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Centre likely to raise authorised fund in NSFDC by Rs 1,000 crore

The Department of Social Justice, the nodal authority, has floated a draft cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultation

SaaS start-up SquadStack raises Rs 140 cr in Series B funding for expansion

The SaaS-enabled talent marketplace will use the Series B round fund to strengthen its team, increase its sales experts base and expand into new verticals

Kesoram Industries to raise high-cost funds via FDs; to offer 12.25% rate

To offer 12.25% rate; plans to use proceeds for working capital, pare debt

SoftBank to bet on smaller ticket size for the second Vision Fund

The two funds together have invested over $11-12 billion in the country. Together with Softbank's direct investment, this goes up to $14 billion

Rajeev Misra may raise $8-10 bn for his new fund, in talks with gulf royals

Sources say it is also possible that Son may invest some money in the fund through Softbank or other vehicles, although this could not be confirmed

Nippon India MF turns off inflow tap for 5 global funds, cites limit

The fund house has suspended lump-sum subscription, switch-ins, and fresh registration of systematic investment plan/systematic transfer plan under five schemes that invest in international stocks

Pantomath Group launches Rs 500 cr pre-IPO fund in maiden closed-end series

The fund has garnered 25% of target corpus. Simultaneous to the first closing, the fund has confirmed to have made its first investment as well

Accel raises $650 mn fund to invest in Indian and SE Asian start-ups

It was an early investor in unicorn start-ups like Flipkart, Swiggy, Zetwerk, Cultfit, Acko and others

Prime Venture Partners' Fund IV closes at $120 million

It will invest in disruptive technology companies across fintech, edtech, healthtech, consumer internet and Global SaaS.

Foundation PE buys Limited Partner stake in Prime Venture Partners' Fund 1

With this, Prime VP has delivered a healthy, top-decile return to its Limited Partners in 9th year of operation and has further extended the fund by four years

Opt for balanced advantage fund if you are worried about equity valuations

Make sure fund does not take too much mid- and small-cap exposure, or has poor quality debt papers

China corners bulk of EPFR flows in August among emerging markets

Flows into India totalled $983 million during the month, the EPFR data compiled by Kotak Institutional Equities shows

ASK announces new real estate-focused fund, targets corpus of Rs 1,000 cr

The fund is also planning to raise an additional Rs 1,500 crore via a green shoe option

International Finance Corp to invest $15 mn in South Asia Growth Fund II

International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to $15 million in South Asia Growth Fund II, L.P (SAGF II) focussed on investing in companies focussed on clean energy.

Should you opt for a fund with a low or a high turnover ratio?

If all the buying and selling does not result in higher returns, then it can push the returns even lower

Fund raising via debt placement up 57% to Rs 38,645 cr in November

In the previous fiscal (2015-16), the capital raked in through the route stood at Rs 4.58 lakh crore

Norway's $863 billion wealth fund excludes 52 coal related firms

Reliance Power was also excluded