwill and provide liquidity to the existing shareholders. The company expects that the proposed listing will also provide a public market for the shares in India.

The reason for the withdrawal was not immediately clear. Joyalukkas did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. The jeweller, based in the southern Indian state of Kerala, operates showrooms across roughly 68 cities and is one of the biggest jewellery retailers in the country.

Recently, the company announced that it won marquee mandates, including Tata Sons, National Skill Development Corporation, Indian Oil, TATA Croma, and Bank of Baroda. The mandate of the National Skill Development Corporation is to transform the brand notion and strengthen the connection with youth.

Morgan Stanley’s view comes in the wake of the overnight collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its ripple effects on the entire banking system, followed by the crisis at Credit Suisse and its takeover by UBS.

PVR is majority owned by the public with 72.5% stake, while promoters own 27.46%. The multiplex chain is one among the companies with highest foreign shareholding at 30%. Mutual funds, meanwhile, have about 20.73% stake in the company.

The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading. Much of the attention was still on banks, which may be cracking under the pressure of the fastest flurry of hikes to interest rates in decades.

The conglomerate, hit by allegations around corporate misgovernance, said it has decided to put on hold the major equipment procurement and site construction activities for the project as the financial closure is pending with various institutions.

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Brent and WTI earlier fell by about $3, hitting lows last registered in December 2021, with WTI sinking below $65 a barrel. Both benchmarks shed more than 10% of their value last week as the banking crisis deepened.

In the overseas markets, both gold and silver were trading higher at USD 2,005 per ounce and USD 22.55 per ounce, respectively.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened stronger at 82.48 against the dollar. During intra-day, it went as high as 82.45 and hit the lowest level of 82.71. It finally settled at 82.63 (provisional) against the American currency, registering a fall of 4 paise against its previous close.

Managing director Mahesh Bhanushali had earlier expressed his gratitude for the overwhelming response the IPO received. He said strong demand for the issue reflected the investors' trust and confidence in the company's growth prospects and the management.

Geekay Wires, Shrem InvIT, SP Refractories Ltd., Annapurna Swadisht Ltd. and Stampede Cap, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

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The biggest cryptocurrency rose as far as $28,567, its highest since mid-June, and was last up 0.9%, amid growing expectations that central banks would slow the pace of interest rate hikes.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 360.95 points at 57628.95

In the last six months foreign investors have rushed to book profits via secondary share sales.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 360.95 points at 57628.95

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 360.95 points at 57628.95

Now, it has to cross and hold above 17,071 zones to witness a bounce towards 17,171 and 17,250 zones, while on the downside supports are seen at 16,850 and 16,800 levels, said Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal.

The NSE Nifty index closed 111.65 points down at 16988.4

The NSE Nifty index closed 111.65 points down at 16988.4

The markets have been adjusting to a normal world versus how the market used to be earlier in terms of looking at extremely low interest rates as a base case forever. This has hit global demand as well as the growth outlook for Indian companies. In the last two to three quarters, earnings have been fairly muted in India. Today, we are in midst of bad news which in a way is now starting to give attractive prices for Indian equities.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.93 per cent down at 12131.7.

Investors with large equity or mutual fund portfolios can pay low or no tax or set-off their losses by tax harvesting or tax-loss harvesting.

Tracking weak global sentiments amid continuing global banking crisis, Indian indices in Monday’s trade ended lower.

In the Nifty pack, 13 stocks closed in the green, while 37 stocks ended in the red.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.6 per cent down at 39361.95.

On the other hand, since the release of the Hindenburg report on January 25 Adani Group stocks have lost around 52% of their combined market value. In less than two months, Adani stocks have lost around Rs 10 lakh crore of its market value.

Bajaj Finserv, Adani Ent., Bajaj Finance, Hindalco and Wipro were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The trend in the housing market is that people are buying homes to get the capital gains benefit which is getting capped next year. There has been no decrease in demand as of January, but if rates continue to increase, the slowdown will start to come in. There is still demand in terms of home loans, but it is not advisable to go for it now. Rates will go up and down, and when it goes up, the tenure will automatically increase.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.11 per cent down at 11663.3.

The Nifty IT index closed 1.43 per cent down at 28442.95.

Dragged by banking, financial and IT stocks, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 361 points or 0.62% to settle at 57.629. Sector-wise, Nifty Metal fell 2.35% and Nifty IT declined 1.43%.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.0 per cent down at 395.0.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 360.95 points at 57628.95

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 360.95 points at 57628.95

Global sentiments continue to be soft. In such a scenario, it is better to focus on the domestic sectors. Manufacturing or capital goods sectors are likely to see a much better situation as compared to global exports. Within that, in order to save the portfolio, maybe in order to be defensive, FMCG continues to look better from a medium-term perspective.

The Indian government bond yields were marginally lower on Monday, mirroring U.S. peers, while the rescue of a European lender and dipping odds of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week further aided sentiment. The 10-year benchmark 7.26% 2032 bond yield was at 7.3361% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, after closing at 7.3511% on Friday. The yield fell eight basis points last week, its biggest drop in six

Banking giant UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in a deal orchestrated by regulators in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system.

The Chairman of Man Industries, Rameshchandra Mansukhani, has announced that the company has won a Rs 1,300-crore order from the Middle East. This order includes value added products, along with the coating and a lot of other treatments. The order has to be completed in 6-7 months after May. The company has Rs 18,000 crore bid position, so if it does not perform, its India name is not there and it cannot get the Rs 18

BPCL is a good buy at current levels, but investors should be cautious as the market is volatile. The stock is also a good bet because it is a derivative of crude oil prices. Today, I have picked up LIC due to its good risk reward ratio. Pansari further says, the current market price of LIC is Rs 576 and targets for LIC are Rs 600 and Rs 615 with a stop loss of Rs 565.

When a company goes ex-dividend on a particular date, its stock does not carry the value of the next dividend payment. Usually, an ex-dividend date is set one or two days before the record date.

In 2019, SEBI passed a series of orders against the NSE and its former chief executives, Chitra Ramkrishna and Ravi Narain, alleging that the exchange did not exercise due diligence while setting a network that allowed high-frequency traders unfair access to some network servers at the exchange.

"Its fate is therefore not only decisive for Switzerland, for our companies, for private clients, for its own employees, but also for the stability of the entire financial system," Swiss President Alain Berset said in unveiling the deal.