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ET Alpha Wealth Summit: A 12% return is a really good job in markets, says HSBC MF CEO Kailash Kulkarni
HSBC Mutual Fund CEO Kailash Kulkarni urged investors to keep return expectations realistic, saying a 12% annual return is a strong outcome in equity markets. Speaking at the ET Alpha Wealth Summit, he highlighted export-led manufacturing as a key long-term opportunity and said AI could empower retail investors through better access to information.
ET Alpha Wealth Summit: Edelweiss MF CEO Radhika Gupta on how to build a Rs 100 crore portfolio in 10-11% return world
Radhika Gupta of Edelweiss MF suggests building a Rs 100 crore corpus is achievable through long-term investing, compounding, and disciplined asset allocation, emphasizing human capital growth for younger investors.
Mutual funds stepped up equity buying in May after a lacklustre April
Mutual funds ramped up equity purchases in May, deploying fresh inflows and capitalising on a market pullback after a cautious April
Kotak Alts raises $1 billion through 14th real estate fund
Kotak Alts has successfully raised one billion dollars for its fourteenth real estate fund. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority anchored the fund with over six hundred seventy-five million dollars. The National Pension Service of the Republic of Korea also made its first investment in Indian alternatives. This fund will finance growth and development across Indian real estate.
Devang Mehta prefers capital market stocks over IT sector
Devang Mehta, Deputy MD & CIO-Equity at Spark Private Wealth Management, said India’s ongoing shift toward investing through mutual funds, PMS, wealth managers and capital market platforms offers a long-term growth opportunity. While remaining cautious on large-cap IT stocks due to weak growth visibility, he prefers capital market-linked businesses, power automation, engineering, manufacturing and discretionary consumption sectors, citing their potential to benefit from structural trends over the next three to five years. Disclaimer: The views and tips expressed by investment experts on CNBCTV18.com are their own, not of the website or its management. CNBCTV18.com advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions.
India's services sector growth hits 6-month high in May
India's services sector growth touched a six-month high of 59.8 in May, boosted by healthy demand conditions, new client wins, and ongoing improvements in new business intakes, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 59.8 in May, from 58.8 in April, signalling the strongest rate of expansion since last November. The HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index is based on a single question asking how the level of business activity compares with the situation the month before. Strengthening demand for services such as freight, digital solutions, e-commerce, entertainment and IT reportedly boosted new business growth during May. As a result, companies lifted activity to a greater extent and continued to add to payroll numbers. Although cost pressures remained historically high across India's service economy, they receded to their lowest in four months, which supported a moderate increase in selling prices ...
RBI MPC meeting begins today: Will RBI announce a rate hike as Middle East conflict threatens to drive inflation?
According to wealth management firm DSP Mutual Fund, the central bank is unlikely to announce a rate hike, instead, the bank is likely to follow a step-by-step sequence before pulling the trigger on rates to defend the currency.
Bitcoin falls to two-month low as Strategy sale, West Asia risks weigh
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since early April after top corporate holder Strategy sold a portion of its holdings and escalating West Asia tensions dampened risk appetite. Continued ETF outflows and uncertainty over US-Iran relations further pressured the cryptocurrency market.
India, Myanmar deepen ties; India boosts Mekong-Ganga ICCR scholarships to 100, pledges support for Kaladan and IMT trilateral highway
In his interaction with the President, the Prime Minister stated that Myanmar lies at the confluence of Indias Neighbourhood First, Act East and MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) policies. The discussions underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation, including trade and economic ties, defence and security, border management, development assistance and cultural exchanges. Both sides noted ongoing discussions on various bilateral Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding and looked forward to their early conclusion.
10 stocks with over 10% mutual funds ownership and strong QoQ stake growth
Mutual funds sharply increased holdings in 10 high-conviction stocks during the March 2026 quarter, signaling rising institutional confidence, even as eight of the companies delivered negative returns in CY26.
RBI clears Mirae Asset MF to raise stake in Equitas SFB up to 9.5%
The RBI has approved Mirae Asset Mutual Fund to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.5% in Equitas Small Finance Bank. The approval is valid for one year and is subject to compliance with banking and securities regulations.
Nifty Bank down 1%; Why SBI, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, PNB shares fell today
Bank stocks fell on Monday, June 1, on rising oil prices and bond yields. Analysts, however, remain positive on the sector outlook on healthy credit growth outlook