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Quant hires mutual fund industry outsider as next CEO
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Quant hires mutual fund industry outsider as next CEO

Live Mint  

Quant Mutual Fund confirmed it has appointed a new chief executive in an effort to decouple the CEO and CIO functions currently held by founder Sandeep Tandon. The new chief executive, who is set to join in April 2025, is a mutual fund industry outsider – from a global financial conglomerate – according to a source. Sameer Kate, who previously …

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A Hedge Fund Manager Should Be Able to Run Treasury
4 weeks ago

A Hedge Fund Manager Should Be Able to Run Treasury

Live Mint  

-- A big theme in finance over the past two decades has been a shift in power away from investment banks that traditionally dominated the industry to the asset management firms that orbit it. By picking Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary, Donald Trump has chosen a Wall Street type who hasn’t held a senior position at a Wall Street firm. …

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Can a high sum-assured Ulip offer better cover, returns?
11 months, 1 week ago

Can a high sum-assured Ulip offer better cover, returns?

Live Mint  

Most insurance policies that mix life insurance and investment offer neither adequate life cover nor good investment returns. The sum assured multiple in TULIPs could be 100-200 times of the annual premium, depending on the combination of the policyholder’s age, policy term and premium payment term). Data from Kotak Life Insurance shows that a 35-year-old paying a premium of ₹1 …

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Members of closing Odey Asset Management fund to share almost £64m
11 months, 1 week ago

Members of closing Odey Asset Management fund to share almost £64m

The Independent  

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British International Investment, ILX to fund $500 mn of sustainable projects
1 year, 2 months ago

British International Investment, ILX to fund $500 mn of sustainable projects

Live Mint  

British International Investment, the UK government's development finance institution, and ILX Management, a Netherland-based debt market fund, have together agreed to commit $500 million to finance sustainable development projects in low-income countries. “This partnership has been driven by our shared view of the need to invest to meet the Sustainable Development Goals,” Nick O’Donohoe, chief executive officer, BII, said in …

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Old Bridge Capital gets final nod from Sebi to launch Mutual Fund business
1 year, 3 months ago

Old Bridge Capital gets final nod from Sebi to launch Mutual Fund business

Live Mint  

Old Bridge Capital Management, a premier portfolio management firm, today announced that it has received the final approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India to commence its mutual fund operations under Old Bridge Mutual Fund. Kenneth Andrade, Founder of OBCM said "We are delighted to receive this license to commence operations for Old Bridge Mutual Fund and will …

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HDFC Mutual Fund introduces HDFC Business Cycle Fund; details here
2 years, 1 month ago

HDFC Mutual Fund introduces HDFC Business Cycle Fund; details here

Firstpost  

There are usually four phases in business cycles, namely expansion, peak, contraction, and slump. The HDFC Business Cycle Mutual Fund launched recently by HDFC Asset Management Company, intends to take a stock position in the expansion and peak phases. HDFC Business Cycle Fund is an open-ended equity scheme and will be managed by Rahul Baijal. HDFC Business Cycle Fund is …

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Exclusive – Neil Woodford to launch comeback firm as he says: ‘I’m sorry for what I did’
3 years, 10 months ago

Exclusive – Neil Woodford to launch comeback firm as he says: ‘I’m sorry for what I did’

The Telegraph  

Neil Woodford has broken his silence on the collapse of his investment firm and revealed he plans to start all over again in a tearful and defiant interview. Alongside his lieutenant Craig Newman, Mr Woodford is now preparing to launch a new investment firm based in Jersey, Woodford Capital Management Partners but vowed not to repeat his mistake of investing …

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'Transparency Should Start from Home': Nirmala Sitharaman Rebukes Over Debate on PM CARES Fund
4 years, 3 months ago

'Transparency Should Start from Home': Nirmala Sitharaman Rebukes Over Debate on PM CARES Fund

News 18  

Taking the Opposition head-on, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said while the PM CARES Fund is registered, the PM National Relief Fund, which was set up by the Congress government, was not yet registered. Replying to questions raised by Opposition members over PM CARES Fund, Sitharaman compared its provisions, including registration, objectives, audit, RTI ambit, administration, management, CSR funding …

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Fantasy sports team selection requires higher skill than mutual fund management, shows research
4 years, 3 months ago

Fantasy sports team selection requires higher skill than mutual fund management, shows research

Firstpost  

The study applies tests to data obtained from fantasy sports platforms for cricket and basketball and various mutual funds. Researchers from MIT and Columbia University published a joint academic study titled ‘Is It Luck or Skill?’, which conclusively demonstrates that luck plays a bigger role in the success of a mutual fund manager compared to that of a fantasy sports …

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