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Sebi amends rules for introduction of silver exchange traded funds

The markets regulator has amended rules to introduce the exchange traded funds

Cautious investors may shift to an index fund in mid-, small-cap categories

When selecting an index fund, pay attention to fee and tracking error

Bitcoin investing could get boost from exchange-traded fund

Interested in Bitcoin but don't want to open a crypto trading account? Wall Street has something for you. ProShares said Monday it plans to launch the country's first exchange-traded fund linked to Bitcoin. The ETF with the ticker symbol BITO is expected to begin trading Tuesday, barring any opposition from regulators. It's the latest milestone for Bitcoin and for the ETF industry in general. In a statement, ProShares CEO Michael Sapir compared the launch of a crypto-linked ETF to the 1993 launch of the first stocks ETF and the 2002 rollout of the initial bond ETF. The U.S. market for ETFs has grown to more than USD5.4 trillion and they're owned by roughly 9per cent of all the nation's households, according to the Investment Company Institute. Cryptocurrencies, meanwhile, have exploded into a nearly USD2.5 trillion industry after the creation of thousands of digital currencies. Bitcoin is the biggest of them all, with a total value of nearly USD1.2 trillion. But like much in the ...

Use the current phase of correction to build your allocation to gold

It can act as hedge against high inflation or slowdown

Street signs: Passive flow boost for RIL, Ami Organics stock falls & more

Shares of Ami Organics dropped more than 4 per cent on Friday as the 30-day lock-in period meant for anchor investors ended

Investors pull out $790 million from EM ETFs in two weeks, shows data

So far this year, inflows have totalled $38.2 billion

HDFC Mutual Fund lines up a slew of exchange-traded funds as ranking slips

In the past few years, HDFC MF witnessed continued erosion in its market share as its key equity funds underperformed

Sebi to tweak fit and proper criteria; approves launch of silver ETFs

Markets regulator Sebi has decided to tweak the criteria for determining 'Fit and Proper Person' and given its approval for the launch of silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the country

Gold ETFs witness net outflow of 22.4 tonnes in August: World Gold Council

Gold-backed exchange traded funds (ETF) experienced net outflows in August of 22.4 tonnes, as North American outflows outweighed inflows into European and Asian funds, the World Gold Council said

Axis Mutual Fund launches new consumption ETF, targets Rs 25 crore

Axis Mutual Fund on Monday launched a consumption ETF (exchange-traded fund) with a target to raise Rs 25 crore.

Funds with exposure to top-notch global stocks attract investor attention

Demand spurred by healthy returns and a chance to play in stocks such as Alphabet Inc, Microsoft and Facebook

SBI Balanced Advantage NFO gets Rs 12,000 cr, best ever among active funds

Officials in the company said they are expecting another Rs 1,000 crore as online applications will continue till midnight

International funds gain traction on returns, diversification boost

Apart from diversification, rupee depreciation has helped some global funds post returns of 42-44%

Delta variant spread weakens flows to emerging-market funds, shows data

Investors withdrew the most money from Brazil, notably the $1.6 billion iShares Latin America 40 ETF, known as ILF

Opt for exchange-traded funds with low-impact cost, say analysts

To avoid the challenge of buying ETFs at the right price, choose index funds

Global exchange-traded funds draw record inflows in first half of 2021

Equity ETFs secured $490.65 billion or 76% of the total inflows, while bond ETFs received $136.6 billion

The race to become the vanguard of India's stock market is on

India's biggest broker is awaiting regulatory approval for an asset management company that will focus only on passive investing.

Regulator may ask asset management firms to go slow on thematic schemes

Some themes aggressively pursued by fund houses include environmental, social and governance (ESG), international funds, and other innovative ETFs in the equity, as well as debt segments

Investors should keep a check on cost in passive, debt funds: Experts

In active funds, you may miss out on potential winners if focus is only on expense ratio

SGX-NSE may start operations at Gift City by Dec: IFSCA's Injeti Srinivas

In a telephonic interview with Shrimi Choudhary, Injeti Srinivas, chairman of IFSC Authority (IFSCA), discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the operations of Gift City