Indian equity markets struggled in July 2025 after the US announced a surprise 25% tariff, increasing uncertainty about an ongoing Indo-US trade deal. The Nifty 50 dropped 2.8%, and mid- and small-cap indices saw even larger declines. Nonetheless, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) showed strong support by investing $4.4 billion during
July ended with a significant change in debt markets. The US announced a 25% tariff on India and possible penalties for trade with Russia. At the same time, it signed trade agreements with key partners. Domestically, the RBI maintained its tight liquidity approach through VRR and VRRR auctions. Experts are
The AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) extends brokerage cooling-off period from 6 months to 12 months for distributors receiving trail commissions after an investor changes their ARN (distributor) code. This decision responds to industry concerns about the misuse of existing rules, particularly by large distributors like banks. Under
In FY 2025, the non-life Insurer paid out ₹46,117 crore in gross commissions, which is 15% of the total gross premium collected ₹3.06 lakh crore. These payouts were shared between retail and group insurance segments. Go Digit General Insurance had the highest commission-to-premium ratio at 29.85%, paying out ₹2,529 crore
Zerodha Fund House has launched the Zerodha Multi Asset Passive FoF(Fund of Fund), a new open-ended scheme that provides retail investors easy access to a range of asset classes through one investment. The fund uses a balanced strategy, with 30% in large-cap ETFs that track the top 100 companies, 30%
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