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Buy ICICI Prudential Life Insurance; target of Rs 650: Motilal Oswal
Motilal Oswal is bullish on ICICI Prudential Life Insurance recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 650 in its research report dated April 15, 2026.

SBI Life, HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential shares in focus as June premium growth picks up: Kotak
Overall annualised premium equivalent (APE) growth for private players improved to 18% YoY in June, while industry APE growth stood at 15% YoY, compared with 11-12% in May

Newly-listed Knack Packaging shares jump up to 10% after Bank of India Mutual Fund acquires 0.57% stake
Shares of newly-listed packaging solutions provider Knack Packaging surged up to 10% on Friday, trading at Rs 215.23 on the National Stock Exchange, following a domestic institutional purchase.

Buy ICICI Prudential AMC; target of Rs 3850: Motilal Oswal
Motilal Oswal is bullish on ICICI Prudential AMC recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 3850 in its research report dated April 14, 2026.

ICICI Pru MF stock falls nearly 4% today as MTM impact, mixed Q4 trends weigh despite bullish brokerage calls
ICICI Prudential AMC shares fell today after the company reported a sequential drop in Q4 net profit, largely due to mark-to-market (MTM) losses, even as underlying operating performance remained steady.

MFs cut cash holdings to 16-month low amid March market selloff
Mutual fund cash holdings fell to Rs 1.86 lakh crore in March, the lowest level since December 2024, down Rs 24,319 crore, or 12 percent, from Rs 2.1 lakh crore in February

Axis MF, SBI MF buy 2.1% stake in DOMS; HDFC Life Insurance almost exits Finolex Industries
SBI Mutual Fund held 5.88 percent stake in DOMS Industries, and Axis Mutual Fund 3.18 percent, while FILA owned 26.01 percent shares, as of March 2026.

SBI MF buys additional 4% stake in Urban Company; Wellington Management, DF International exit
SBI Mutual Fund already held 1.89 percent shareholding in Urban Company as of December 2025.

SBI Mutual Fund Gets SEBI Nod for ₹13,000 Crore IPO | India's Largest AMC to List
SBI Mutual Fund, India's largest asset management company, has received SEBI's approval for its much-awaited IPO, which is expected to be worth around ₹13,000 crore. The public issue will be entirely an Offer for Sale (OFS), with no fresh equity issuance, as existing shareholders SBI and Amundi India Holding pare their stakes. The IPO is expected to hit the market next month and will mark the listing of one of the country's most dominant mutual fund players. With average assets under management of nearly ₹12.5 lakh crore as of December 2025, SBI Mutual Fund is a key player in India's growing investment ecosystem. The listing will place it alongside other listed AMCs such as HDFC AMC, Nippon Life India AMC, ICICI Prudential AMC, UTI AMC and Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC.

Bandhan Mutual Fund buys additional 0.6 percent shares in Horizon Reclaim
Bandhan Small Cap Fund already held 3.11 percent (6.07 lakh shares) in Horizon as of June 18.

Buy ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company; target of Rs 3585: Prabhudas Lilladher
Prabhudas Lilladher is bullish on ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 3585 in its research report dated April 14, 2026.

ICICI Prudential MF acquires additional 1% stake in AWL Agri Business for Rs 234 crore
ICICI AMC through its Multi-Asset Fund had held 3.84 percent stake in AWL Agri Business as of March 2026.