Dwaipayan Bose Articles

We have been in a global high interest regime for a fairly long period of time. The Reserve Bank of India began hiking repo rates in April 2022 when the rate was 4% and has held the repo rate at 6.5% for the last 1 year. The US Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates (Fed Funds Rate) in March 2022...

"Big Tech" refers to the top 5 technology companies in the United States, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook), collectively also known as the "Big 5". They are household names all over the world and have become part of our day to day lives. These companies have also been great wealth creators...

Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund has been the top performing corporate bond fund in the last 3 years. The fund continues to be one of the top performers even in CY 2024. With interest rates peaking, we are now in a favourable macro environment for debt funds. Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund can be a good alternative...

Canara Robeco Mutual Fund has launched a thematic fund NFO, Canara Robeco Manufacturing Fund. The fund will invest in companies from different industry sectors that come under the manufacturing theme. The Government with its “Make in India” policy aims to make India a global manufacturing hub. Changing global...

Nippon India Mutual Fund has launched two index funds NFOs – Nippon India Nifty Bank Index Fund and Nippon India Nifty IT Index Fund. Nippon India Nifty Bank Index Fund is a passive fund which will track the Nifty Bank Index, while the IT fund is also a passive fund which will track the Nifty IT index. Both the NFOs opened for subscription...

Stock market capped of the year 2023 with Nifty and Sensex making record highs in December. The markets cheered Fed’s indication in its December FOMC meeting that there will be multiple rate cuts in 2024. India was the standout outperformer in the emerging markets pack; in CY 2023...

Of late, Arbitrage funds have been gaining popularity amongst investors this year. As per AMFI November data, arbitrage funds received the highest monthly inflows (Rs 9,404 crores in November 2023) among all mutual fund categories. Arbitrage funds are low risk investment options for parking your short-term...

Infrastructure is one of the most crucial sectors in the progress of a country. Given India’s aspiration to become a developed economy by 2047, infrastructure development is crucial in achieving that vision. The Government recognizes the infrastructural needs and has developed various and policies...

We are approaching the end of 2023 and there is just 3 months left to complete your tax planning for FY 2023-24. If you have not done your tax planning yet, then you should start at the earliest. Tax payers can claim deductions of up to Rs 1.5 lakhs every year from their gross taxable income...

If you invested Rs 1 lakh in Nippon India Growth Fund at the time of its launch 28 years back, your investment would have grown to over Rs 3 crores. Nippon India Growth Fund’s journey is also largely a part of India’s economic growth post liberalization. From some of the worst economic...