From Friday, Indian equity markets moved to a T+1 settlement cycle for all stocks, shortening the settlement cycle by a day and making the availability of funds a day sooner than at present.

Edelweiss CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Short Duration Index Fund will replicate CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Short Duration Index by investing in a diversified portfolio of Indian Government Bonds and SDLs, subject to tracking errors.

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The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The fund will invest predominantly in equity and equity related instruments across market capitalisation- large cap, mid cap and small cap companies.

This belief has translated to flexicap category being the largest equity investment category in the given scheme classification of mutual funds. The category has garnered approximately Rs 2.49 lakh crores of AUM which is in 1.25 crore folios.

Several fund managers believe that time is right for the government to introduce a debt mutual fund option under Section 80C. AMFI says it will also help to channelise household savings into the bond market and deepen the bond market.

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The purpose of this was to see how many schemes consistently beat their benchmarks in different periods like three, five, seven, and 10 years. Mutual fund advisors often ask investors to choose schemes that have consistently beaten their benchmarks over a long period of time.

Returns from equity mutual funds are taxed depending on the period of holding the investment. ULIPs are not taxed as they are considered insurance products.

Conservative investors who are moving from deposits to mutual funds or those worried about a full-equity portfolio’s volatility and wanting a small allocation to stocks can consider equity savings funds.

As of December 31, 2022, 66% of the company’s total monthly average AUM is contributed by individual investors compared to 58% for the industry.In an exchange filing, the company said that it had a market share of 12.8% of the individual monthly average AUM in the industry, making it one of the most preferred choices of individual investors.

Gunwani also served as the Deputy CIO (Equities) at ICICI Prudential AMC. Gunwani graduated from IIT Madras and has a postgraduate diploma in management from IIM Bangalore.

Investors must focus on the processes and controlling the controllable and not worry too much about other things, for e.g., macroeconomic factors like interest rates, inflation and crude oil prices which are beyond one’s control.

According to fund managers, the government will most likely meet its fiscal deficit aim of 6.4% of GDP in FY23 aided by robust tax revenue growth and higher than budgeted growth in nominal GDP.

Most of the schemes in the category had high exposure in private banks. Among PSU banks, the best performing schemes had investments in Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, and Punjab National Bank.

To help mutual funds penetrate further into smaller towns and cater to investors long term goal like retirement, here are a few recommendations made by Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) for the Budget 2023.

The fund house managed Rs 79,000 crore in fixed income and Rs 28,360 crore in equity as on December 31, 2022.

"A rising price (of gold) puts some pressure on investors, with people holding back investments."

There are a total 24 schemes investing in gold at the moment. Silver funds are a new entrant to the mutual fund market. There are 12 schemes in the category, including ETFs and FOFs.

We examine the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment decision.

A radically different investing style has put the fund house in the spotlight.

"There is a case to make pension plans from insurance companies on a par with NPS which has a separate limit. Globally, we have seen that separate tax saving limits for insurance goes a long way in increasing penetration and India is no exception," said Tarun Chugh, CEO Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance.

Three Indian issuers that are rated A- and below are scheduled to raise funds next week via shorter tenor bonds, indicating an improved investor appetite for such notes. The rates for these papers are in the range of 10.50-14.00%.

Currently, 10 new mutual fund offers are open for investment. They are from balanced advantage fund, multicap fund, multi asset allocation fund, gilt fund, fixed maturity plan, and ETF categories.

There are seven index schemes in the small cap mutual fund category. These schemes are benchmarked against Nifty Smallcap 50 - TRI, and Nifty Smallcap 250 - TRI. Three small cap index funds were launched in 2022.

In response to an additional question, more than 60% of respondents, 55 of 89, said the Fed was more likely to hold rates steady for at least the rest of the year than cut. That view lined up with the survey's median projection for the first cut to come in early 2024.

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Debt Mutual funds too went through a torrid phase over the last few years lurching from one crisis to another, starting with credit defaults by ILFS and others, to the massive liquidity crisis for investors in Templeton debt funds.

Many fund houses launched multi asset funds recently and some more are in the pipeline. In this scenario, the question is- are multi asset allocation funds really worth the hype?

As per Sebi mandate, medium duration funds must invest debt in and money market instruments with Macaulay duration of three and four years. As you can see, these schemes are suitable for investors looking to invest for three to four years or more.

The Fed's benchmark overnight lending rate currently sits in a target range of 4.25% to 4.50%, and investors expect the Fed to lift that rate by a quarter of a percentage point at the end of its Jan. 31-Feb. 1 meeting.

Long term funds lose money when the interest rates are going up. However, they make double-digit returns when the rates starts to fall . If you can take risk, here are our picks for 2023.

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Out of 69 schemes that have been in the market, 44 schemes have offered double-digit returns in the last three months. The top performers in this category were technology ETFs. Mirae Asset Hang Seng TECH ETF has offered the highest return of 39.97% in the three-month duration, followed by Mirae Asset Hang Seng TECH ETF FoF which offered 39.25% returns.

Over the last few months markets have seen a bounce back from deeply oversold readings. The European and other emerging market stocks have also seen a sharp recovery.

The active versus passive debate is raging in mutual fund circles. Here is a primer on how an actively managed scheme works and how it differs from a passive scheme.

According to the press release, the fund house’s proprietary model will provide broad guidance regarding the relative valuation levels and scope of the asset allocation opportunities in the market.

There are 11 index schemes in the mid cap mutual fund category, according to Ace Mutual Fund database. These schemes are benchmarked against Nifty Midcap 150 - TRI, Nifty Midcap 50 - TRI, NIFTY Midcap150 Quality 50 - TRI, and Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50 - TRI.

The scheme will have two Plans: Regular and Direct. Each Plan offers growth option and income distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) option. The maturity of the scheme will be December 31, 2026.

We are optimistic on Autos, not only from a valuation perspective but from a growth perspective also. Apart from autos, banking is expected to do well as credit growth is picking up. Third sector that is a value buy is IT.

“Financials is the largest sector in our portfolio because we anchored the fund weights around the index weights to the extent possible. So the top five sectors in the fund will also be the top five sectors in the index. We are focussed on quality as the core anchor of the stock selection and these type of stocks tend to be less vulnerable to economic cycles.”

The SIP book has grown consistently from Rs 11,305 crore in December 2021 to an all-time high of Rs 13,573 crore in December 2022. This was also the third time in a row, when monthly SIP contributions touched over Rs 13,000-crore.

According to the latest update with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), Alpha Alternatives filed its applications with the regulator on November 8, 2022.

There are 54 index schemes in the large cap mutual fund category.These schemes are benchmarked against Nifty50, S&P BSE Sensex, Nifty50 Equal weight Index, Nifty100 Low Volatility30 Index Fund, Nifty100, Nifty100 Equal Weight Index, Nifty Next50 Index, among others.

The New Fund Offer (NFO) opens for subscription on January 16 and closes on January 30. Thereafter the scheme re-opens for continuous sale and repurchase after allotment.

“We should be prepared for a reasonably volatile first half followed by rebound or a positive back half of the year. In the volatile first half, one should invest in tranches and there are four or five themes that I would be bullish on investing in from a 3-year perspective.”

The fund has seen a sharp shift towards outperformance in past two years, aided by the market tilt towards value stocks. It remains to be seen if the fund can sustain improvement in return profile over the long run.

Persistent lag in several actively managed funds cannot be ignored. Focus on investing principles before pursuing either path.

BSE Star MF has also processed 37.75 lakh transactions on December 12, 2022, surpassing its previous best single-day record of 34.29 lakh transactions on October 10, 2022.

As per Sebi norms, these schemes must invest 80% of their corpus in government securities. Since these schemes invest in government papers or they lend to the government, they don’t have any credit risk or they face zero defaults.

According to the offer documents, the company proposes to use '4,165 crore of the issue proceeds to repay the debt owed by the company and three subsidiaries - Adani Airport Holdings, Adani Road Transport and Mundra Solar.

The basis of allotment of FPO would be finalised by 3 February and shares would be credited to successful applicants' demat accounts by 7 February. The new equity shares would be available for trading the next day on 8 February.

The capital markets regulator said it returned PayMate's offer document back to its merchant bankers on January 17. PayMate said in a press release it aims to submit the mandatory system audit report (SAR) to the Reserve Bank of India by the second week of February. Submission of SAR to the central bank is part of the standard operating protocol to receive final approval from the central bank as payment aggregator, it said.

The Goldman Sachs- and Equity International-backed company had filed a DRHP with the markets regulator in 2019 to raise about Rs 1,900 crore through an initial public offering of shares, but the plan was shelved due to the pandemic.

The company plans to use the proceeds from the fresh issue to repay outstanding loans availed by it and its subsidiary Avalon Technology and Services Pvt Ltd, and also to meet working capital requirements

RIL is currently in a mini-capex cycle across petrochem, telecom (Jio) and new energy businesses, bringing the focus back on the company's capex and rising debt. "While RIL does not give a capex guidance, we expect overall spending levels to moderate as spectrum acquisition is behind us and large immediate spending in the new energy business is unlikely," the brokerage said.

Adani Group has consistently aligned itself to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda. It has pledged more than $70 billion to help India pivot from being a fossil fuel importer to a generator of renewable energy.

According to the draft papers, the public issue with a face value of Rs 5 per equity share consists of a complete fresh issue of shares of Rs 750 crore with no offer-for-sale component.Of the proceeds from its fresh issuance, Rs 400 crore will be utilised for prepayment/repayment of all or a portion of outstanding borrowings availed by the company, and Rs 200 crore will be used to fund working capital requirements and general corporate purposes.

The company will offer partly paid shares to retail investors at a discount of ₹64 apiece to the issue price. Investors must pay 50% of the offer price at the time of placing bids in the FPO, and the remaining 50% on one or more subsequent calls, as decided by the board.

Secondary share sale to offer exit to legacy fin investors, growth equity for expansions.

The company had filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for the IPO with Sebi in September 2021 and is aiming to raise Rs 8,430 crore. Oyo’s last submission to Sebi was the updated financial results of the first half of financial year 2022-23.

As per the draft papers, Innova Captab's proposed IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 400 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 96 lakh equity shares by promoters and other shareholders.

The OFS consists of sale of 1.25 crore equity shares by Hari Om Rai, up to 31.35 lakh shares by Shailendra Nath Rai, up to 78.38 lakh shares each by Sunil Bhalla and Vishal Sehgal, up to 1.13 crore shares by Unic Memory Technology and up to 9.75 lakh shares by Tupperware Kitchenware.

Innova Captab is an integrated pharmaceutical company in India with a presence across the value of the pharmaceutical chain including research and development, manufacturing, drug distribution and marketing, and exports. The company filed preliminary IPO papers with Sebi on July 07, 2022.

The FPO could result in the stakes of promoters led by Gautam Adani falling by 3.5%. As of September 2022, the promoters owned 72.63% of Adani Enterprises, while the remaining 27.37% was with public shareholders. Life Insurance Corporation held 4.03% among the public shareholders, while Nomura Singapore, APMS Investment Fund, Elara India Opportunities Fund, and Lts Investment Fund owned stakes between 1% and 2%.

In the past six months, 27 companies with IPO plans worth ₹38,000 crore have allowed their regulatory approvals to lapse, according to Prime Database numbers. Similarly, the permissions to another nine firms planning to raise a total of ₹15,000 crore are set to expire over the next two months.

The company, ICICI Securities and JM Financial, did not respond to ET's queries. In 2018, Oman India Joint Investment Fund invested $24 million or ₹170 crore in the company for a 26% stake.

Cyient DLM focuses on highly complex, low-volume electronics manufacturing for safety-critical segments. The company had last year appointed Anthony Montalbano as its CEO.

Adani Enterprises late November announced the initiation of a much-awaited follow-on public offer (FPO) to raise as much as ₹20,000 crore ($2.5 billion) from retail and institutional investors, riding piggyback on the meteoric 18-fold jump in its stock prices in the last five years. This will be the largest such issuance in India to date.

For a developing country such as India, Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the wheels that turn the economy, and SMEs contribute to one-third of India's GDP. The SMEs have played an essential role in India's socio-economic development and in globally developed countries such as Germany. In fact, SMEs generate 54.4% of overall value added in Germany and 63.7% of overall employment in the German non-financial business economy.

Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for investment in its material subsidiary BDJ Oxides. It will use Rs 45 crore in repayment of borrowings availed by its arm, Rs 5.31 crore will be used for setting up a Research & Development centre, Rs 65 crore will be used to fund the long-term working capital requirements of its material arm.

He said setting right expectations, being transparent and not overselling are great ways to reduce the volatility of the stock price pre and post-IPO. "Doing this well can make shareholders feel like owners & help reduce customer acquisition costs, the biggest cost for B2C businesses."

Shares of the cash logistics player closed at ₹106.50, a 13% premium to the issue price. This is the first IPO to close above the offer price on listing day in the past six issues.

The quota for retailers was subscribed 39.78 times whereas the portion for non-institutional investors fetched 33.94 times bids, and the allocation for qualified institutional bidders was booked 2.40 times.

The company had filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi in September 2021 and is aiming to raise Rs 8,430 crore

The company is selling its shares in the range of Rs 61-65 apiece between December 30 and January 4, in a lot size of 230 equity shares

Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, PRIME Database, said the momentum seen in the last 2 months of 2022 is likely to continue, at least for the smaller-sized IPOs. However, it may be a while before we see larger-sized deals, especially in light of the lack of sustained interest from FPIs, he said.

Overall, 40 Indian corporates raised Rs 59,412 crore through main board IPOs in calendar year 2022, half of the Rs 1,18,723 crore (all-time high) mobilized by 63 IPOs in 2021, according to the database. According to Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, PRIME Database Group, Rs 20,557 crore or a huge 35% of the amount raised in 2022 was by LIC alone.

In the past two years, several large FMCG companies, such as HUL, ITC, Marico, Emami, Reckitt, Wipro Consumer and Colgate Palmolive, have picked up stakes in DTC digital-led startups that garnered popularity among consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Going by the draft papers, the firm may explore a pre-IPO placement aggregating to Rs 15 crore. If such a placement is undertaken, the size of the fresh issue will be reduced.Proceeds from the issue worth Rs 59.50 crore will be utilised towards financing the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Nashik and for general corporate purposes.

Reliance Securities said while the company has a quality product mix, strong customer base across geographies and industries, good financials and a wide product portfolio, the issue seems pricey based on the current financials.

Oyo has been asked to update information such as updated risk factors, key performance indicators (KPIs), outstanding litigations and basis for valuation, the people cited above said.

Incorporated in the year 1992, Sah Polymers is a leading PP woven bags manufacturer and exporter of PP woven bags and HDPE box bags, flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), and BOPP laminated bags.

The stock closed at ₹364 apiece on the BSE, down 0.55% from its IPO price of ₹366. The stock touched a high of ₹372.40 and a low of ₹351.10 during Thursday's trading. Analysts are advising short-term investors, who bet on KFin Tech's public issue, to book profits and re-enter after a clear trend emerges.

The OFS will see the sale of shares to the tune of Rs 544.41 crore by Vijaykumar Raghunandanprasad Agrawal, Rs 212.41 crore by Nimai Vijay Agrawal and Rs 43.18 crore by Prabha Vijay Agarwal.Going by the draft papers, the company may explore a pre-IPO placement. If such a placement is undertaken, the size of the fresh issue will be reduced.

The grey market data available for the stock for the past 14 sessions indicates a weak-to-modest listing for the stock. The stock has been trading at a discount for the past three sessions.For the last 14 sessions, the grey market premium or GMP for Elin Electronics has moved from a high of Rs 48 on 20 December to a discount of Rs 8 on 26 December. For the last three consecutive days, the GMP has been in the negative zone.

However, on the positive side, some stocks are trading well above their issue price. Stocks such as Venus Pipes & Tubes and Adani Wilmar turned out to be multi-baggers, surging anywhere between 100% and 150% in 2022.

As per market observers, the GMP for Sah Polymers was Rs 6 as of December 28, 2022. It has remained positive in the last three sessions. However, the buzz around the stock has been mixed among retail investors, but many brokers have recommendations on the IPO. The company's shares are expected to list on BSE and NSE on January 12, 2023.

"As rates are settling at higher levels, retail investors would be keen to put funds in public issues," said Ajay Manglunia, managing director and head of investment grade group at JM Financial.

The OFS will see founders Varun Alagh and Ghazal Alagh and investors such as Sofina, Fireside Ventures, Evolvence India, Stellaris, and angel investors Kunal Bahl, Rishabh Mariwala, Rohit Bansal, and Shilpa Shetty Kundra, dilute their stakes.

The Rs 1,500-crore IPO of KFin Technologies was subscribed 2.59 times at the end of the three-day bidding process. The company received bids for 6.15 crore shares against the offered 2.38 crore shares. The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 4.17 times, while retail investors bid for 1.36 times the shares set aside for them. Only 23% of the non-institutional investors' portion was subscribed.

The Kolkata-based company’s IPO consisted of fresh issue of shares worth up to Rs 175 crore, and an offer for sale by promoter entities and other shareholders worth up to Rs 300 crore

The IPO consists of fresh issue of Rs 60 crore and an offer for sale of Rs 327.9 crore by the founders and other investors. The company is selling its shares in the range of Rs 94-99 apiece and in lot sizes of 150 equity shares and its multiples thereof.

Brokerage firms are majorly positive on the issue, suggesting to subscribe to it, considering the valuations and business model. However, others are skeptical over the company due to rising competition and rich valuations.

Incorporated in the year 1992, Sah Polymers is a leading PP woven bag manufacturer in India (Udaipur, Rajasthan). It manufactures and exports PP woven bags and HDPE box bags, flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and BOPP laminated bags.