SEBI’s new ‘MF Lite’ rules set to ease entry for passive-only mutual fund players

The capital market regulator SEBI is expected to roll out stringent product criteria for new players entering the mutual fund business through the MF Lite regulations. To encourage more entrants into passive asset management, SEBI issued a consultation paper to reduce the networth and profit track record criteria for companies interested only in managing assets…

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Broker’s call: AB Capital (Buy)

Target: ₹265 CMP: ₹199.05 Aditya Birla Capital’s AUM grew 6 per cent q-o-q despite Personal/Consumer AUM declining 2 per cent q-o-q. Overall asset quality (AQ) was stable with GS3 improving about 4 bps q-o-q while unsecured saw an increase of about 10 bps. RoA and RoE declined marginally to 2.3 per cent and 15.6 per…

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Broker’s call: Nippon Life India (Buy)

Target: ₹850 CMP: ₹704.65 Consistent focus on strategy towards equities coupled with industry tailwind led to gain in market share at ~8.29 per cent (blended basis) and about 18.3 per cent for ETF bodes well. Consistent scheme performance, robust SIP flows (market share increased 60 bps Q-o-Q at around 12.6 per cent) and accretion in…

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