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Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM India) on Thursday reported a 4 per cent increase in profit after tax to Rs 295.4 crore for three months ended December 2024. The company had a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 284.3 crore in the year-ago period, NAM India said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations rose by 39 per cent to Rs 587.9 crore during the period under review from Rs 423.3 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2023. "We witnessed a continued increase in overall market share with key positives being net sales and SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) market share remaining above equity market share as well as an increase in SIP flows despite adverse market movements. "We are humbled to have the trust of 20 million unique investors, i.e. over 1 in every 3 mutual fund investors, highest in the industry," Sundeep Sikka, ED & CEO of NAM India, said. As of December 2024, NAM India has assets under management of Rs 6.56 lakh crore, including Nippon India Mutual ...
President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China's increasing military assertiveness is an effort to test the region at a turbulent moment for Beijing. Biden's comments were caught by a hot mic after he and fellow leaders of the Quad delivered opening remarks before the press at a summit he's hosting near his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. He said his administration sees Beijing's actions as a change in tactic, not a change in strategy. China continues to struggle to pull up its economy that was pummelled by the coronavirus pandemic and has seen an extended slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand. At least from our perspective, we believe Xi Jinping is looking to focus on domestic economic challenges and minimize the turbulence in China's diplomatic relationships, and he's also looking to buy himself some diplomatic space, in my view, to aggressively pursue China's ...