Page 10 - Alternative Investment Funds

Bad bank may start with Rs 60K-crore NPAs; govt may put in Rs 10K crore

Banking lobby group Indian Banks' Association (IBA) is expected to take the proposal, which is on the lines of the Sashakt panel recommendations, to the finance ministry this week.

Fee arbitrage may have distributors pushing alternative investment funds

An AIF typically resulted in an upfront commission of between 3-3.5 per cent of the assets garnered

Street signs: Coronavirus scare, arbitrage opportunity in DMart, and more

Experts say people have turned averse to taking out, especially meat products, following the outbreak

Sebi's diktat for AIF benchmarking may lead to sub-categorisation

Sebi has classified AIFs into three categories, with four sub-categories for 'Category I AIFs' that include venture capital funds, SME funds, social venture funds, and infrastructure funds

AIF investments rise to over Rs 1.4 trillion in Dec quarter 2019: Sebi data

At the end of September 2019 quarter, the investment stood at Rs 1.25 trillion

Sebi issues guidelines for alternative investment funds benchmarking

The guidelines come two months after a consultation paper to this effect was floated by the regulator

Debt investors face a tax maze in India

While debt is an important source of funds for the Indian economy, investors - especially foreign investors - have to navigate through various complexities associated with taxation of debt investment

Mutual fund registrar and transfer agents eye growth in AIFs, insurance

Fee cuts in MFs to have 4-5% impact on pricing

Key policy steps taken by NDA govt this year to revive a sagging economy

Macroeconomic parameters have shown that the Indian economy is going through a rough patch. Here are the key policy decisions taken by the govt in 2019, to bring the India growth story back on track

Sebi puts in place mandatory stewardship code for mutual funds, AIFs

Stewardship code is a principles-based framework that assists institutional investors in fulfilling their responsibilities to help them protect and enhance the value of their clients and beneficiaries

HNIs curb flows to long-short AIFs as higher taxation pinches

Sebi data shows that commitments raised by category-III AIFs in September quarter were down 10% QoQ

Govt-backed AIF for distressed realty gets Rs 10,530 cr in first closing

SBI contribution pegged at Rs 1,000 cr; HDFC on board

Sebi mulls direct plans for AIFs, PMS to help investors save on expenses

The minimum ticket size for investing in AIFs is currently Rs 1 crore and for that in PMS is Rs 25 lakh. Both PMS and AIFs typically charge a fixed as well as variable fee based on the performance

Can Alternative Investment Fund be the way forward for family offices?

There is a small but marked difference between what Goenka is doing and the typical family offices

Govt, SBI, LIC to provide Rs 25,000 cr fund to stalled housing projects

This will finance 1,600 stalled housing projects comprising 4,58,000 housing units across the country

Rs 25,000-crore realty corpus: Experts worry over implementation

According to experts, technical teams that will be evaluating and monitoring the unfinished projects will have to consider projects that are booked or at least have a significant chunk sold out

Govt asks homebuyers to approach lenders for revival of their loans

Homebuyers of projects from Jaypee Infra and Amrapali group, among others, will not be able to avail of this fund

Best of BS Opinion: Can alternative investment fund revive realty sector?

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

A cobbler's suggestions to mend the economy

One-time restructuring of real estate loans and a large fund to buy toxic assets and equity in banks and NBFCs can bring back the animal spirits in the economy

Three hurdles for the realty fund

While the real estate fund is desirable, the question is: Will this let reckless finance companies and obdurate real estate developers off the hook?