Index funds are such passive mutual funds that invest the majority of their investible corpus in the underlying securities that comprise the benchmark in the same proportion without changing the portfolio composition.

The profits or losses in the portfolio impact the Net Asset Value of your fund (NAV). Of course, there are some complexities to consider, but this is the heart of equity mutual fund investments.

There are times when diversifying investments across various sectors and companies can limit a fund’s performance as not all of them can outperform at the same time.

A guide on what open-ended and close-ended mutual funds mean and what are their differences

A guide on exchange traded funds and the advantages of investing in them

The RBI's informal communication to local bankers is a step back from the directions it issued in June 2020, when it allowed banks operating from the International Financial Services Centre Banking Units to trade in the NDF segment.

Debt funds are mutual funds that predominantly invest in debt related instruments and fixed income securities. The investment objective of debt funds is to offer stable income and capital protection to its investors

Return on assets for foreign banks in India at 5.8 per cent in 2021-22, though lower than previous year’s 6.6 per cent, it was higher than that for overseas branches of Indian banks at 1.6 per cent in 2021-22, according to the results of 2021-22 round of the survey on International Trade in Banking Services.

A regulatory sandbox is a highly controlled environment provided by the central financial body to fintechs/financial institutions to test out newer concepts and innovations before launching to the majority of the public.