A high-risk small cap fund may appeal to investors owing to its growth potential, but that does not automatically make it a fit for every portfolio. In India, small cap stocks are defined as companies ranked 251st onwards by full market capitalisation under the SEBI-AMFI framework.
If you track mutual fund investment updates only through returns and NAVs, you may wonder what SEBI’s 2026 rule changes entail. But this time, the rulebook change is wider. It touches on how schemes are named, how much overlap they can have, what they can invest in, and how expenses are shown to investors.
Money decisions often look different for women. Income may rise, pause, restart, and change shape across different life stages. A career break, caregiving responsibility, or the need to plan for a longer retirement can quietly alter the way wealth gets built. That is one reason financial planning for women deserves its own lens. And in that conversation, mutual funds for women and SIPs often come up as a practical route worth understanding.
Policy Action
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%.
The Indian IT services industry is at a crossroads again, raising questions about how disruptive the next technology wave could be. Interestingly, this is not the first time that the sector has been perceived to be under existential threat; we have been here a few times before.
Key Takeaways
Policy continuity: The RBI held the repo rate at 5.25% and retained its “Neutral” stance, reinforcing the December policy framework.
When interest rates rise, existing bonds become less valuable and most debt fund NAVs fall. When rates fall, those same bonds are worth more and debt fund NAVs typically rise. Equity funds, on the other hand, feel the impact through valuations and earnings expectations: higher interest rates compress P/E multiples and raise discount rates; lower rates do the opposite.
After a spell of strong returns for over three to four years, the equity market has been in correction mode in the last five months.
Inflation, the gradual increase in prices over time, is a persistent economic force that can erode the value of money. For investors, this means that the returns from their portfolios need to outpace inflation to maintain purchasing power. Traditional savings instruments often struggle to keep up with inflationary pressures, leading investors to seek alternative strategies in pursuit of maintaining purchasing power.
Inflation, the gradual increase in prices over time, is a persistent economic force that can erode the value of money. For investors, this means that the returns from their portfolios need to outpace inflation to maintain purchasing power. Traditional savings instruments often struggle to keep up with inflationary pressures, leading investors to seek alternative strategies in pursuit of maintaining purchasing power.
