The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday proposed a service platform called MITRA (Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant) for investors to trace inactive and unclaimed mutual fund (MF) folios. The new platform is aimed at preventing the risk of fraudulent redemptions of any inactive or unclaimed folios in cases where
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from issuing offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) with derivatives as underlying assets or using derivatives to hedge their ODIs in India in bid to curb regulatory arbitrage . Also ReadSEBI may relax AIF norms: Ananth Narayan “A foreign portfolio investor shall not
Capital market regulator SEBI appointed a forensic auditor to look into financial statements of New Delhi-based real estate company TARC between years FY21-23, citing that disclosure by the company may have been ‘detrimental to the interest of investors’. The company’s stock lost 10% on Tuesday and ended at Rs 189.55. It has a market capitalisation
Taking cues from other Asian equity markets and weighed down by an across-the-board selloff, the benchmark indices fell over 1% on Tuesday. The Sensex remained under selling pressure throughout the session and closed 1,064 points, or 1.30%, lower at 80,684.45, marking its second consecutive day of decline. Similarly, the NSE Nifty fell 332.25 points, or
The Indian rupee was mostly unchanged today and trade closed at Rs 84.90 against the US dollar. This was a strengthening of 1 paisa from its previous all-time low of 84.91 on Monday.The marginal uptick came despite a weakening economic outlook, a widening trade deficit, and weak domestic markets weighing on investor sentiment. At the
By Ravi Singh The benchmark indices began the week with a negative bias, suggesting a period of consolidation following a marginal gain in the previous week. For the continuation of last week’s momentum, the Nifty needs to firmly close above 24,850. In the derivatives market, the Nifty November weekly options exhibit significant open interest at
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may relax regulations for alternative investment funds (AIF) as recent regulatory measures have reassured the watchdog about reduced circumvention practices, a senior SEBI official said. Speaking at the CII AIF Summit, SEBI whole-time-member Ananth Narayan said, “Now that we have these checks and balances in place, I
The markets have been trading in range for most part of the week. The Nifty and the Sensex closed around 1.3 percent lower ach. The Sensex ended the day in deep red, plunging by 1.30 per cent or 1064.12 points to close at 80,684.45. The Nifty too mirrored the move and closed at 24,336.00, a
Every year, lakhs of LIC policies mature, and thousands of policies become due for payment due to death claims. However, in some cases, claimants and nominees do not come forward to claim their rightful money. So, what happens to these funds when they remain unclaimed? Unclaimed funds held by the Life Insurance Corporation of India
Mutual Fund SIP Calculator: When evaluating the potential results of consistently investing a fixed amount of money each month in a Mutual Fund SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) over a ten-year period, it is common for novice investors to contemplate the returns they may achieve. Various online Mutual Fund SIP calculators, including those provided by fund
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana 19th Installment: The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM Kisan) is a crucial initiative aimed at providing financial support to small and marginal farmers in India. Farmers who are eligible receive Rs 6,000 annually which is directly transferred to their bank accounts. Following the release of the 18th installment
– By Nitin Navneet Tatiwala The global supply chain as we know is undergoing a seismic shift. Once seen as linear systems optimized for cost and efficiency, supply chains are evolving into dynamic, strategic assets. By 2025, they will be defined by three key pillars: resilience, technology, and sustainability. This transformation is not just a
The defence sector is expected to witness a sharp rise in order inflow in Q4FY25 given that defence capex is set to be met in FY25, stated a report by Elara Capital. With indigenization as the primary theme for India’s defence story, the allocation to domestic companies stands at 75 per cent of the total
