The September quarter (Q2) saw different shades of performance by life insurance companies and the pressure on their unit-linked products was patently visible. In terms of profitability, HDFC Standard Life overshadowed its peers ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and SBI Life in performance.
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Mutual Funds Garner ₹7,554 Crore Via SIPs in July – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Retail investors are increasingly opting for systematic investment plans (SIPs) in mutual funds as the industry garnered ₹7,554 crore through this route in July, a surge of 53% from the year-ago period.
Mutual fund SIP on WhatsApp: Should you invest?
Fintech platform Wishfin, an online marketplace for various financial services, has announced the launch of systematic investment plans (SIPs) on WhatsApp. Through SIPs, you can invest a certain sum in a mutual fund at pre-decided intervals.
How to Invest in Gold
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold is one of history’s most famous and important metals and has been the basis for monetary systems for thousands of years. Although no country today still uses the gold standard, the demand for the product as an alternative to fiat money has picked up in recent years thanks to the impressive stability of the precious metal.
All Eyes Are Glued to a Leveraged Gold ETF That’s Trading Its Size in Volume
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Wall Street can’t keep its eyes off an exchange-traded fund with leveraged exposure to gold miners that’s already traded more than its size in volume Tuesday.
The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares, known by its ticker NUGT, has had more than 80 million shares, worth over $1.8 billion, trade as of 1:19 p.m. in New York. That’s the most volume the $1.2 billion fund has ever seen and 10 times the average daily turnover for the past year.
Stronger Dollar Pushes Gold Back Towards 6 Month Lows
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The Indian rupee is also near a record low against the dollar, Japan’s yen is at its weakest since mid-May and the value of the euro was eroded by the potential for a row over migration policy to fracture the German government…
Bonds Poised To Fall On Surge In Oil Prices
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Bonds Poised To Fall On Surge In Oil Prices – Indian bonds are poised to fall as a surge in global crude oil prices spurs concern that inflation will accelerate………. Crude Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as the U.S. pressed allies to end all imports of Iranian oil by a November deadline and said it didn’t want to offer any extensions. The 10-year bond yield climbed for a third day yesterday, rising 1 basis point to 7.83 percent……….
A Bond-Trading Secret That Helped One Indian Bank Beat Its Peers
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – A Bond-Trading Secret That Helped One Indian Bank Beat Its Peers — As the Reserve Bank of India started an easing cycle in 2015, eventually cutting policy rates seven times, bond yields fell to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. Here’s how a state-run …
Mutual Fund Investments in Debt Securities Lowest in 5 Years
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Mutual Fund Investments in Debt Securities Lowest in 5 Years – Mutual funds pulled out ₹ 14,085.55 crore from debt securities in May, regulatory data showed, shifting to equities amid rising bond yields and higher fixed deposit rates. According Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), this is the lowest mutual fund investment in debt markets since July 2013. In comparison, debt securities saw mutual fund inflows of ₹ 20,164.82 crore in April and ₹ 9,514.37 crore in May 2017.
Principal Mutual Fund Expects 15-20% Growth In 2018-19
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Principal Mutual Fund Expects 15-20% Growth In 2018-19 – Principal Mutual Fund expects about 15-20 percent earnings growth in the current financial year, its Chief Investment Officer – Rajat Jain. Key highlights from the conversation: ✅ See interest coming back in capital goods, but most companies are …