Prashant Jain’s AIF returns 58% in its first year, with little help from SMID caps

Prashant Jain’s AIF returns 58% in its first year, with little help from SMID caps

Former HDFC AMC chief Prashant Jain’s 3P India Equity Fund 1 has comfortably beaten the Nifty 50 index in its first year, despite largely ignoring small and mid cap stocks. According to the latest data, as of 28 June, the category-3 alternative investment fund (AIF) delivered a 58.4% return since it was launched in May … Read more

Why Devina Mehra is bullish on silver

Why Devina Mehra is bullish on silver

“Even compared to gold, silver is beginning to look good. Unlike gold, silver also has some linkage to industrial demand. The US leading indicator on industrial production is also looking good. So, all this put together bodes well for silver,” she says. Barring some legacy stock holdings, about 90% of Mehra’s investments are channeled through … Read more

Amfi writes to MFs about Sebi concern over froth in small, mid caps space

Amfi writes to MFs about Sebi concern over froth in small, mid caps space

Mumbai: Industry body Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has asked mutual funds to put in place safeguards to protect the interests of all investors in mid- and small-cap funds. Amfi sent this letter after markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) raised concerns of “froth building up in small and midcap … Read more