Financial markets are often likened to a roller coaster due to their inevitable ups and downs, and the recent events have made this comparison feel more real than ever. On Monday, January 13, 2025, investors in India were left reeling as stock markets took a nosedive, with the BSE Sensex plummeting 1,048.90 points or 1.36%…
In 2024, the Indian equity market experienced significant turbulence, primarily influenced by escalating geopolitical tensions, inflationary concerns, and uncertainties in the global economy. As we step into 2025, many of these headwinds are likely to persist. In a volatile environment, it is natural for investors to feel uncertain about the future of their mutual fund investments…
If you are aiming to get two birds with one stone, i.e. build wealth and save tax, then investing in some of the best Tax Saving Mutual Funds, also known as the Equity-Linked Saving Scheme (ELSS) is a worthwhile proposition. As you know, tax saving is an integral part of our wealth creation journey, as…
In the last bi-monthly monetary policy meeting held on October 9, 2024 (before the CPI inflation data for October 2024 was released), the RBI maintained a status quo on the policy repo rate for the tenth time in a row. Five members out of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), namely Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof.…
India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for October 2024, inched up to 6.21% (a 14-month high) from 5.49% in the previous month and surpassed the RBI’s target range of 2-6%. The CPI inflation reading for rural India was higher at 6.68% than for urban India at 5.62%. Inflation in ‘food & beverages’, which has nearly…
The Indian equity market has been rather volatile of late. One of the factors weighing on is the geopolitical scenario. In the recently concluded U.S. Presidential elections, Donald Trump (of the Republican Party) triumphed over the Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris, becoming the 47th President of the United States of America (USA) by a sweeping majority and also…
Indian mutual fund houses amidst the upbeat market sentiments (backed by the fact that India is the fastest growing economy with robust fundamentals) and that retail investors are enthusiastically investing in mutual funds have launched a variety of schemes, both active and passively managed ones, over the last few years. Table: Fund Houses Opened NFO Factories…
In the calendar year 2024, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has come up with several NFOs and a majority of them have been from the passive investment category — either equity-oriented exchange-traded funds or Index Funds. Given the fascination for the passive style of investing of late, particularly index funds, and also because certain diversified equity funds haven’t…
Against the backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, volatility in the Indian equity market increased. RBI Governor, Mr Shaktikanta Das, in his speech on Global Financial Stability; Risks and Opportunities in the September 2024 bulletin, stated that the contagion risk from geopolitics can no longer be ignored, and geoeconomic fragmentation is weighing on the…
The capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in order to facilitate enhanced transparency, make it easy to understand for investors, and standardise the approach towards disclosures by mutual funds, last week on September 27, 2024, released a consultation paper. In it certain changes have been proposed that shall help you, the…
