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Essel Infraprojects NCD default - No impact on you

The short answer is, you don’t need to worry. Scripbox did not recommend any of the funds which had exposure to these securities. In fact, preventing such exposure is one of our algorithm’s key objectives

World economy battles COVID-19 with Lockdowns in April, India GDP growth slows to a crawl

A virtual economic shutdown in April has put many companies in a tough spot, only the best companies with enough cash reserves are likely to come out on top.

Market outlook in times of COVID-19 – A Scripbox perspective for investors

The post-COVID-19 phase is likely to see a significant recovery in the stock prices of good and proven companies. As uncertainty goes down, the prices of these stocks are very likely going to jump up, if history tells us anything.

COVID-19 and the markets – What can history tell us?

The Indian markets have reversed much of the recent gains seen till February, rather quickly and you may have seen your gains made over the past years shrink in a matter of days. And that makes you wonder what will happen to your money?

FM announcement on extension of tax saving for FY 2019-20 deadline - What it means

This means that tax-saving investments in Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS), Provident Funds (EPF and PPF), National pension Scheme Contributions (NPS) can be made till 30th June 2020 for the FY 2019-20.

RBI's March-end announcement and their impact on debt funds

We were expecting the RBI governor to step in and provide liquidity and rate cuts. The RBI governor did just that today. He declared a string of measures like cutting the Repo and the reverse repo rates, cutting the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 100 basis points, injecting liquidity of Rs 3.74 lakh crores in the system etc. All this should cause the interest rates to go down (and hence bond prices to go up). At the time of writing this piece, the interest rates were indeed down.

COVID-19 dominates markets and economies in March

Financial markets worldwide were impacted heavily by the COVID-19 pandemic as necessary lockdowns stress businesses and the economy, hopefully temporarily.

Lock-down learning - a 15-day plan to level up your financial know-how

To ensure that you make the most of this lockdown in terms of financial know-how, and have the essentials covered, we have designed a 15-day action plan for you. Just one hour every day for 15 days will ensure that you are at the top of your finances. You can reserve weekends solely for family time.

Important update regarding Yes Bank

Yes Bank has been placed under Moratorium for a period of 30 days (Till April 4, 2020)

Side Pocketing: Does this matter to you as a debt fund investor?

A ‘side pocket’ option allows a mutual fund house to separate bad assets or risky ones from other liquid investments in a debt portfolio which could get impacted by the credit profile of underlying instruments.

Coronavirus outbreak, weak GDP growth, fiscal deficit, and rising inflation dominate February

The potential economic impact of the Coronavirus outbreak affected markets significantly towards the end of February. Another big challenge faced by the economy is continuing weakness in GDP growth combined with a relatively high fiscal deficit. Some of the key initiatives like lower corporate tax rates are expected to kick start the investment cycle by the industry

Nifty closes lower but broader markets up, economic concerns remain

Fiscal deficit and economic growth are twin concerns facing the economy. Experts have been recommending loosening up fiscal targets and focusing on economic growth. Moreover, there seem to be early signs of the economy recovering.