Fixed deposits (FDs) are a popular choice among investors looking for predictable returns from their savings. Special-tenure FDs can offer competitive interest rates for investors willing to lock in their money for a specific period. If you are planning a one-time investment of ₹10 lakh in a 444-day FD, how much interest can you earn…
Gold ETFs attracted net inflows of ₹4,450.61 crore in September, up 71.4% from ₹2,596.70 crore in August, even as domestic spot gold prices fell nearly 5%. The inflows highlight continued investor interest in gold, but do not necessarily indicate that prices have bottomed out. Gold ETFs received ₹45,925.15 crore in net inflows in the first…
JioBlackRock Asset Management has launched its first international fund from GIFT City, offering Indian investors access to global equities through the JioBlackRock Advantage World Equity Fund. The open-ended fund of funds will invest in the BlackRock Advantage World Equity Fund, which has an over eight-year track record. Sid Swaminathan, MD & CEO of JioBlackRock Asset…
Gold and silver prices continued to face selling pressure on Thursday, October 29, as investors assessed the US Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision and awaited fresh inflation data for clues on the outlook for monetary policy. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December gold futures were trading at ₹1.43 lakh per 10 grams, down…
Starting retirement investments 10 years earlier could nearly triple the final corpus, even if the additional contribution over that period is just ₹12 lakh, according to Rahul Bhagat, CEO of DSP Pension Fund. For someone investing ₹10,000 a month, an investment horizon of 25 years could build a corpus of around ₹1.2 crore, assuming an…
India’s gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) market had assets under management (AUM) of ₹1.86 lakh crore across 26 schemes as of September 30, 2026. Yet, nearly four-fifths of these assets were concentrated in just five schemes, even as returns across gold ETFs remained broadly similar, according to ICRA Analytics. The concentration raises a question for investors:…
The Railway Board has notified a revision in the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for contract workers engaged in various categories of employment, effective October 1, 2026. In an order dated October 28, the Railway Board issued instructions to all zonal railways, production units and other railway establishments to implement the revised rates in line with…
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has extended its New Amnesty Scheme 2025 till December 31, 2026, giving eligible employers and insured persons additional time to resolve pending legal disputes under the erstwhile Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act. The scheme, which was initially applicable from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, has been extended…
High-net-worth individuals (HNIs) are opting for higher life insurance coverage, with term insurance bookings in the segment doubling since April 2023 and the average sum assured rising 30%, according to data shared by Policybazaar. The insurance marketplace said younger affluent buyers are emerging as a key growth segment, with customers below the age of 35…
Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath has said that higher securities transaction tax (STT) and other measures to curb futures and options (F&O) speculation may have pushed traders towards riskier trading behaviour. In a post on X, Kamath shared Zerodha’s approximate estimates of the proportion of individual traders who are profitable across different strategies. He put the…
