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How to Pick Mutual Funds That Beat the Market

  Smart Strategies for Investing in Mutual Funds: A Guide to Maximising Your Returns One of the most well-liked investing options for people looking for expert management and diversification without having to choose individual equities is a mutual fund. One of the easiest ways for people to accumulate wealth over time is through mutual fund investments. Mutual funds combine the capital of numerous individuals to invest in a diverse portfolio of stocks, bonds, and other securities, in contrast to direct stock market investing, which necessitates considerable time, study, and risk tolerance. Mutual funds are a well-liked option for both new and experienced investors due to their expert management and diversification. But merely investing in a mutual fund and crossing your fingers seldom yields the best outcomes. A comprehensive approach that matches the appropriate fund selection and management strategies with your financial objectives, risk tolerance, and investment timeline is nece...

Five important tips for working young investors that will secure a future

  The most important decision that working youth can make is to start investing early. Financial planning may not appeal to working young graduates, however, understanding the benefits of financial plan planning can make a huge difference in the future. If someone is a working youth and has started a career, this is the right time to start saving.   It is a very good idea to consider a long-term plan. At the same time, you have to keep sufficient amount for your personal expenses, other miscellaneous expenses, and also to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. You will continue to get interest on the investment over time and by the time you desire to make big life decisions like buying a car, property or going on vacation, by then you will have a good corpus.   Save savings keeping in mind compound interest: It often happens that when a young person starts a new job, the expenses are relatively low. This is the right opportunity to think that small amounts of savings ...

Know about the Arundhati Gold Scheme of the Government of Assam

  Indian parents plan their whole life for the daughter's marriage. Giving of jewellery as a gift to a daughter is a tradition in our country. But it is not easy for all the Indian families. In such a situation, the Assam state government has started the Arundhati Gold Scheme to alleviate the anxiety of the daughter's parents. Under this gold scheme, the daughter is given 10 grams of gold in gifts as help from the government in the daughter's marriage. Let us know how people can take advantage of this scheme.   Under this scheme, the rights of women who register for marriage are protected. The objective of this gold scheme is to provide some relief to the financially weak parents. The gold is given by the Assam state government also makes the girl financially strong.   In the Indian state of Assam, marriages of children are done quickly in very backward areas. Due to which their health and studies are also affected. Keeping in mind the gold found in the Arundhati ...

Follow-on public offer eliminates the need for promoter's minimum contribution now

  The Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved some changes related to the follow-on public offer of the capital market, including several mutual fund regulations, in today's meeting. Regulator SEBI has lifted the lock-in ban for promoters' minimum contribution and issue in the follow-on public offer (FPO). Till now promoters of mutual funds have to make 20% contribution in the follow-on public offer. Market regulator SEBI has also added some conditions for this, the first of which is that the shares of the issuer company have been trading continuously for the last 3 years and the second thing is that it should have at least 95% investor compliance clearance.   According to these changes in the rules of Mutual Fund by SEBI, each scheme of a fund will have different asset and liability. Now the need to issue physical certificates of units of funds of mutual funds has also been removed. The maximum limit of exit load of mutual funds schemes and the...

P-Notes investment reached 27-month high in November 2020

  Investment in India's capital market through participation papers or Pertissuary Notes (P-Notes) reached a 27-month high of Rs 831.14 billion in November. P-Notes increased investment in the second quarter as corporate earnings improved and liquidity improved.   What are P-Notes? P-Notes are issued by Registered Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to foreign investors who wish to become part of the Indian stock market without being directly registered. However, for this, they have to go through a fixed process.   According to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), P-Notes investment in Indian markets, including equity, debt and hybrid securities, increased to Rs 831.14 billion at the end of November. This figure stood at Rs 786.86 billion at the end of October.   The special thing is that this is the highest level of investment since August 2018, when a total investment of Rs 846.47 billion was made through this route. At the end of...

India Post Payments Bank Launches Digital Payments App Dak Pay

    The Department of Post and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, released its digital payment app Dak-Pay in a virtual way. The India Post Payments Bank has given this information in an official statement. The statement of IPPB said that this Dak Pay app has been launched as part of efforts to provide digital financial services to the last corner of the country.   The IPPB has stated that it is not just a digital payment app but it will help in digitally providing banking services made available by IPPB to various societies across the country through the postal network. Through this app, sending money to your loved ones (domestic money transfers) can be done by scanning the QR code to pay-services and merchants digitally, cashless ecosystem and utility bills through bio-metrics.   During the launch of the Dak Pay app, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the IPPB provided doorstep financial services during the lockdown i...

IRDA's Master Circular, Insurance Company will have to submit unclaimed amount to Senior Citizen Welfare Fund

  Have you taken an insurance policy? Have you not yet claimed if the insurance policy is over or its lapse (policy lapse)? If this is the case then there is very important news for you. Because, now if the insurance company has due policyholder due (policy due date) and it is not claimed within 10 years, then the company will deposit all the money in the government treasury. If you have also had a policy pending, then clear it in time.   The policyholder can clear the pending claim for a long time as soon as possible. If the claim does not end within 10 years, then you will not be able to claim it. After 10 years, the policyholder will have no right over that money. According to the master circular of insurance regulator IRDAI, all insurance companies in India will have to deposit their unclaimed amount after 10 years in the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund and these rules will be applicable to all insurance companies of India.   According to the information provided...

SEBI introduces a new category of funds flexi-cap in mutual funds

  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a new fund category, Flexi-cap, in mutual funds. According to the circular, mutual funds in this category need to invest at least 65 per cent of the portfolio in equities. However, there is no restriction in terms of allocation to market capitalization range and they can dynamically shift across large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. So, effectively, the new category of the fund in a mutual fund is how SEBI used to define the multi-cap category until it changed the category's mandate.   On September 11, 2020, SEBI issued a circular informing about the change in the mandate of the multi-cap fund's category. According to the new guidelines of SEBI, multi-cap funds need to allocate 25 per cent of the portfolio to each-large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap stocks, increasing the minimum equity allocation to 75 per cent. AMC has been given time until January 2021 to make the required changes in the portfolios of their multi-c...

Know what is Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency? How to trade in this virtual currency

  The cryptocurrency bitcoin is growing rapidly in investors around the world. Rich people who invest in cryptocurrencies want to increase their capital rapidly through this online currency. This is the reason that its prices are also constantly touching new heights. After 3 years, there has been a big rise in the prices of bitcoin once again. In the year 2017, bitcoin set its record high. After this, she constantly slipped downwards. But, now a new high of 3 years has been made back. People are investing in this bitcoin currency worldwide. However, the Government of India believes that it does not have any virtual currency data and hence its trading may be threatened.   Cryptocurrency bitcoin was started in the year 2009. In the first few years, bitcoin was gradually increasing. But, after the year 2015, it has seen a big boom and it has come in the eyes of the world. In many countries, trading in this virtual currency was considered legal and the price of bitcoin continu...

Net Pix Shorts IPO | Initial Public Offering details

  Net Pix Shorts Digital Media Limited was established in the year 2019 in Mumbai. It is a technology entertainment company. They provide funding for the production of short films, web series, and regional feature films and release it on the OTT platform. The companies also support firms for the movie prints and advertisement of existing films. Net Pix Shorts IPO Details IPO Open Date November 23, 2020 IPO Close Date November 18, 2020 Issue Type Fixed Price Issue IPO Issue Size 900,000 Equity Shares of 10 rupee (aggregating up to 2.70 Cr rupee) Face Value 10rupee per equity share IPO Price 30 rupee per equity share Market Lot size 4000 Shares Min imum Order Quantity 4000 Shares Listing On BSE SME The company also has a YouTube channel named "Net Pix Shorts". It ...

Loan against mutual fund will be beneficial on, cheaper loan than a personal loan

  Investing in mutual funds can not only provide good returns to the consumer, but you can also take a loan on this in a bad time. Loan against mutual fund is classified as secured loans. Loans to equity or debt-based mutual funds are available to the consumer quickly. Let us discuss today digital loans taken on mutual funds.   Loan against mutual fund gets cheaper loans than personal loans. Interest rates of loan against mutual fund vary from bank to bank. Loan against mutual funds interest rate usually between 9 and 13%. State Bank of India is offering 9.75% annual loan against mutual funds interest rate on equity mutual funds and Dual Advantage Fund. This is much better than the interest rate on personal loans, which can be up to 16%.   How much loan can I take? In the case of equity-based mutual funds, banks can lend up to 50% of net asset value (NAV). Loan against mutual funds SBI provides loans up to 50% of the net asset value of equity, hybrid or ETF mutual...

Know the risk and duty of becoming a Loan Guarantor

  The corona epidemic has affected many businesses. Due to this many consumers are facing difficulty in repaying their loan. In such a situation, if a borrower is unable to repay the loan instalments, then not only the loan borrower but also the guarantors are facing problems due to the default of the loan. If someone is a loan guarantor in such a case, then what should he take care of to avoid problems.   What to do if you default? Once you become a guarantor it will be difficult to get out of this responsibility. The guarantee should be given to you only in the case where you are ready to bear the burden of the loan if you do not pay the original account holder. If the person taking the loan is not paying the instalments regularly and the bank is asking you to repay the loan, then you can repay the loan by talking to the borrower. The Guarantor can later recover money from the borrower under the Indian Contract Act 1872.   What to do to get out of loan guarantor...

Bank of Maharashtra cut loan interest rates by 15 basis points

  Bank of Maharashtra has cut the 0.15% loan interest rates. Taking a loan from Bank of Maharashtra has become cheaper now. Bank of Maharashtra has reduced the repo rate linked loan interest rate (RLLR) by 15 basis points. After this deduction, the interest rate has now come down from 7.05% to 6.90%. The new rates come into effect from November 7, 2020. Earlier, Canara Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank have also cut interest rates this month.   Bank of Maharashtra's executive director Mr Hemant Tamta said after the deduction that this deduction has made our home loan, education loan, car loan, gold loan, and personal loan as well as MSME loan more attractive and cheap. Earlier, due to the Diwali festival season, the bank had waived processing charges on home, auto and gold loans.   Canara Bank also cut the loan interest rates, even before that the bank had cut the loan interest rates in the month of September. Bank of Maharashtra had cut MCLR by 0.10% for select period...

What is the MWP Act, which people should use this option while taking insurance?

The number of people taking health and life insurance has increased significantly during the corona epidemic. In such a situation, if a consumer is planning to take term insurance, then it should be taken with the MWP Act. With this, the family gets the insurance cover for your family. Nobody else has the right to this money. Let us discuss the MWP Act today.   The first question is what is the MWP Act? It may also happen that the insurance amount is received by a relative or husband from where he has loaned or borrowed it. To avoid these type of situations, the male insured should take a term insurance plan under the 'Married Women's Property Act, 1874 (MWP Act). A term policy plan taken under the MWP Act 1874 is considered a trust. Only the trustees have the right over the benefit amount of the insurance policy. In the event of a death claim, the trust gets the money received from the policy, which can only be claimed by the trustee. No creditor or relative can claim it. The ...

Know what changes SEBI made in debt funds after Franklin Templeton incident

  SEBI has paid special attention to the matter since the closure of the 6 debt scheme of Franklin Mutual Fund AMC. It has made several changes in the last month regarding debt and equity funds. Debt mutual funds scheme has been losing investors for some time. For this major reason, SEBI had to do all this. Please tell that 6 schemes of Franklin Templeton have defaulted. Due to this, around 28 thousand crore rupees of his investors were stuck. However, money has been slowly coming back since then to the investor. In view of the interests of an investors, market regulator SEBI has made some changes in the rules of mutual funds business, to reduce the risk. Also, such incidents should be stopped in future.   SEBI told the mutual funds company that they will now give a new warning in the fund product. It is fundamentally related to risk. Now, in every mutual fund scheme's risk-o-meter, a very high-risk category is also included in this. All mutual funds scheme will now be req...

Investor will get all information of EPF account on Whatsapp

  If the investor has to file a complaint about the EPF account, then it has become easier. EPFO has started the Whatsapp helpline service for the quick resolution of complaints about PF members. According to the labour ministry, this EPFO Whatsapp helpline service is for resolving the complaints of EPFO. Other instruments of EPFO include EPFIGMS portal (EPFO's online complaint resolution portal), CPGRAMS, social media platform (Facebook and Twitter) and 24-hour call centre.   According to the Labor Ministry, EPFO has started the Whatsapp based helpline-cum-complaint service to make the life of its investor more accessible. The move is aimed at the delivery of services to the shareholders during the Coronavirus epidemic.   The Whatsapp service allows EPF stakeholder members to interact directly with the EPFO's regional offices at the individual level. Now EPFO Whatsapp helpline service has started in all 138 regional offices of EPFO. Any concerned EPF member, wher...

Taxpayers have to pay tax even after death, know what the rule of income tax law is

Although all the rules of Income Tax Act 1961 is clear, in the meantime, there are many such rules about which income taxpayers are not aware. So far more than one lakh people have died in the country during the COVID-19 period. People generally think that they do not have to file income tax returns after death. But it is not so.   As per the Income Tax Act, it is mandatory for every person whose income falls in the taxable limit in the relevant financial year, even if he has died. Let us know some important information related to this rule.   Who will pay income tax after the taxpayer's death? Under Section 159 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, if a taxpayer dies, his legal heir has to pay the tax. Therefore, if you are the legal heir, you must first contact the Income Tax Department and register yourself as the legal representative of the deceased.   Who will be the successor if there is no will? At the same time, if the taxpayer has not made a will, then accordi...

Change Some Banking Rules | Additional charge will be given for depositing and withdrawing

  At present, there are many such banking facilities which are used by almost every customer and fees are charged from the customers for this. But very few people know about it. Till then the use of SMS facility, minimum balance, ATM and cheque, the bank charges you money. But from now on you will have to pay fees for depositing your money in banks and withdrawing.   Bank of Baroda has also started this. Bank of India, PNB, Axis and Central Bank will make a decision on this soon. From next month i.e. November 1, 2020, customers will have to pay a separate fee for banking beyond the limit. It is to be noted that Bank of Baroda has set different fees for deposit and withdrawal of current account, cash credit limit and overdraft account and deposit withdrawal from a savings account. From next month, the customer will have to pay 150 rupees for loan account after three times in a month.   If you talk about a savings account, it will be free for such consumer to deposi...