Volatility returned to market after Trump Administration imposed 50% tariff on India's exports. Talks between President Trump and President Putin on the Ukraine War remained inconclusive. There is uncertainty about the impact of tariffs on India's exports, even as the Government is trying to negotiate bilateral trade agreements...Read More

Most investors begin their journey by backing giant companies and sector leaders they trust. What if there was a fund that did the same - but in a disciplined, rule-based way? Introducing a smarter path to leadership-driven investing- the Bandhan BSE India Sector leaders Index Fund, a first-of-its-kind fund. The NFO opens...Read More

Bandhan MF has launched a new fund offer (NFO) Bandhan Multi-Factor Fund. Bandhan Multi-Factor Fund is an open-ended thematic scheme that adopts a data-driven investment approach, leveraging a range of widely recognized quantitative factors. The goal is to construct a well-diversified portfolio, based on multiple factors...Read More

Index funds have been gaining popularity with retail investors rapidly over the past few years (see the chart below). In the last 5 years, assets under management (AUM) in index funds grew from Rs 562 crores to more than Rs 3 lakh crores, a growth of more than 500X. While AUM of active equity funds is still nearly...Read More

The interest rate scenario has been favourable for debt funds over the last one year or so. After a fairly long period during which the RBI held repo rate flat at 6.5%, the central bank did two rate cuts this year (CY 2025). The first rate cut of 25 bps was announced in the February Monetary Policy Committee...Read More

The market has been volatile for the last few months (see the chart below). Global risk sentiments have been weak since the beginning of this year due to the trade policies of the Trump Administration. In the Liberation Day speech in April, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from the United States' trading...Read More

Volatility in the market intensified in the first two months of CY 2025. Concerns about the economic impact of the Trump Administration’s trade policies have roiled the US stock market and global risk-off sentiments. FII sell-off continued in January – February with net sales of Rs 1.12 lakhs...Read More

Bandhan MF has launched a new fund offer (NFO), Bandhan Nifty Next 50 Index Fund. Nifty Next 50 index comprises of 51st to 100th companies by market capitalization listed on the National Stock Exchange. While Nifty 50 and Sensex are the two most popular indices among passive investors, low-cost exposure to...Read More

Bandhan MF is launching a new passive fund, the Bandhan Nifty Alpha Low Volatility 30 Index Fund. The fund tracks the Nifty Alpha low volatility 30 Indexa multi- factor index designed to reflect the performance of a portfolio consisting of stocks selected for their strong Alpha and low volatility scores.The NFO...Read More

The market has been volatile for the last few months (see the chart below). The Nifty bounced back from 23,500 but has slipped below the psychologically important 24,000 level after the US Federal Reserve indicated fewer rate cuts in 2025. There are several headwinds for the Indian equities namely cut in FY...Read More