Tag: Mutual Funds

WITHTHE HIGH EST-EVER figure off 15,584.57 crore,inflows into arbitrage funds continued to remain high for a third consecutive month in June and contributed significantly to the overall monthly inflows as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty. According to Anand Vardarajan, chief business officer, Tata Asset Management, the entire FY25 sawnearly f50,000-crore inflows into arbitrage funds, and the… Continue reading Inflows into arbitrage funds at record high

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on July 3 barred Jane Street from the Indian securities market, saying the US-based proprietary trading firm had manipulated stock indices and made ‘unlawful gains’ to the tune of Rs 4,844 crore. On the other side of these trades by firms such asjane Street were India’s retail traders,… Continue reading Jane Street versus the public: F&O trade falling, but individuals keep losing

SEBI ON WEDNESDAY proposed allowing credit ratings agencies (CRAs)to rate financial instruments regulated by other financial sector regulators, signalling them to consider products including unlisted securities. The move, based on feedback received from the industry regarding the rating of such products, was announced by the regulator in a consultation paper. According to current CRA Regulations, they… Continue reading Sebi mulls broadening credit rating agencies’ mandate

SEBI ON WEDNESDAY said a settlement scheme for stock brokers, who traded on the now-defunct National Spot Exchange (NSEL) platform, will open on August 25. It will conclude on February 25,2026. The scheme aims to provide a settlement opportunity to stock brokers against whom Sebi has already passed orders for trading or facilitating trading on the… Continue reading NSEL brokers’ settlement scheme from August 25

The GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2024-25 at 7.4 per cent and growth for full year of 2024-25 at 6.5 per cent have exceeded the consensus expectations making the immediate impact of global tariff war not consequential for India. Higher Q4 growth has largely been fuelled by impressive growth in fixed capital formation. Overall… Continue reading Indian economy at crossroads

RBI has proposed 10% individual and 15% aggregate investment Alternate investment funds (AIFs) have urged the banking regulator to ease the investment caps proposed for regulated entities (REs), arguing that the low thresholds suggested in draft proposals could significantly constrain capital inflows and disrupt long-tenure funds, industry sources told ET . In a representation via the Indian… Continue reading AIFs Seek Higher Cap on Inflows from Banks, NBFCs than Mooted

India’s share in the global market capitalisation rose to 4 per cent in June 2025, recovering from a 16- month low of 3.6 per cent in February 2025, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services. The report highlighted that India continues to be among the top 10 contributors to the global equity market,… Continue reading India’s share in global market recovered in June: Report

A new global gateway has opened for Indian retail investors. A GIFT City-based subsidiary of an Indian mutual fund has launched the country’s first open-ended retail fund under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) regulations, marking a key milestone in outbound investment access. While this opens up a new route for resident Indian investors to… Continue reading Retail funds in GIFT City: What investors must know about tax implications

Active investment managers have no option but to adopt hedge fund strategies to counter the migration to low cost passively run portfolios, said an outperforming asset manager. They need to shift to greater use of techniques like mathematical models, algorithms, derivatives and hedging, said Olivier Nobile of Arkea Asset Management. It will increase the chances of… Continue reading Hedge fund tools key to active managers survival

After a few months of flat growth in inflows by retail investors through SIPs in mutual fund schemes, the northward movement is back. In June, gross inflows through SIPs in MFs — an investment segment within the MF industry that is dominated almost entirely by retail investors — touched a new all-time peak at Rs… Continue reading SIPs hit new high in June as D-St uncertainty eases