What changes for mutual fund investors from April 1? TER tweak, life cycle funds and folio freeze option
As the new financial year begins, several regulatory and structural changes for mutual funds are set to take effect, aimed at enhancing transparency, standardisation, and investor protection.
Key changes include a revised GST structure, the introduction of life cycle funds, the closure of children’s and retirement schemes, and allowing equity mutual funds to invest a portion of their portfolios in gold and silver.
Read MoreWarren Buffett hints at end to Gates Foundation donations over Epstein
New York | Warren Buffett has hinted he may discontinue his annual billion-dollar donation to the Gates Foundation following revelations about the extent of Bill Gates’s relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Buffett, who has an estimated net worth of $US150 billion ($217.5 billion), told CNBC that he had not spoken with Gates since the US Department of Justice (DoJ) released more than three million documents relating to Epstein.
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Read MoreFederal Reserve Governor Michael Barr to Keynote at EMERGE Financial Health 2026
Financial Health Network’s Flagship Conference Convenes in Atlanta, May 19-21
CHICAGO, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network today announced that Michael S. Barr, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will deliver a keynote address at EMERGE Financial Health 2026,
Do Options Traders Know Something About Skyworks Stock We Don’t?
Investors in Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the June 18, 2026 $27.50 Call had some of the highest …
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Read MoreBuy These 3 Mid-Cap Blend Mutual Funds for Impressive Returns
Blend funds, also known as hybrid funds, aim for value appreciation through capital gains. They owe their origin to a graphical representation of a fund’s equity-style box. In addition to diversification, blend funds are great picks for investors looking for a mix of growth and value investment. A mid-cap blend fund is a type of equity mutual fund that holds a mix of value and growth stocks in its portfolio,
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Market Commentary: $25 Billion Stock On Sale 90% Lower?
One of Warren Buffett’s old favorites, Brazil’s StoneCo, has emerged with a strategy that may create a U-turn in it share price. What was once a $25 billion company has crashed to just $3 billion and change in market capitalization.
Yet StoneCo hasn’t been knocked out for the count yet. It surprised investors with an announcement that signaled it was bullish on its own company via a R$300 million (approximately $58.2 million) share repurchase program.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
110 Year Old Firm Crushing Wall Street
Imagine you had a checklist for when to buy a stock and as you look down it, every line item is check, check, check. That wouldn’t be too far away from the experience we had looking down through the Brady Corp metrics.
To begin with what on earth is Brady? Not many investors are in fact aware of this company that has a century plus long history.
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