A study by WhiteOak Capital has highlighted how combining debt, equity and gold in different proportions may improve portfolio risk-adjusted returns over the long term, challenging the common perception that adding equity always increases volatility. The analysis, titled “Chemistry of Investing”, examined rolling one-year return data between September 2001 and April 2026 using combinations of…
The Department of Posts has introduced personalised cheque books for Post Office Savings Account (POSA) holders, aiming to improve customer convenience, enhance security features and align postal banking services with standard banking practices. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Communications, the new personalised cheque books will include pre-printed account holder details such…
Gold and silver prices traded lower on Thursday (May 14) after earlier gains driven by a weaker US dollar and investor focus on ongoing talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, while markets continued to assess the impact of inflationary pressures and India’s recent import duty hike on bullion demand. COMEX…
Axis Mutual Fund has tightened restrictions on three of its international fund-of-funds schemes, pausing all fresh subscriptions as well as existing systematic transactions from May 13, according to an addendum issued by the fund house. The latest move expands on the earlier curbs announced on May 5, when the asset manager had said it would…
With markets remaining volatile, investors continue to pour money into equity mutual funds, especially flexicap, midcap and smallcap categories. Vandana Trivedi, Head-Institutional Sales & Passives at Axis MF said multicap funds deserve more attention as they offer structured exposure to large, mid and smallcaps. She highlighted emerging opportunities in mid and smallcaps while cautioning that…
Crypto exchange WazirX has launched futures trading for users in India, introducing crypto derivatives on its platform with a new fee structure and additional onboarding requirements. The company said its futures trading segment will charge a maker fee of 0.02% and a taker fee of 0.04%. It stated that these rates are among the lower…
HDFC Life Insurance Company has announced a bonus of ₹4,596 crore for participating policyholders following a board meeting held on April 16. The company said the bonus will benefit around 22.2 lakh participating policyholders. It added that this is its highest-ever bonus declaration to date. Out of the total amount, an estimated ₹3,761 crore is…
SBI Mutual Fund on May 13 announced the launch of two passive target-maturity debt index funds—the SBI CRISIL-IBX 10:90 Gilt + SDL Index – Dec 2029 Index Fund and the SBI Nifty G-Sec Jul 2031 Index Fund. The New Fund Offer (NFO) for both schemes will open on May 14 and close on May 19….
The sharp rally in gold and silver prices following India’s import duty hike has sparked renewed investor interest, but experts said the move reflects a structural re-pricing of domestic bullion rather than the start of a fresh investment cycle. The government raised import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, aiming to curb…
Gold and silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surged up to 15% on Wednesday (May 13) after domestic bullion prices jumped sharply on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), following the government’s steep hike in import duties on precious metals. The Centre raised customs duty on gold and silver imports to 15% from 6%, triggering an immediate re-pricing of…
