Alternative investment funds and innovative opportunities for investors
1 year, 4 months ago

Alternative investment funds and innovative opportunities for investors

Live Mint  

Over the past few years, alternative investment funds have evolved as a popular investment vehicle. Over the previous seven years, the AIF category in India has increased tenfold, with assets under administration totalling ₹7 trillion, according to the Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds. Compared to a decade ago, when overseas investors infused majority of the capital, almost 80-90% of funds raised today are from domestic investors. As environmental concerns guide investment choices, infrastructure funds are likely to finance various projects around climate change. As this ecosystem evolves, these funds could use technology in not only identifying investment opportunities, but also scouting talent to guide the startups through their early stages of business cycle.

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Equentis looks to launch a Category II debt fund for small-town clients
3 hours, 53 minutes ago

Equentis looks to launch a Category II debt fund for small-town clients

Live Mint  

Equentis Wealth Advisory Services Ltd is looking to launch a ₹500-1,000 crore category II debt fund, focussing on tier I and tier II markets, a senior company official said. The debt fund, which will look to back startups in India, will complement the firm’s recently launched ₹500 crore equity alternative investment fund. “We have captive clients from whom we will …

Alternate investment funds: An industry at risk of death by a thousand circulars
1 week, 2 days ago

Alternate investment funds: An industry at risk of death by a thousand circulars

Live Mint  

Everybody loves a good fight; a clash of equals can be an engaging test of skills if fair play is assured. The Securities and Exchange Board of India had permitted AIFs to issue units as partly or fully paid, with RBI’s Form INVI allowing the same. Despite AIFs bringing in convertible currency funds, their $1.5 billion overseas investment allowance hasn’t …

Specialized Investment Funds: The next investment frontier for an affluent India
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Specialized Investment Funds: The next investment frontier for an affluent India

Live Mint  

India’s capital market participation has got a significant boost with the introduction of a new investment product category: Specialized Investment Funds. India's household financial assets are growing at a compound annual growth rate of ~12% per Reserve Bank of India estimates, with equities and mutual funds capturing a larger portfolio share. From FY20 to FY24, mutual fund assets under management …

Mutual Funds: Total asset size spikes 40% in a year, individuals own lion’s share as equity schemes turn favourites
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mutual Funds: Total asset size spikes 40% in a year, individuals own lion’s share as equity schemes turn favourites

Live Mint  

The total assets managed by the mutual fund industry jumped nearly 40 per cent in a year to ₹68.05 trillion in November 2024, a 39.59 per cent jump over November 2023, according to the latest data from the Association for Mutual Funds in India. Equity vs debt The data further reveals that the proportionate share of equity-oriented schemes was 59.7 …

Alternative investment funds: Dispelling myths and unlocking potential
3 weeks ago

Alternative investment funds: Dispelling myths and unlocking potential

Live Mint  

Alternative Investment Funds in India have achieved a significant milestone, crossing an estimated ₹5 trillion in funds raised, with investment commitments surpassing nearly ₹12 trillion as of September. Read this | AIFs face risk of large investors moving away as Sebi tightens rules Compared to Mutual Funds with assets under management worth around ₹67 trillion, AIFs clearly have a long …

Holani Venture Capital Fund Reports Strong Growth in NAV in First Six Months
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Holani Venture Capital Fund Reports Strong Growth in NAV in First Six Months

Live Mint  

Jaipur, December 16: Holani Venture Capital Fund, a fund promoted by the Holani Group, has reported a 50% growth in its Net Asset Value since its inception. Holani Venture Capital Fund commenced operations of its Category 1 Alternate Investment Fund in July 2024. Looking forward, Holani Venture Capital Fund aims to explore high-growth markets, integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance principles …

Policy easing SOE funds for start-ups a welcome move
1 month, 1 week ago

Policy easing SOE funds for start-ups a welcome move

China Daily  

By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-04 07:33 A cashier at a bank in Taiyuan, Shanxi province counts renminbi notes. Reports say that the latest move allows State-owned enterprises to establish venture capital funds to invest in start-ups that feature four characteristics, namely early-stage, small-scale, long-term investments and hard technology. Central enterprise venture capital funds could be extended …

Alternative Investment Funds invest more than ₹75,000 crore in real estate, the highest among all sectors
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1 month, 1 week ago

Alternative Investment Funds invest more than ₹75,000 crore in real estate, the highest among all sectors

Hindustan Times  

Alternative Investment Funds have invested close to ₹75,468 crore in the real estate sector over the last decade. Alternative Investment Funds have invested close to ₹ 75,468 crore in the real estate sector over the last decade. Latest SEBI data compiled by ANAROCK Research indicates that out of a total of ₹4,49,384 crore AIF investments made across sectors till H1 …

Indian real estate attracts ₹75,500 cr investment from AIFs; highest among all sectors: Anarock
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian real estate attracts ₹75,500 cr investment from AIFs; highest among all sectors: Anarock

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 2 Investment in Indian real estate by Alternative Investment Funds has touched nearly ₹75,500 crore in more than a decade, the highest among all sectors with a 17 per cent share in the total inflow through this route, according to Anarock. "Latest SEBI data compiled by Anarock indicates that out of a total of ₹4,49,384 crore AIF …

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better

Live Mint  

On Thursday, early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners launched its largest-ever investment vehicle—a $300 million fund. Similarly, Blume Ventures, which has invested in prominent Indian startups including Battery Smart, Purplle and Unacademy, doesn’t plan to increase the corpus for its next two funds, maintaining them at about $290 million, the venture capital firm told Mint in October. “Several venture …

IIT-B incubator to start ₹100 crore VC fund
1 month, 3 weeks ago

IIT-B incubator to start ₹100 crore VC fund

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the business incubator at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, is planning to start a ₹100-crore venture capital fund focused on deep-tech startups in critical areas like science, biotechnology, space and defense. IIT-B incubator to start ₹ 100 crore VC fund The ambitious expansion plan builds on SINE’s two-decade long track record in nurturing …

Sebi proposes reforms for angel funds, lowering entry barriers and enhancing investor flexibility
2 months ago

Sebi proposes reforms for angel funds, lowering entry barriers and enhancing investor flexibility

Live Mint  

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed sweeping changes to the regulatory framework governing angel funds under Alternative Investment Funds, aiming to boost investor participation and provide more flexibility to fund managers. However, Sebi argues that angel funds provide distinct advantages, including professional management, streamlined operations, and easier access to startup opportunities, warranting their continued inclusion under AIF …

IITL announces launch of ₹500-crore AIF real estate fund, new housing finance subsidiary
2 months ago

IITL announces launch of ₹500-crore AIF real estate fund, new housing finance subsidiary

Hindustan Times  

Industrial Investment Trust Limited on November 12 announced plans to launch a ₹500-crore Category I Alternative Investment Fund focused on the real estate sector in India. IITL to launch ₹ 500 crore category I AIF real estate fund, new housing finance subsidiary “With a target corpus of ₹500 crore, the fund aims to harness growth in both residential and commercial …

Early-stage investor Venture Catalysts looks at investing in chip, space-tech, AI start-ups
2 months, 1 week ago

Early-stage investor Venture Catalysts looks at investing in chip, space-tech, AI start-ups

The Hindu  

Start-ups working in the areas of semiconductor, defence, space technology, manufacturing automation, AI are expected to generate interest among private equity investors as their future area of investment. Then AI and there are other green sectors now,” said Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, co-founder and MD, Venture Catalysts, an early-stage investor in start-ups. Answering a question on how loss-making starts-ups are still …

Capitalmind receives SEBI’s in-principle nod to launch a mutual fund
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Capitalmind receives SEBI’s in-principle nod to launch a mutual fund

Live Mint  

Bengaluru-based investment management firm Capitalmind Financial Services Private Limited has received in-principle approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India to launch new mutual fund. As of March 31, 2024, there are 74.6 crore PAN cardholders in India, but only 4.5 crore unique mutual fund investors, highlighting a considerable growth opportunity. Our goal is to serve the rapidly growing …

Stricter Norms For AIFs, Managers To Prevent Misuse Of Fund Structures, Check Sebi Proposal
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Stricter Norms For AIFs, Managers To Prevent Misuse Of Fund Structures, Check Sebi Proposal

News 18  

Sebi on Friday proposed stricter norms for Alternative Investment Funds, its managers and key personnel amid instances of the instrument being used to facilitate evergreening of stressed loans and circumvention of other financial sector regulations. “While the AIF industry has registered robust growth over the years, a number of instances of AIFs being structured to facilitate circumvention of different financial …

Paytm CEO & Founder, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, sets up Rs 30 cr fund to invest in AI and EV startups
1 year, 2 months ago

Paytm CEO & Founder, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, sets up Rs 30 cr fund to invest in AI and EV startups

Firstpost  

Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm has made sector-agnostic SEBI-approved Category II AIF fund, that will focus on investments on AI, environmental sustainability, and Indian-made technology, particularly in terms of Electric Vehicles and that serve the domestic market Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder and CEO of Paytm, has unveiled a Category II Alternate Investment Fund named ‘VSS Investments Fund’ with a …

SEBI and RBI are investigating alternate investment funds’ attempts to circumvent regulations
1 year, 2 months ago

SEBI and RBI are investigating alternate investment funds’ attempts to circumvent regulations

The Hindu  

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Reserve Bank of India are investigating a dozen cases of alternate investment funds allegedly being used to circumvent regulations, including “evergreening” of stressed loans, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter. SEBI has detected at least a dozen cases involving ₹150-200 billion where AIFs have been misused …

Alternative investment funds in a fix as SEBI’s demat deadline of Oct 31 looms: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Alternative investment funds in a fix as SEBI’s demat deadline of Oct 31 looms: Report

Live Mint  

Alternative investment funds are in a fix over the market regulator’s diktat to dematerialise units of funds with a corpus of ₹500 crore or more by October 31, reported Business Line. The industry may reach out to the Securities and Exchange Board of India seeking extension of timeline, grandfathering of existing investments and exemption for funds whose life is ending …

Mutual funds invest more than Rs 2,400 crore in equities in May
1 year, 7 months ago

Mutual funds invest more than Rs 2,400 crore in equities in May

India TV News  

New Delhi: After withdrawing capital from equities in April, mutual funds put in over Rs 2,400 crore in stocks last month, primarily due to robust GDP growth, controlled inflation levels, and balanced liquidity in the economy. "Stable GDP growth, low inflation, investor-friendly policies, and global market sentiments towards emerging economies play a significant role in attracting investments from both mutual …

Here’s the right method to assess AIF performance
1 year, 10 months ago

Here’s the right method to assess AIF performance

Live Mint  

Alternative investment funds invest mostly in unlisted investments such as start-ups, early-stage ventures, real estate, infrastructure, and distressed assets. Here are some performance metrics: AIFs, especially category I and II, are closed-end investment vehicles with cash flows that are controlled and staggered based on available entry and exit opportunities, as identified by investment managers. Since performance comparison across funds should …

Premji Invest, ADIA commit ₹9,900 cr for new Kotak AIF
1 year, 10 months ago

Premji Invest, ADIA commit ₹9,900 cr for new Kotak AIF

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi and Singapore and Premji Invest plan to invest around $1.2 billion in Kotak Group’s new alternative investment fund, said two people aware of the development. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which is an existing investor, Singapore’s GIC and Premji Invest, are understood to have made anchor commitments of around $1.2 billion, higher than …

What are Alternative Investment Funds?
2 years, 1 month ago

What are Alternative Investment Funds?

Business Standard  

Alternative Investment Fund or AIF is any fund established in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from sophisticated investors, both Indian or foreign, for investing. They include venture capital funds like angel funds, SME Funds, social venture funds, infrastructure funds and such other AIFs as may be specified. Category III AIFs are funds which employ …

Indian funds’ overseas investment plans run into RBI barrier
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian funds’ overseas investment plans run into RBI barrier

Live Mint  

Multiple Indian funds have urgently petitioned the Securities and Exchange Board of India to ease the overseas investment cap for Alternative Investment Funds to avoid missing out on deals but are facing a steep battle amid the sharp fall in the rupee in recent months, three people aware of the development said. Overseas investments by Alternative Investment Funds cumulatively hit …

Global venture capital funds flock to India as China's appeal dims: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Global venture capital funds flock to India as China's appeal dims: Report

Hindustan Times  

India is receiving investment from venture capital firms from around the world, suggesting a breakout moment for the country's startups, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday. Citing the overall data from Tracxn, Nikkei Asia said that 597 venture capital firms have made 2,284 deals so far this year. Talking about the situation in China, the report said that Beijing's regulatory crackdown …

Navigating the venture capital product matrix
3 years, 5 months ago

Navigating the venture capital product matrix

Live Mint  

Markets are flush with liquidity and are piling in cash into both early-stage and growth-stage companies. They also have the capability to conduct proper deal/fund assessment and hence are best suited to have a combination of direct startup equity investing in select sectors and a portfolio of both early-stage and growth-stage AIFs. They are best suited to have a combination …

Should you get a registered investment adviser?
3 years, 6 months ago

Should you get a registered investment adviser?

Live Mint  

Investing is all about getting returns, avoiding downsides and having liquidity to use the money when you wish. We try and restrict exposure to one fund manager to not more than 10-15% and hence portfolio management schemes are recommended when the corpus being invested is more than ₹5 crore to ₹6 crore. In large-cap mutual funds, predominantly investments are in …

Singhania & Co Act-On $100K Angel Round Investment Led By Ex-MD, Deutche Bank, In Anti-Money Laundering Solutions Startup Intellewings
3 years, 7 months ago

Singhania & Co Act-On $100K Angel Round Investment Led By Ex-MD, Deutche Bank, In Anti-Money Laundering Solutions Startup Intellewings

Live Law  

The Panchkula-based startup received investment from Friends of PadUp, Vinners, and SucSEED Indovation Fund. IntelleWings' EYE is an AML 360 software, which takes care of all AML needs – transaction monitoring, customer screening against global lists, integrated and comprehensive case management solution, and integrated PEP. PadUp Ventures is knowledge and mentoring platform that has mentored startups in different industry domains …

Entrepreneur First announces pre-seed investment in 8 Indian tech start-ups
3 years, 9 months ago

Entrepreneur First announces pre-seed investment in 8 Indian tech start-ups

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Entrepreneur First, a UK-based global talent investor has announced a total pre-seed investment of $440,000 in eight cutting-edge tech startups from its fourth cohort in India. And the fourth cohort is no different - from smart recruitment for SMEs to AI-driven automated apparel cataloguing to revolutionizing antibody discovery and immersive experiences, these startups show are well poised to …

Eximius Ventures closes $10 million fund for early-stage startups
3 years, 9 months ago

Eximius Ventures closes $10 million fund for early-stage startups

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Eximius Ventures, a micro venture capital firm, announced the first close of its maiden fund of $10 million, which it aims to invest in early-stage startups with about $300,000 equity cheque per startup. “As a fund investing in the pre-seed stage, we would primarily focus on addressing funding and accessibility gaps faced by startups and extend our support …

AIFs’ returns trail Nifty across 5 yrs
4 years, 3 months ago

AIFs’ returns trail Nifty across 5 yrs

Live Mint  

Alternative investment funds used by wealthy and sophisticated investors fetched lower returns than the plain vanilla Nifty index in the five years beginning FY14, India’s first AIF industry benchmarks released by Crisil Research showed. While the Nifty total returns index from FY14 till 30 September 2019 stood at 12.8%, the pooled internal rates of return for category I and II …

Investment Funds In India : A Legal Handbook
4 years, 4 months ago

Investment Funds In India : A Legal Handbook

Live Law  

Structuring a fund requires knowledge of investment techniques and astute strategies for portfolio design. The selection of the fund vehicle itself is driven by various considerations; and deciding the best- suited fund vehicle requires an understanding of current. The selection of the fund vehicle itself is driven by various considerations; and deciding the best- suited fund vehicle requires an understanding …

YourNest Venture Capital launches fast-track funding programme SOAR for early-stage startups
4 years, 8 months ago

YourNest Venture Capital launches fast-track funding programme SOAR for early-stage startups

Firstpost  

SOAR will invest between $250,000 and $1 mn in funding each startup that is selected, it added. New Delhi: YourNest Venture Capital on Friday launched a new fast-track funding programme ‘SOAR’ to identify and fund early-stage startups. YourNest Venture Capital has developed a programme to identify and fund startups within just weeks from the close of applications, a statement said. …

IAN marks final close of ₹375 crore maiden venture capital fund
5 years, 2 months ago

IAN marks final close of ₹375 crore maiden venture capital fund

Live Mint  

Indian Angel Network, a network of individual early-stage investors, has reached the final close of its maiden venture capital fund at ₹375 crore, a senior executive said. The IAN Fund is backed by institutional investors such as Small Industries Development Bank of India’s fund of funds, IIFL Holdings, Yes Bank, Max India, impact investment firm Gray Matters Capital and Hyundai. …

Opinion | Why individual investors should avoid alternative investment funds
5 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Why individual investors should avoid alternative investment funds

Live Mint  

Most institutional investors across the world have tried to imitate the investment success of David Swensen, the chief investment officer of the Yale University endowment. The gospel according to Swensen David Swensen’s book Pioneering Portfolio Management: An unconventional approach to institutional investment is the Bible for institutional investors the world over, particularly about investing in AIFs. Hence, an individual investor …

Investment in equity MFs drops 35% to ₹1.11 lakh crore in FY19
5 years, 9 months ago

Investment in equity MFs drops 35% to ₹1.11 lakh crore in FY19

Live Mint  

Investors pumped in more than ₹1.11 lakh crore in equity-oriented mutual fund schemes in 2018-19, a decline of 35 per cent compared to ₹1.71 lakh crore inflows in 2017-18, according to the industry data. "But despite that the current inflows of 1.11 lakh crore is a substantial investment by the mutual fund industry into the equities segment which is more …

Mutual funds add Rs 3 lakh-cr to assets base in 2018, eyes more traction in new year
6 years ago

Mutual funds add Rs 3 lakh-cr to assets base in 2018, eyes more traction in new year

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Mutual funds have added a whopping Rs 3 lakh crore to their asset base in 2018 and the uptrend may continue in the new year, helped by a consistent rise in the SIP flows and strong participation of retail investors despite volatile markets. “Keep in mind the quarter-end trends and the advance tax pay-out, we expect the industry …

Mutual Funds SIP flow climbs 42% to Rs7,985 crore in October
6 years, 2 months ago

Mutual Funds SIP flow climbs 42% to Rs7,985 crore in October

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Retail investors have continued to remain buoyant with SIP flows in mutual funds reaching to Rs7,985 crore in October, a surge of 42% from the year-ago level, despite stock market volatility on the back of rupee depreciation and rising crude oil prices. With this, total funds garnered through SIPs have reached to Rs52,472 crore in the current fiscal …

Indian startups witness 108% growth in funding; Bag this much of total investment in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Indian startups witness 108% growth in funding; Bag this much of total investment in 2018

ABP News  

New Delhi: The startups in India saw a 108 per cent growth in total funding from USD two billion in 2017 to USD 4.2 billion this year, National Association of Software and Services Companies said Thursday. However, the seed stage funding of Indian startups has declined from USD 191 million in 2017 to USD 151 million in 2018. The total …

Mutual funds garner Rs 7,554 cr from retail investors via systematic investment plans in July
6 years, 4 months ago

Mutual funds garner Rs 7,554 cr from retail investors via systematic investment plans in July

Firstpost  

Mutual funds have 2.33 crore SIP accounts through which investors regularly invest in Indian mutual fund schemes. New Delhi: Retail investors are increasingly opting for systematic investment plans in mutual funds as the industry garnered Rs 7,554 crore through this route in July, a surge of 53 percent from the year-ago period. SIPs have been the preferred route for retail …

Inventus aims at first close of ₹175 crore for maiden India fund
6 years, 6 months ago

Inventus aims at first close of ₹175 crore for maiden India fund

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Venture capital firm Inventus Capital is in the process of making a first close of Rs175 crore for its third fund by early next month, a senior executive of the VC firm said. The third Inventus fund is the VC firm’s first India-dedicated fund that will be managed by an ’ India team including Parag Dhol, Rutvik Doshi and …

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