Tag: Rebalance

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

The net inflow into equity mutual funds surged 24 per cent to Rs 23,587 crore in June, reversing the declining trend of the last five months, driven by strong equity market performance across segments, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Wednesday. Also, the latest fund infusion by investors… Continue reading Equity MF inflow rises 24% to `23,587 cr in June: AMFI data

WITH 100 per cent FDI permitted under the automatic route in shipping and shipbuilding, and fiscal incentives offered by the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City, India presents a compelling case for global maritime investors, a top government official has said. Key benefits include a 10-year tax holiday, zero GST on ship imports,… Continue reading India presents a compelling case for global maritime investors: Govt

As the global fintech landscape rapidly evolves, blockchain-based stockbroking platforms like Coinbase, Kraken, and Robinhood are beginning to redefine how retail investors access financial markets. These platforms, originally built to trade crypto-assets, are now venturing into tokenised stocks, fractional ownership, and cross-border investing often outside traditional regulatory frameworks. In India, this development is attracting the… Continue reading Blockchain-Based Stockbroking: A New Frontier or Regulatory Red Flag?

India’s capital markets are undergoing a critical regulatory recalibration. Following the recent crackdown on global trading firm Jane Street for alleged misuse of the algo-trading ecosystem, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has turned its attention to a broader sweep of high-frequency trading (HFT) firms and proprietary desks operating in the Indian markets.… Continue reading After Jane Street: SEBI Tightens Oversight on High-Frequency Traders

As the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) commemorates 150 years of existence, it stands not just as Asia’s oldest stock exchange, but as a testament to India’s remarkable journey from a colonial economy to one of the world’s fastest-growing financial markets. From humble beginnings under a banyan tree in Mumbai in 1875 to becoming a cornerstone… Continue reading BSE at 150: Celebrating the Companies That Shaped the Sensex and India’s Economic Journey