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Bandhan Mutual Fund has announced the launch of the Bandhan CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund, an open-ended Constant Maturity index fund designed to provide investors with a structured short-term fixed-income investment opportunity. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme will open for subscription on March 6 and will close on March 11. Also Read | NFO Insight: Samco Large Cap Fund opens for subscription. Are largecaps best now?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coffee can investing, introduced by Robert G. Kirby in 1984, is a long-term strategy inspired by the old practice of storing stock certificates in coffee cans and forgetting about them.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Prime Venture Partners, which has backed Indian startups such as MyGate and Niyo, has launched its fifth fund with a size of $100 million to continue investing in early-stage companies across sectors. The development comes almost four years after it raised $100 million for its fourth fund, which was later oversubscribed to $120 million.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering a plan to ease restrictions on short-selling — a trading strategy betting on a decline in prices of an asset-- on most stocks. In a recent meeting of the regulator-appointed secondary market advisory committee (SMAC), the proposal was discussed after broking industry officials highlighted that the market watchdog's January 2024 proposal to bar short-selling in stocks that are not in the future and options segment had caused uncertainty. The new recommendations, if implemented, could allow short-selling in all stocks, barring those in the trade-to-trade, or T2T, segment, said sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Sebi officials, during the discussions, agreed to give the plan another thought, they said. An email to Sebi went unanswered till press time.

Two thirds of businesses say they can withstand a tariff war with the United States that lasts more than a year, according to a new survey released on Tuesday by KPMG in Canada.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When evaluating mutual funds, most investors focus on returns, but there’s more to a scheme than just performance numbers. A closer look at key quantitative measures can reveal how a fund is managed, the level of risk it takes, and its consistency across market cycles.

Squid Game gave it a darker meaning—one tied to real-life elimination and survival. Beyond its high-stakes competition, Squid Game offers valuable leadership lessons, highlighting ethical decision-making, teamwork, empathy, and strategic thinking. These traits helped protagonist Seong Gi-Hun navigate the brutal contest and ultimately emerge victorious. His journey proves that following the rules isn’t enough—leaders must make the right decisions when everything is at stake. Just as business leaders face tough choices that shape their teams and organizations, Squid Game reveals how strategic leadership can determine success or failure.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. High-school physics textbooks tell us that the gravitational pull between two objects is determined by three factors—the weight of the two objects, the distance between them and a universal gravitational constant. The gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of each object, while it is inversely proportional to the distance between them.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India might be cheaper now than it was four months ago, but Chris Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, is not just celebrating bargains. He is also keeping a watchful eye on potential risks, particularly redemptions.

Small-cap mutual funds declined by 20% over the last six months, according to an analysis of the category's performance. There were around 28 funds during this period. During this time, the Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund suffered the largest loss of approximately 24.69%. The HSBC Small Cap Fund and LIC MF Small Cap Fund delivered losses of 23.48% and 23.45%, respectively.

Axis Securities has a buy call on Hero MotoCorp with a target price of Rs 5,285. The current market price of Hero MotoCorp is Rs 3,690. Hero, incorporated in 1984, is a Large Cap company with a market cap of Rs 73499.83 crore, operating in the Auto sector. Hero MotoCorp's key products/revenue segments include Motorised Two Wheelers Upto 350cc Engine Capacity, Spares (Two Wheelers), Sale of services, Other Operating Revenue and Duty Drawback for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

“At Wallfort PMS, our investment objective is to maximise returns through long-term investment in small and midcap stocks along with prudent risk management and investment allocation strategy,” says Bhavya Shah, Head of Research, Wallfort PMS. In an interview with ETMarkets, Shah said: “Following the Four P Investment Approach, we focus on companies with great leadership and top management, strong products or services, business profitability, growth drivers etc.,” Edited excerpts: Please take us through the recent performance of the fund and for the year 2024?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Finance and consulting firms that did not hire with their usual gusto last year are back at Indian business schools with a healthy appetite. Median salaries have risen, along with the number of offers.

Sudarshan Chemical Industries (SCIL) is expanding its international footprint as part of its growth strategy, with an aim to strengthen its position in the global pigment industry, managing director Rajesh Rathi told ET. «Europe and Americas are going to be our areas where we would like to grow more,» Rathi said. «If you look at legacy of Sudarshan, our largest market was India, but as now our largest market would be Europe,» Rathi added.

While not officially classified as a State of the Union address—traditionally given after at least a year in office—this speech serves a similar function, providing insight into his administration’s legislative priorities and early accomplishments. The address, scheduled for 9 p.m. ET, will unfold in the House chamber, where Trump will be met with a packed audience of lawmakers, dignitaries, and invited guests, as mentioned in a report by NBC New York.

In its annual results released today (3 March), the board said its holdings in quoted equities contributed 6.9% to the trust's NAV and returned 15.8% the 12 months ended 31 December 2024. Last year, the strategy increased its portfolio allocation to quoted equities to 46.2%, up from 38.4% in 2023. According to Maggie Fanari, chief executive of the trust's manager, J Rothschild Capital Management, RCP's quoted equities pillar «benefited from our selection of quality and small-to-mid cap stocks, along with a strong performance from managers investing in China and Japan». RIT Capital ...

Having acquired Vermeer Investment Management and its Vermeer Global fund last year, the Dublin-domiciled strategy has now been renamed Goshawk Global fund, which has seen its assets under management (AUM) grow from £60m to £81m since the acquisition.  Goshawk AM: 'Passive is risky' and the case for active management in a global market Vermeer founders Tim Gregory and James Rowsell, who moved over to Goshawk as part of the deal along with fellow fund manager Charlie Fricker, will continue to oversee the vehicle under its new name.  Meanwhile, Goshawk's second fund, an active ETF, w...

Bowmaker will support Simon Murphy, lead manager of the VT Tyndall Unconstrained UK Income fund, on the strategy and aim to cultivate and enhance the equity research process across Tyndall. He joins with nearly two decades of experience in financial services, including two years as an equity analyst at Barings Asset Management, over eight years as a deputy fund manager at Old Mutual Global Investors and, more recently, a stint at Merian Global Investors before it was acquired by Jupiter in 2020.  Tyndall IM hires Anthony Snowden as investment director as it expands private client team...

Reddit to share his experience. According to him, the Founder and CEO of the company asked him to fill out a form and submit an assignment within «half a day» as part of the selection process. The unrealistic expectation left him unimpressed, prompting him to post a screenshot of the email exchange along with his response. In his Reddit post, the candidate expressed his disbelief at the demands placed on him for such a senior position.

Unifi Mutual Fund launches Unifi Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, a fund that aspires to deliver meaningful returns that beat inflation across economic cycles. The new fund offer or NFO of the scheme is open for subscription and will close on March 7. The scheme will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase on March 21. Also Read | Sensex down over 12,700 points from peak. What strategy should mutual fund investors follow?

CBAM will continue to trade under its current name for a short period «with a new name to be announced in due course», according to the company.  Similarly, CEO Eddy Reynolds and the rest of CBAM's executive committee will continue to lead the business with additional expertise provided by the team at Oaktree.  Close Brothers to sell wealth management arm to Oaktree Capital Management for £200m Reynolds explained that Oaktree's backing «will help us maintain and build on our growth strategy and support us in our aspiration to become the leading premium wealth manager in UK for both...