Algo trading allows investors to execute trades automatically using predefined rules. While no-code platforms and ready-made strategies have made these tools more accessible, their performance depends on the underlying strategy, execution costs and changing market conditions. Experts say investors should assess not just potential returns but also the possibility of losses, the reliability of back-tested…
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will launch three insurance plans on October 19, 2026. The three products — New Jeevan Dhara-II (Plan 892), Health Shield (Plan 907) and New Cancer Cover (Plan 908) — were announced in a regulatory filing on October 12, 2026. All three are non-participating, non-linked individual insurance products, but…
Monthly contributions accounted for 80% of retirement product purchases on Pensionbazaar in September 2026, up from around 40% in January, according to data shared by the platform. Purchases on the platform were more than 50% higher in September than in April 2026, the data showed. However, the platform did not disclose the absolute number or…
Carnelian Mutual Fund will launch its open-ended Carnelian Small Cap Fund on October 16, with the new fund offer (NFO) closing on October 30. The scheme will have an investment cap of ₹5,000 crore, according to the fund house. The scheme aims to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related instruments…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the deadline for employers to file the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) and pay statutory contributions for September 2026 to October 31. The earlier deadline was October 15. The EPFO announced the extension in a post on X on October 14, giving employers an additional 16 days to complete…
A monthly systematic investment plan (SIP) of ₹10,000 in HSBC Mutual Fund’s India Export Opportunities Fund since its inception in September 2024 would have grown to approximately ₹2.82 lakh as of September 30, 2026, against a total investment of ₹2.40 lakh over two years, according to data shared by the fund house. This translates into…
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund has temporarily suspended fresh and additional lump-sum investments, switch-in transactions and new SIP/STP registrations in Kotak Medium Term Fund and Kotak Credit Risk Fund from October 15. According to a notice-cum-addendum issued by the fund house, instalments under existing systematic investment plans (SIPs) and systematic transfer plans (STPs) registered before October…
SBI Cardand EternalLimited have launched the Eternal SBI Card, a co-branded credit card offering discounts on purchases across Zomato, Blinkit, District and Bistro, along with cashback on spending with select external partners. Customers can request early access through the Zomato, Blinkit and District apps. Applications are scheduled to open from October 22 in phases, the…
The date for the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme has not been officially confirmed by the government so far. The 23rd instalment of PM-Kisan was the latest one listed on the scheme’s official website as of October 15. The PM-Kisan website states that the 23rd instalment was released by…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working on proposed changes to the consolidated account statement (CAS), which could provide investors with a consolidated view of their stocks, mutual funds, bank deposits and insurance policies, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said at the SAMVAAD Summit on Thursday (October 15). Pandey said a SEBI…
