What do North America, Europe, and Asia have in common right now? Well, apart from unnerving stock market volatility, it’s their preference for gold. According to data from the World Gold Council, flows into Gold Exchange Traded Funds from these regions touched $21 billion in Q1 2025 — the largest quarterly inflow since the first
Short duration mutual funds invest in treasury bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposits and so on to take care of their liquidity needs. They also invest in corporate bonds, government securities, among others.According to the Sebi mandate, short duration funds can invest in debt instruments which have maturity between one and three years. That means
Short duration mutual funds invest in treasury bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposits and so on to take care of their liquidity needs. They also invest in corporate bonds, government securities, among others. According to the Sebi mandate, short duration funds can invest in debt instruments which have maturity between one and three years. That
The budget shocked investors with a change in capital gain structure but gave a relief to those investing in international funds. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a change in holding period, LTCG tax rate while keeping STCG tax rate unchanged for overseas FoFs (international funds), gold mutual funds, and equity FoFs.The holding period for equity