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RBI relaxes foreign investment norms for exchange-traded FX derivatives The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed rules for foreign investors in exchange-traded currency derivatives by increasing the trading limits allowed without an underlying exposure for the USD/INR pair to $15 million per exchange from $10 million earlier. The RBI also said that foreign portfolio investors can take long or short positions of up to $5 million in Euro/INR, GBP/INR, JPY/INR pairs in exchange traded derivatives. The central bank also permitted importers to hedge up to 100 percent of their eligible limit in the exchange-traded market compared with 50 percent earlier. Reuters Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel

People invest at different points of time. Often it is seen that an investor makes a fresh investment in a fund without quoting an existing account/folio number with the same fund house. After some time, it gets difficult to monitor these investments held in different folios. An investor can ensure good housekeeping by opting for consolidation of his folios in a particular fund. This makes it easier to manage investments in mutual funds. Conditions for consolidation Investors can opt for consolidation of two or more folios if the following parameters are same across all the folios that are being consolidated: > Holding pattern > Mode of holding > Address > Tax status and nominee details Application The investor is required to submit a letter to the AMC/registrar stating all the folio numbers that are to be consolidated into one primary folio. Investors can also download a form for consolidation of folios available with the AMC or its registrar. Information ...

ECL Finance NCD (An Edelweiss group company) Opens: 26th Feb 2015 Size: 400+400 Crs Rating: AA by ICRA & CARE Status: Secured Tenure: 3 & 5 Years Option: Monthly, Annual & Cumulative Listing: NSE & BSE ROIs Coupon/Yield 3 Years Monthly: 10%/ 10.47% Annual: 10. 45%/ 10.45% Cumulative: NA/ 10. 45% 5 Years Monthly: 10.15%/ 10.64% Annual: 10.60%/ 10.60% Cumulative: NA/ 10.60% Allotment: First-cum-first-Serve-Basis Looking forward for your kind support Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel

NSE asks investors to keep funds ready for upcoming OFS issues - Buoyed by retail participation in recent Coal India divestment programme through OFS, country's leading bourse NSE today said brokerages and investors need to keep adequate funds ready to buy shares in such issues as they are announced in a short notice. The Offer for Sale (OFS) mechanism facilitates the promoters of listed companies to sell their existing shareholding through an exchange-based bidding platform. As per norms, a seller has to announce intention of sale of shares at least two days ahead of the trading day of the issue (T-2). Noting that the government is likely to take the OFS route to divest its stake in various companies in the coming months, NSE Chief Business Development Ravi Varansai expressed concerns that timelines provided for retail investors under the mode were "extremely tight" and as such they should be prepared for such issues in advance. The observations come against the biggest-...

The latest option for retirement savings Simplicity of the scheme and tax benefits make Reliance's Retirement Fund attractive Mutual fund houses are set to launch exclusive retirement schemes after a long gap. UTI and Franklin India started their dedicated pension plans 17-20 years ago. Now, Reliance Mutual has come out with the Reliance Retirement Fund. Here's a look at the features of the new product and how it compares with the National Pension System (NPS), the other equity-linked pension product. What it offers The scheme basically offers a simple investment strategy to lock-in money for the long-term without taking high risks. The Reliance Retirement Plan comes with two options — a wealth creation plan and an income generation plan. The wealth creation plan is expected to invest 65-100 per cent of its corpus in equity and the remaining in safe debt instruments. This makes it work more or less like an equity-oriented balanced fund. It will be benchmarked against the BSE 10...

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Coal India stake sale tomorrow; floor price fixed at Rs 358 Coal India stake sale tomorrow; floor price fixed at Rs 358 The government today fixed Rs 358 a share as the floor price for up to 10% stake sale in Coal India tomorrow, which may help the exchequer garner about Rs 22,600 crore in the biggest sale of shares. The floor price or minimum selling price is nearly 5% below today's closing price of Rs 375.15 a share. The government is selling 31.58 crore shares, or 5% stake, in a public offer with an option to sell another 5% through offer for sale (OFS) or auction route. CIL has reserved 20% shares for retail investors who will also get 5% price discount. "The President of India, acting through and represented by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India is the promoter of Coal India Limited (the "Seller") has now informed BSE that the floor price for the Sale in terms of the SEBI OFS Circular shall be Rs 358 per equity share of Coal India Limited (the 'Floor...

After children, their grandchildren become an important part of life for grandparents, who often want to pour their love and blessings in the form of monetary gifts. However, most of the grandparents wish to make a difference in their grandchild's life through adopting wise investment decisions. One such tool is an investment in the name of minor grandchild in mutual funds by the grandparents.   It is a known fact that mutual funds do not accept third-party payments for investments. However, the rule allows a parent/grandparent to invest on behalf of their minor child. But, the amount under such arrangement should not exceed Rs. 50,000, while the required documentation has to be fulfilled by the investor. Some of the conditions applicable on a grandparent investing for their minor grandchild is as under:   Maximum Amount: A grandparent cannot invest over Rs. 50,000 for total SIP or purchase.   PAN and KYC: Grandparent has to submit his Pan Card and KYC acknowled...

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates on Thursday by 25 basis points to 7.75 per cent in a surprise inter-meeting cut, yielding to growing signs of slowing inflation and a flagging recovery. The wholesale price index for December, released on Wednesday, rose just 0.11 per cent year-on-year compared with a 0.6 per cent jump forecast by economists in a Reuters poll. Wholesale prices were unchanged in November. In a statement, the RBI cited lower-than-expected inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand, as well as the government's commitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target. "These developments have provided headroom for a shift in the monetary policy stance," it said. Economics Times Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel

An aggressive retirement planning option Reliance Mutual Fund recently got the government nod to launch a pension plan. This is the third such plan from a fund house. The first two — from UTI MF and Franklin Templeton MF — were launched 15 years ago. The fund house's plan is the first to offer an aggressive equity option to investors. Its Wealth Creation Plan option will invest anywhere between 65 per cent and 100 per cent of the corpus into equities and up to 35 per cent in debt and money market securities. The two existing pension schemes,  Franklin India Pension Fund and UTI Retirement Benefit Pension Fund, invest up to 40 per cent in equities and the rest in fixed income instruments. "We intend to create wealth over the long term. The equity-oriented plan will be run like a balanced fund. It will be a diversified portfolio with 65-75 per cent in large caps and the remaining in quality mid caps," said Sunil Singhania, chief information officer (CIO), equity, Relian...