repayment strategy: Are loans against MF investments better than credit card or personal loans? Shweta Jain answers

Shweta Jain, Founder, Investography, says “do not take the loan unless it is absolutely necessary. Do not take this just for splurging on something offhand. Take this as an option against your credit card loan because those work out quite expensive. Do take these as an option against personal loans. And, of course, pay as … Read more

RBI: Worries build up over RBI strictures on infra financing

Mumbai: Shares of state-owned banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and infrastructure firms plunged as much as 10% on Monday following the Reserve Bank of India’s tougher draft guidelines on the financing and accounting of project loans. The proposed stricter lending criteria, with additional provisioning, are aimed at preventing accounting shocks but could potentially hurt balance … Read more

banking industry: RBI’s hattrick bowls out potential risks in banks

Over the past few years, the banking industry has enjoyed a favourable market sentiment, as evidenced by Bank Nifty’s impressive two-year total returns from CY22 to CY23, registering a growth of 35.8%. This growth surpassed the 24% increase seen in the Nifty50 during the same period. Fortunately, this positive sentiment towards banks is not merely … Read more