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Bandhan Mutual Fund is launching a hybrid fund new fund offer (NFO), Bandhan Multi Asset Allocation Fund. The NFO will open for subscription on 10th January 2024 and close on 24th January 2024. Multi Asset Allocation funds are hybrid mutual fund schemes which invest in 3 or more asset classes. According...

Equities have rebounded strongly after a period of volatility in September and October 2023 caused by uncertainty about interest rates. When markets turn volatile some investors may be beset with doubts whether to keep investing or wait for the correction to get over. With positive signals coming from the US Federal...

In the FOMC meeting in December 2023 the US Federal Reserve indicated multiples interest rate cuts in 2024, once the central bank is comfortable with inflation risks. Reserve Bank of India has a similar stance on rate cuts in India. Fed’s guidance on future interest rate actions has cheered both equity and debt markets...

Arbitrage Funds are equity-oriented hybrid funds that leverage arbitrage opportunities, like differences in the pricing of shares in two different exchanges, or in the prices at the spots and futures market etc. Since there is a simultaneous buy and sell, they do not carry the volatility...

Silver ETFs are investment options that invest at least 95% of their net assets in physical pure silver and silver related instruments like futures contracts, exchange traded derivatives. The primary underlying asset in all these instruments should be silver as per the mandate by SEBI. As with other exchange traded...

360 ONE Multicap PMS is multicap scheme which invests across market cap segments. This PMS was launched in 2013. Minimum investment in this scheme is Rs 50 lakhs. 360 ONE is one of the leading Portfolio Management Services (PMS) providers in India. Their unique SCDV investment framework for stock selection (more on...

ETFs or Exchange Traded Funds are a basket of marketable securities tracking an underlying benchmark like NSE, BSE, Nifty 50 or even a commodity, theme or sector. ETFs encapsulates the features of different investment options like the mutual funds and stocks. Although they seem like index funds, the difference between...

As we are approaching the final quarter of the current financial year, tax planning will be one of the most important priorities for many tax payers. Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961, allows investors to claim deductions from their taxable incomes by investing in certain eligible schemes. 80C investments can be...

Healthcare as a theme has tremendous growth potential and includes businesses in diagnostics, hospitals, medical equipment, specialty chemicals, insurance, and other allied sub sectors. Investment into healthcare themed funds allows investors to participate in the growth potential of this...

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...