Schemes

<!-- -->The government raised interest rates on select saving schemes by up to 0.3 per cent. (Representational)New Delhi: The government on Friday raised interest rates on select saving schemes by up to 0.3 per cent for the…

Presently, AIF Regulations focus on disclosures to investors and do not prescribe any guidelines on the methodology to be adopted. Existing AIFs with a corpus of more than Rs 500 crore and any new AIFs are required to dematerialise their…

All depositors under the three risk categories need to resubmit their KYC every seven, five and two years, respectively. (Representative image)According to the circular, customers who have accounts with India Post will be divided into three…

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a government-backed scheme under the initiative of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.There are a few government schemes that offer a high-interest rate which remains the same throughout the tenure.The majority of…

The income tax department has detected 'benami' deposits of ₹50 lakh and above in small saving schemes such as the Kisan Vikas Patra and National Savings Certificate (NSC) in the name of minor children or household help.The department has…

'Small cap funds do have their own merits and they make sense when the investor has a longer investment horizon.' Small caps underperformed large caps last year hence they are a bit more attractive this time. But investors should prefer…

“In the past nine years, a new sporting era has dawned that is empowering the society through the medium of sport."This quote from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while virtually inaugurating the ‘Khelo India University Games’ through, wasn’t…

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday underlined the government's priority to incentivise and facilitate investments in India through production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, which are being expanded beyond the initial 14…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering a proposal to allow mutual funds (MFs) to charge a fee based on their performance, said Ananta Barua, whole-time member of the markets regulator. He said the proposal is…

The government’s social security schemes -- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) – have covered over 556 million beneficiaries in eight years providing…