anand rathi wealth: 20- 25% growth is there for the taking for many years to come: Anand Rathi Wealth CEO

Rakesh Rawal, CEO, says “Anand Rathi Wealth has grown in the 30% range for the last several years that we have been in the market. We projected 20-25% and achieved 30%. This year also, we projected 20-25% and hopefully we should meet that and try and better the expectations. Broadly, the industry is very well … Read more

SIP: SIP account additions accelerate further in February

ET Intelligence Group: The systematic investment plan (SIP) route continues to attract new retail investors amid soaring equity benchmark indices with no signs of exasperation. New SIP accounts opened in February were 2.3 times more than the ones that were closed according to the data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The … Read more

AUM: AUM of mid & small-cap MFs closes in on large caps

Mumbai: The assets under management (AUM) of equity mutual funds investing in small-cap and mid-cap stocks are catching up with that into schemes betting on large caps. This reflects the strong appetite among individual investors for the top-performing small-cap and mid-cap stocks despite growing concerns that the space may be overheated after the blistering run … Read more

Bajaj Finance Q3 results: Bajaj Finance Q3 net profit rises 22% on strong loan growth

Mumbai: Bajaj Finance, India’s largest non-banking finance company by assets, reported a 22% increase in net profit for the quarter ended December 2023 to ₹3,639 crore from ₹2,973 crore a year earlier, driven by strong loan growth. Assets under management (AUM) grew 35% to ₹3.10 lakh crore during the quarter from ₹2.30 lakh crore a … Read more

FPI: FPI custodians finalise disclosure exemption rules

Mumbai: In verifying the global assets under management (AUM) of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), the custodians of the funds can rely on regulatory filings available on the websites of regulators for information about the regulated investment manager or trust bank or trustee of the fund, according to a revised standard operating procedure. Determining the global … Read more

Retail investors: Retail investors’ faith in equities takes MFs’ AUM past Rs 50 lakh crore

Mumbai: Staggered equity investments through monthly plans surged to a record in December, helping draw substantial cash to mutual funds investing in risk assets through a month that saw the main index breach the 21,000 mark. Expectations of interest rates peaking out globally, political continuity after the state election results, and India’s world-leading growth credentials … Read more

FPIs: Revised standards bring in some leeway for FPIs

Mumbai: 2024 begins on an easier note for several foreign portfolio investors (FPI) betting on India. Among the offshore funds who were put off by the onerous disclosure rules imposed by the Indian capital market regulator, some now have a leeway. A number of FPIs that are pooled-vehicles from countries like Mauritius, Singapore, and Cayman … Read more