Since the pandemic, investing in equity market is extremely volatile, debt markets are in turmoil due to aftermath of massive credit default, and successive rate cuts have caused confusion for investors over safety, returns, and risk. However, the gold market, particularly the index, has soared high to show that gold is a safe haven indeed against an economic crisis.…
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched an open-ended Exchange Traded Fund – ‘ICICI Prudential Alpha Low Vol 30 ETF’ that will track Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 Index. The new ETF of ICICI MF intends to counter the cyclical theory of single factor index structure strategy. Single-factor based index strategies, however, typically exhibit cyclicality and may underperform…
All mutual fund investments are subject to market risk, but with a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), your wealth creation journey is, usually, smoother. There is no doubt that SIP itself is an innovative way to start investing regularly. Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), facilitates diligent mode of investing in mutual funds. This tactic takes advantage ofits…
The COVID -19 mayhem has caused tremendous uncertainty and volatility in equity markets. With no progressive signs of containing the virus, almost every sector bearing the brunt and livelihoods disrupted, in such tumultuous environment, where can investors turn to? Here’s some good news…The defensive sector has emerged better than the rest. What’s a defensive sector?…
Since the credit default crisis, debt markets have taken a beating. The Franklin Templeton issue rose on the aftermath of the credit crisis; a hard lesson that a fund’s credit rating is an integral aspect of debt fund investment. The recent pandemic situation is supposedly going to push the credit line up, which is not a good sign. In…
The current pandemic situation has abruptly halted the livelihoods of individuals. In terms of investment, investing in equity market is extremely volatile, debt markets are in turmoil due to aftermath of credit default, and successive rate cut have caused confusion over safety, returns and risk for investors. However, the gold market, particularly the index, has soared high to show…
In December 2019, Edelweiss Asset Management launched the first tranche of India’s Corporate Bond ETF- Bharat Bond ETF, after it won the bid and received the mandate for it. They launched a second tranche of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund based of the success of the first series, which showed good liquidity on the exchanges. The…
This year, while the epidemic wildfire continues to claim lives, we’ve witnessed the debt debacle and equity volatility combined with the global economic growth crisis and trade wars; a Pandora’s Box. In the recent AMFI data released, the Average Asset Under Management for the monthly shows a slight uptick, but on a quarterly basis it…
Gold is making a solid comeback, proving it’s still the most important asset to own in the portfolio. The price of gold reached an all-time high, despite the slump in physical gold demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gold indices have crossed Rs 48,000 per 10 gm to inch up towards Rs 50,000 because it’s an…
HSBC Mutual Fund launches HSBC Focused Equity Fund (HFEF) an open-ended equity scheme that will invest in only 30 stocks across market cap. As per SEBI regulations, a focused fund is not allowed to hold more than 30 stocks and invest a minimum of 65% of its assets in equity and equity-related instruments, which exactly what…
