Franklin Templeton has moved the Supreme Court which it said will ensure an appropriate implementation of the law in the best interest of unitholders. Earlier the Karnataka High Court had ruled that Franklin Templeton (FT) cannot go ahead with the winding up of the schemes without obtaining the consent of a simple majority of the unitholders. It…

A healthy financial sector is an important indicator of economic growth and the backbone of any economy. As India progresses from a developing economy to a developed economy, the financial sector will have a crucial role to play. In India, the penetration across financial products remains very low as compared to other nations, which provides…

When the equity markets was expected to go through a prolonged bear phase amid the pandemic’s impact on the economy, investors witnessed a dramatic turnaround as the markets reached all-time highs. The steady rise in equity market has been backed by vaccine hopes, improvement in consumer sentiments, government stimulus, among other factors. Market movement is…

Behavioural bias such as confirmation bias, optimism bias, loss-aversion bias, and recency bias can affect investment decisions. Due to these biases, investors often deviate from rational decisions. A Rule-based investing sets aside assumptions, sentiments, intuitions, and impulses to avoid pitfalls of behavioural bias as well as minimize ‘Greed’ and ‘Fear’. Quant Fund is a fund…

Do good and good will come to you’ This quote aptly captures the essence of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing. A company that is responsible towards its environmental, social and governance footprint can be expected to grow sustainably. Nowadays citizens are growing more aware about their responsibility towards environment and society. It is likely…

The equity markets have soared to all-time highs even as the pandemic continues to ravage the economy. Though there is improvement in business and consumer sentiments ever since the economy started to unlock after months of strict lockdown, it could be a while before a total recovery sets in. Notably, there are various stocks/sectors that…

Visibility of green shoots of economic recovery has enthused investors about the growth prospects of the mid cap segment. The government’s Make in India push, boost to MSME loans, among other measures could play a crucial role in driving corporate earnings of companies in this segment. Recently, rating agency Moody’s upgraded India’s GDP estimate for…

Amidst volatility in the equity market investors have resorted to profit booking. Hence, inflows in equity-oriented mutual funds, including inflows in Equity-linked Savings Schemes (ELSS), have remained muted over the past few months. Poor performance of schemes across categories as compared to the benchmark can also be attributed for lack of investors’ interest. Despite this,…

The S&P BSE Sensex continued its northward journey gaining +4.1% in October 2020, after retracing -1.5% in the previous month. The reduction in numbers of new COVID-19 cases and active cases was a positive signal for the Indian equity markets. Overall, sentiments seemed hopeful that with phase-wise unlocking and easing COVID-19 restrictions, the Indian economy…

SEBI has introduced Flexi Cap Fund as a new category under equity schemes. Flexi Cap Fund will be characterised as schemes investing minimum 65% of its assets in equity and equity related instruments with dynamic allocation across large cap, mid cap, and small cap stocks. The introduction of this category has come as a relief to multi…