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Alternative investment funds get partial relief as Sebi relaxes norms

Under the new norms, members of an investment committee of an AIF will no longer be responsible for investment decisions.

AIF registration dips in 2020 as fund managers turn cautious amid Covid-19

Alternative investment funds are sophisticated schemes for wealthy people to invest their money. They require a minimum investment of Rs 1 crore

Partial reprieve for alternative investment funds as Sebi eases regulations

Sebi, in its board meeting on Wednesday, said it would provide a leeway to investment committees of AIFs.

AIFs explore limited liability partnerships to bypass high taxes

Dolat Capital has been the first off the block in setting up such a structure for its Category-III fund

Raining returns: Long-only AIFs beat long-short strategies in August

The former gave average category returns of 4.3 per cent, in comparison to 0.2 per cent for the latter, shows data from PMS Bazaar

CRISIL launches benchmark indices to gauge the performance of AIFs

AIFs are sophisticated investment vehicles for the wealthy

Crisil Research launches benchmark indices to assess performance of AIFs

To assess performance of Alternate Investment Funds, Crisil Research on Thursday launched benchmark indices for the industry.

'Unshackle AIFs to boost high-growth imperative'

A normalisation of the definition of "capital assets" for Indian AIFs will ensure that they can compete fairly with global capital on home soil

New AIF benchmarks may be coming soon, Crisil doing data collection

The data collection process is being carried out by CRISIL

Signs of slowdown in AIF with 45% YoY drop in new launches since March

August has had four new funds with about 10 days to go. The three-month moving average would drop to 5.33 funds, the lowest in 58 months, if no new ones are granted registration

Foreign investors get tax compliance relief for AIF investment in IFSC

AIF refers to any fund established or incorporated in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from sophisticated investors, whether Indian or foreign

IFSCA seeks to give GIFT City a global feel, says chairman Injeti Srinivas

The priorities include setting up an international bullion exchange also.

Centre may tell IBA to set up 'bad bank' with financial support from banks

The IBA had proposed a national-level asset reconstruction company (ARC) owned by the government with its capital infusion worth Rs 10,000 crore

Closed-end AIFs extend fundraising cycles as pandemic hits sentiment

Some players approach Sebi to seek-industry wide relief

Sebi directs alternative investment funds to collect stamp duty

AIFs have to collect stamp duty through a registrar and transfer agent

Revised inter-creditor pacts may do away with need for 66% lenders' nod

Banks will be able to customise ICAs in accordance with their needs even as more financial stakeholders are on-boarded, including those with foreign currency exposures

Long-only alternative investment funds outperform in April, shows data

Long-short funds try to profit from both rise and fall in asset prices, whereas long-only funds try to buy undervalued assets and gain if the asset price appreciates

AIFs may gain at the expense of MFs with market poised for shift in favour

Unlike MFs, Category-I and II AIFs have a closed-ended structure and are not exposed to the risk of sudden redemptions

AIF investments in Mauritius, Singapore and Honk Kong under Sebi lens

Regulator rejects overseas investments proposals of funds that fail to meet set parameters

RBI googly on adherence to new Press Note 3 norms puts AIFs in a bind

Raises doubts over drawing down capital from Chinese LPs