SEBI : Understand whether AIFs and MFs are classified as related parties under the Companies Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. Analysis b...
Finance : Learn about India's 2025 mutual fund tax rules, including updated rates for equity and debt funds, and strategies to reduce your t...
Income Tax : There are various taxes surrounding the transaction of investing in mutual funds. It includes various aspects such as tax on the i...
SEBI : SEBI launches MITRA platform to help investors track inactive mutual fund investments and update KYC details, improving transparen...
Finance : Learn how to balance risk and returns by investing in both debt and equity funds. Build a diversified portfolio to achieve short- ...
SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India Monday 30th September 2024– SEBI Board Meeting Sub: Amendments to the Securities and Exch...
SEBI : SEBI proposes changes to mutual fund disclosures, including expense, returns, and risk-o-meter updates. Public comments are open u...
SEBI : Explore SEBI's MF Lite Regulations consultation paper proposing relaxed rules for passively managed mutual fund schemes to boost i...
SEBI : SEBI seeks public input on mandatory disclosure of Risk Adjusted Return by Mutual Funds to aid investors in making informed decisi...
SEBI : SEBI Consultation Paper on Review of Total Expense Ratio charged by Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to unitholders of schemes of...
Income Tax : Explore the DCIT vs K.E. Faizal case where the ITAT Cochin ruled on taxation of mutual fund gains, analyzing the application of In...
Finance : Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Private Limited and Another Vs Amruta Garg and Others (Supreme Court of India) Prior-consent f...
Finance : SEBI Vs Franklin Templeton Trustees Services Pvt. Ltd (Karnataka High Court) i) We hold that no interference is called for in the ...
SEBI : SEBI introduces MITRA, a platform to help investors trace inactive and unclaimed Mutual Fund folios, ensuring transparency and fra...
SEBI : SEBI mandates daily disclosure of Information Ratio (IR) for equity mutual funds, enhancing transparency and aiding investor decis...
SEBI : SEBI introduces new rules for mutual funds on expense disclosures, returns, risk-o-meter color scheme, effective December 5, 2024....
SEBI : SEBI circular includes mutual fund units under insider trading regulations, effective November 1, 2024, outlining disclosure requi...
SEBI : SEBI mandates valuation of AT-1 bonds based on Yield to Call, aligning with NFRA recommendations. Effective from August 05, 2024, ...
We heard lot of people saying saving and investment are same but that is not correct. Investment may require savings but investment gives you long term benefits in future, saving remains static same like money do nothing lying in your wallet or purse- it is saved there but doesn’t grow. If you think your money […]
Redemption of Mutual Fund Unit vs. Switching in Mutual Funds? In the first week of July, the capital market regulator of India SEBI has provided a clarification finally ending speculations over whether any stamp duty shall be payable on the redemption of mutual funds. It asserted that no stamp duty shall be eligible on the redemption of mutual fund […]
In India, the income from long term capital gains on transfer of Shares and Mutual Funds on which security transaction tax (STT) has been paid, is exempt from levy of income tax under section 10(38) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’). This is a well known exemption amongst the tax payers and investors in India.
Introduction: Equity Mutual fund seems to have become a great investment option in recent times. In-fact mutual fund companies (With their famous tag line “Mutual Fund Sahi Hai”) are leaving no stone unturned to bring the common man into the wild market commonly known as the Share market. But can mutual funds outperform the market […]
Article explains What is Switching, Benefits of Switching, Tax effect of Switching If the units are held as stock-in-trade and Tax effect of Switching If the units are held as investments. Hi, almost all of us are aware of investing in Mutual Funds and their respective Tax effects. However, some areas still remain Grey for […]
No Mutual fund schemes shall invest in physical goods except in ‘gold’ through Gold ETFs. However, as mutual fund schemes participating in ETCDs may hold the underlying goods in case of physical settlement of contracts, in that case mutual funds shall dispose of such goods from the books of the scheme, at the earliest, not exceeding the timeline prescribed below
The central government has revised its borrowing program by INR 4.2 lakh crores to INR 12 lakh crores for the full financial year. At approximately 2% of GDP, this is at the lower end of the expected requirements for additional financing by the government and by no means sufficient to bridge both the revenue gap as well as the discretionary stimulus ahead.
Let me begin by describing the meaning of a Mutual Fund. It is a financial product that pools money of different individuals and invests on their behalf into various assets such as equity, debt or gold as per the objective of the scheme. Based upon the investor’s financial goals and risk appetite, there are several funds to choose from.
Article explains about Income Tax on Income distributed to Unit Holders by Mutual Funds (Detailed analysis with amendments made by Finance Act, 2020 and with illustrations on pre and post budget 2020 changes). India has plethora of investment instruments which are available, for an investor, to park his idle funds. At times, it becomes really […]
ABOUT FRANKLIN TEMPLETON – Franklin Templeton is the country’s ninth-largest mutual fund house and manages assets worth ₹1.16 lakh crore. – It has been an early and patient investor in India. They have worked to build a long-term business in India over our 25+ year history here. This is also reinforced by the fact that […]
