This is being done to augment risk management practices in view of the increasing role of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in direct credit intermediation

Both the state as well as the Centre will contribute Rs 1,466.2 crore each for the project, while the rest of the amount would be raised through loans

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sent two show cause notices to HDFC Asset Management Company regarding the investments of its Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) in debt instruments of the Essel Group, which is reeling under heavy debt.

Debt funds are in the line of fire for missing the danger signals and eventually falling prey to defaulting securities.

Experts say it was bound to happen as the Essel group issue was highlighted two months ago and it's not a new problem. There is nothing much that investors can do.

Business Today caught up with Shah to understand the rationale behind the move that runs the risk of denting investor confidence in debt mutual funds

With an overhang of global and domestic cues, it looks like the equity markets may challenge on hand. Fiscal year 2018-19 is obviously not going to be a year of straightforward positive returns on the index.

Indexation benefits make three-year FMPs a good bet.

Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer (Debt) and Head of Products at Kotak Mutual Fund in conversation with Jinsy Mathew shares some of the points what investors should look for before taking a debt investment plunge. 

After the rate cut by RBI, read on to find out where you should invest your money

Last month when ICICI Prudential MF (ICICI) grabbed the top position in terms of asset under management (AUM) displacing HDFC MF (HDFC) we had flagged off that it has to be seen how they manage to hold on to their premium position.

A 20% capital gains tax will be levied only at the time of redemption of mutual fund fixed maturity plans and no tax will be charged on rollover of plans beyond 36 months.

We discuss features of longer term FMPs that fund houses are coming out with in response to the new tax rules.

Money Today suggests changes you should make in your debt portfolio to to match your risk profile, maturity and return expectations, while minimising the impact of the new tax rules.

The government has proposed to increase long-term capital gains on non-equity oriented funds from 10 per cent to 20 per cent without indexation, and raised the minimum investment period for being considered long-term capital gains from 12 months to 36 months.

G Pradeep Kumar, CEO, Union KBC Mutual Fund says even if the Net asset value (NAV) of the fund goes from Rs 10 to Rs 20, we can say that the fund has performed but the investor doesn't make money until he books profits.

BT Fund Awards have been conceived to solve a specific problem that investors have. The problem is simple - there are too many funds of varied kind and investors don't know how to begin understanding this universe.

Since most investors invest a major share of their debt investments in traditional options offering lower but guaranteed returns, more often than not, they fail to earn positive real of return.

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