Pre-IPO allotments lose favour amid market buoyancy and larger float sizes

Pre-initial public offering (IPO) allotments have lost favour amid buoyancy in the market and increase in average float size this year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After hitting a......

SIP inflows peak at Rs 20K crore as MFs conquer 6.4 million accounts

The mutual fund (MF) gross inflows through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route topped the Rs 20,000 crore mark for the first time in a calendar month as investors opened a record 6.4 million......

'The agenda is 'insurance for all by 2047''

'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.' IMAGE: Shoppers......

Debt tax tweak breathes life into equity savings scheme

Post the change in debt fund taxation in March, a lesser-known hybrid fund has emerged as one of the alternatives for fixed-income investors. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Equity savings......