Equity Investments

MF investors turn cautious ahead of Samvat 2082: Should you stay invested?

Mutual fund inflows slowed down in the past few months as investors turn cautious ahead of Samvat 2082. Should you stay invested in equity MFs or rebalance your portfolio?

IFC announces equity investment of $20 million in Transvolt Mobility

IFC makes its first-ever equity investment in an EV platform, investing $20 million in Transvolt Mobility to help scale its electric fleet and create 8,200 jobs over the next five years

Equity cult in Bihar: State now has 10th highest investor base, shows data

This is the sharpest surge recorded across states during this period, and reflects a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48.8 per cent

Equity investments in real estate up 74% at $2.9 billion in Q1CY25

Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi-NCR accounted for 67 per cent of the total equity inflows

Equity investment in Indian real estate rises 74% in Jan-Mar to $3 bn: CBRE

The Indian real estate sector attracted a 74 per cent higher equity funding of around USD 2.9 billion during the January-March period amid strong demand for properties, according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE data showed that the equity investment inflows in real estate stood at USD 2.9 billion in January-March 2025, registering a 74 per cent year-on-year increase. "Investment inflows were primarily fuelled by developer activity and significant interest from real estate investment trusts (REITs) and institutional investors during the March quarter," it added. Total equity investments stood at USD 1.7 billion during the year-ago period. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, said, "India's real estate sector continues to demonstrate resilience and attract sustained investor interest despite global headwinds." The sharp uptick in capital inflows during the period under review reflects strong fundamentals, robust demand ...

PE in Indian realty continues to soften amid global headwinds: Anarock

From a peak of $6.4 billion in FY21, investment volumes declined to $3.7 billion in FY25

Pvt equity inflow in Indian real estate down 3% to $3.7 bn in FY25: Anarock

Private equity investments in Indian real estate declined 3 pc last fiscal year to USD 3.7 billion due to lower fund inflow in office buildings, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock's arm Anarock Capital on Monday released its data of private equity (PE) deals in Indian real estate. As per the data, the PE investments in real estate declined to USD 3.7 billion in 2024-25 from USD 3.8 billion in the preceding year. During the 2020-21 fiscal year, the PE inflow was USD 6.4 billion, but the investments fell in 2021-22 to USD 4.3 billion. It marginally improved in the 2022-23 fiscal year to USD 4.4 billion before decreasing in 2023-24. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO, ANAROCK Capital, said, "PE investments have steadily declined over the past five years, dropping from USD 6.4 billion in FY21 to approximately USD 3.7 billion in FY25. This represents a 43 per cent decrease from FY21 levels, primarily driven by reduced foreign investor activity amid heightened global ...

Irdai allows insurers to hedge volatility through equity derivatives

The regulator also issued guidelines aimed at providing insurers with enhanced opportunities for risk management and portfolio diversification

Gold vs equity vs debt: Where to invest in 2025? Check investment strategy

Market Outlook 2025: For an investor with moderate risk appetite, they say an ideal portfolio for 2025 would mean investing 50% of his/her corpus in large-caps, followed by 35% in gold and 15% in debt

Private investment in Indian real estate up 32% to $4.15 bn: Knight Frank

Indian real estate attracted USD 4.15 billion of private equity (PE) investments this calendar year, up 32 per cent annually, led by higher inflow in the housing segment, according to Knight Frank India. Real estate consultant Knight Frank India on Thursday released a report 'Trends in Private Equity Investment in India 2024'. The consultant reported that the private equity investment in Indian real estate reached USD 4,153 million in the calendar year 2024. The warehousing sector led the way, accounting for 45 per cent of total investments, followed by the residential sector at 28 per cent and the office sector at 26 per cent. During 2024, PE investments more than doubled in the residential sector to USD 1,177 million, demonstrating investor confidence in this segment which has been noting a consistent rise in end-user demand. Warehousing assets received USD 1,877 million while the office properties 1,098 million during the current calendar year. Shishir Baijal, Chairman & ...

Equity investors poorer by Rs 7.15 trn in morning trade as markets slump

Investors' wealth eroded by a whopping Rs 7.15 lakh crore during the morning trade on Friday as equity markets tumbled, driven by sharp fall in IndusInd Bank shares and unabated foreign fund outflows. The BSE Sensex tanked 708.69 points to 79,356.47 and the NSE Nifty plunged 286.35 points to 24,113.05. Tracking the weak trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms tumbled Rs 7,15,739.19 crore to Rs 4,36,63,565.73 crore (USD 5.19 trillion) during the morning trade. From the 30 Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank plunged over 19 per cent after the firm reported a 40 per cent decline in September quarter net profit at Rs 1,331 crore, pulled down majorly by concerns about asset quality. Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports, Titan, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were also among the laggards. From the blue-chip pack, ITC jumped over 3 per cent after the diversified entity reported an 1.8 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 5,054.43 crore in

Singapore GIC's domestic equity holdings rises 32% to Rs 2.14 trn in a year

According to NSDL data, SWFs account for about 7 per cent of the overall foreign portfolio investor-assets under custody (FPI-AUC)

Investment, insurance, taxes: Money moves you should make in 2024

The start of the year should be used to review and plan your financial assets and goals

India transforming from nation of savers to that of investors: Uday Kotak

India has transformed from being a nation of savers to investors and the tussle between the saver/borrower and issuer/investor model is underway

5 startups receive Rs 6.5 cr equity investment from Tamil Nadu govt

Five startups engaged in various sectors, including electronics manufacturing and healthcare, have received funding of Rs 6.5 crore from the Tamil Nadu government. The sanction of equity investments in the companies was issued under the Tamil Nadu SC/ST Startup Fund by Chief Minister M K Stalin at an event here organised by StartupTN, a press release said on Thursday. Accordingly, Ecopmin Technologies, which is engaged in electronics manufacturing, received Rs 3 crore while Adhiban Farms Pvt Ltd, which deals with agriculture technology, secured funding of Rs 2.2 crore. Healthcare player COEO Wellness Pvt Ltd was granted Rs 60 lakh while Mannvasanai Traditional Food Pvt Ltd attracted an investment of Rs 45 lakh. Nanjil Nadu Kani Tribal Women Creations Pvt Ltd, which is an active player in the food and agriculture industry, received a Rs 25 lakh grant. The investments allow the companies to take up expansion work besides meet their capital requirements, the release added. Early thi

MFs set to deploy Rs 1.5 trillion in equities for second straight year

Active equity schemes have raked in a net Rs 1.3 trillion in the first 10 months this year

Mutual funds, ETFs or equity: Investment tips from experts for this Diwali

Ahead of Diwali 2023, we asked investment experts for the best strategy to make your festival brighter.

In the throes of Samvat 2079: A reward year for equity investors

In terms of relative global performance, India stood in the middle of the gap - outperforming emerging market peers but underperforming developed markets

Chart: How to reach Rs 1 cr in savings with Rs 10,000 monthly investment

A Rs 30,000 monthly investment at 12 per cent annual returns will roughly take around 12 years to reach your first Rs 1 crore and 20 years to reach Rs 3 crore.

Debt MFs continue to log outflow, see Rs 1 trillion withdrawal in Sep

Debt-oriented mutual fund schemes witnessed a net withdrawal of Rs 1.01 lakh crore in September, making it the second consecutive month of the outflow, primarily due to advance tax requirements of corporates and correction in equity markets. The segment saw an outflow of Rs 25,873 crore in August. Before this, the debt schemes attracted Rs 61,440 crore in July, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. The huge outflow has pulled down the assets under management (AUM) of fixed income funds or debt funds to Rs 13.05 lakh crore at the end of September from Rs 14 lakh crore in the preceding month-end. Investor sentiment towards debt investments was largely muted. Barring long duration and gilt fund segments, all the other 14 categories witnessed net outflows. These two categories have been finding favour with investors for some time in anticipation of a change in the interest rate cycle. "Advance tax payments and other quarter-ending accounting and financial ..