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Axis Mutual Fund's thematic fund collects Rs 3,400 cr in NFO period

Axis Mutual Fund on Friday said it has collected over Rs 3,400 crore from the New Fund Offering (NFO) of its manufacturing scheme. Axis India Manufacturing Fund, an open-ended equity scheme, was open during December 1-15. The thematic fund received robust participation from investor segments from over 500 locations in the country and garnered close to 1.5 lakh applications, Axis Mutual Fund said in a statement. Further, fresh inflows accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the applications and the digital channel witnessed an overwhelming participation as well, contributing to nearly 20 per cent the total applications. "A significant 10 per cent of the applicants opted for long-term investments through SIPs (Systematic Investment Plans). Almost 30 per cent of the investors who invested in the NFO were new to Axis Mutual Fund, advocating their faith in us," B Gopkumar, MD and CEO, Axis AMC, said.

Rs 4,000 discount on flights: Cathay partners with Axis Bank for travel rewards

Exclusive discounts, bonus miles, and more await Cathay members

JM Financial appoints Axis Capital's Chirag Negandhi as managing director

Homegrown JM Financial's ranking has risen this year in the league tables for ECM activity amid rising deals in the small and midcap space

Bain Capital nominee Ashish Kotecha steps down from board of Axis Bank

This comes after the direct shareholding of entities affiliated with Bain Capital in the bank came down below two per cent

Private equity firm Bain Capital sells Rs 3,737 cr stake in Axis Bank

More than 50 entities, largely comprising foreign funds, were among the buyers, including Societe Generale, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and UBS

Private equity firm Bain Capital sells $448 million stake in Axis Bank

Societe Generale, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Morgan Stanley were among the buyers of Axis Bank shares on Wednesday as Bain sold its stake, exchange data showed

Stocks to Watch: Wipro, Laurus Labs, Axis Bank, SRF, KIOCL, CGDs, BoB

Stocks to Watch on December 13, 2023: PE giant Bain Capital is likely to sell up to 1.1 per cent stake in Axis Bank via a block deal, reported Moneycontrol

India's GDP growth may slow down to 6.5% in FY25: Axis Bank report

Mishra also said that the Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut its repo rate through the calendar year 2024 due to volatile food inflation

US-based data analytics firm FICO launches its cloud platform in India

"We can deliver vehicle loans faster and more accurately," said Uttam Tibrewal, executive director, AU Small Finance Bank

No CV points for govt, utility spends: Axis Vistara credit card devalued

Transactions involving government services and utilities will no longer accrue Club Vistara points or contribute to milestone benefits.

SBI, Infosys, Axis Bank, ONGC most sold large-cap stocks by MFs in Oct

Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra and NTPC were the most bought large-cap stocks in October.

Axis Bank, Bajaj Fin can dip up to 7%; GIC Hsg likely to gain, show charts

Meanwhile, SBI looks range-bound on charts, while shares of SBI Cards & Payments can pullback up to 7 per cent from present levels.

RBI imposes penalty on Axis Bank, Manappuram Finance for violating norms

The central bank imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 42.78 lakh on Manappuram Finance on account of failing to adhere to certain regulations

Tech is critical, but banks won't like to be tech companies: Citi India CEO

It is demeaning to compare what banks do and what technology companies do; banks build relationship of trust with customers and use technology as an enabler, says Ashu Khullar, CEO Citibank India

Zee-Sony merger: NCLAT chairperson-led bench to hear appeals by Axis, IDBI

Appeals filed by Axis Finance and IDBI Bank against the merger of Zee Entertainment and Culver Max Entertainment, formerly Sony Pictures Networks India, before the appellate tribunal NCLAT, would now be heard by a bench presided by its chairperson. On Tuesday, the petitions filed by Axis Finance and IDBI Bank came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Anant Bijay Singh and Arun Baroka. However, it transferred both the petitions to the chairperson's bench. The bench opined that since the chairperson-led bench is already hearing an insolvency appeal filed by IDBI Bank against Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), it would be appropriate for the same bench to hear these petitions also. Earlier, both the petitions were listed before an NCLAT bench comprising Justices Rakesh Kumar and Alok Srivastava. Justice Rakesh Kumar resigned on Monday following contempt of court proceedings initiated against him by the Supreme Court in the Finolex matter. After this, the petit

Axis Bank capitalised with self-sustaining structure to fund growth: MD

Axis Bank is well capitalised with a self-sustaining capital structure for funding organic growth, its managing director and CEO Amitabh Chaudhry has said. He said the bank expects to grow higher than the industry average on the credit side. It would be 400-600 basis points higher than the industry in the MSME segment this fiscal. To fund business growth, he said, the bank has adequate capital to take care of its needs during the current financial year. "Our overall capital adequacy ratio, including profit, stood at 17.84 per cent with a CET 1 ratio of 14.56 per cent. The Bank accreted 18 bps of CET-1 capital in Q2 FY24 and 54 bps in H1 FY24. Axis Bank is well capitalised with a self-sustaining capital structure for funding organic growth," he told PTI. In March this year, Axis Bank completed the acquisition of Citibank's consumer business and non-banking financial company (NBFC) consumer business. The bank paid Rs 11,603 crore for the acquisition. The sale excludes Citi's ...

Axis Bank aims to augment small-ticket loans this year: MD & CEO Chaudhry

Axis Bank is working on augmenting small-ticket loans, crop loans to small and marginal farmers and microfinance business loans for women borrowers from low-income households during the year, managing director and CEO Amitabh Chaudhry said on Friday. The bank has created a distinctive 'Bharat Bank' unit with tailored rural products, an increased footprint through branches and a digital presence, partnerships with facilitators like Common Services Centers (CSCs), and village-level entrepreneurs enabled by multiple agri-commodity-focused ecosystems, he said. "Among the private sector banks, we are the second largest in the MSME space by book size, and our constant pursuit of redefining customer experience in the digital age has led to various digital innovations poised to transform the banking paradigm of tomorrow," he said at the India SME 100 Awards here. With a forward-looking approach, he said, "we have evolved our processes on a solid digital infrastructure established over the .

Sensex plunges 901 pts, Nifty nears 18,850 as sell-off enters 6th day

Closing Bell on October 26, 2023: In the broader market, the BSE MidCap index shed 0.94 per cent, and the BSE SmallCap index fell 0.19 per cent

Stocks to Watch today: Tech M, IRM Energy, RIL, Sonata Software, ACC, PNB

Stocks to watch on Thursday, October 26: The consolidated net profit of Tech Mahindra for Q2FY24 fell 61.10 per cent YoY to Rs 505.30 crore -- the biggest drop in 16 years

Axis Bank net profit up 10% to Rs 5,864 crore, asset quality improves

The net interest income (NII), the difference between interest earned and interest expended, grew by 18.86 per cent to Rs 12314.6 crore in Q2FY24 as against Rs 10360.3 crore for Q2FY23