Mutual funds boost money market bet through TREPS allocation to protect returns from volatility

The use of TREPS is becoming increasingly widespread, and as per PrimeMFDatabase, 89.71 percent of equity schemes had exposure to cash equivalents like TREPS, CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation), or reverse repos in July. In just two months, 18 additional equity schemes have begun using these instruments to manage cash positions.   Mutual Funds…

Online Gaming Bill: Govt to ban all ‘money-based gaming transactions’, say sources

Under the Bill, no bank or financial institution will be allowed to permit transfer of funds for online money gaming. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the Online Gaming Bill, which makes online betting a punishable offence. Sources told Business Today TV that the government will ban all “money-based…

US tariffs shoot up, RBI holds repo rate: Time to review your debt-fund strategy?

The advisable approach to debt funds is to match the portfolio maturity of the fund with your investment horizon. Two key events last week – Trump’s 50 percent tariff on Indian imports and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) status quo on repo rate – are bound to get retail investors thinking about their debt…

Minimum balance rule in banks: Check how much you need to maintain in HDFC, SBI and other banks’ savings accounts

Check how much you need to maintain in HDFC, SBI, Kotak Mahindra, among other private and public sector banks’ savings accounts amid ICICI Bank’s move to hike its minimum balance requirement to ₹50,000/month for its metro and urban branches.    Minimum balance rule in banks: Banks in India have different slabs of monthly account balance…