Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Sovereign Gold Bond scheme: All you need to know before investing in it

Sovereign Gold Bond scheme: All you need to know before investing in it

The Sovereign Gold Bond scheme offers an alternative to holding gold in physical form.




Investors bidding for the fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond scheme will get an interest of 4 per cent annually for the period funds are transferred from clearing corporations to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The subscription, which started on July 18, will be open till July 22, and is aimed at attracting large number of investors so as to curb demand for physical gold that is imported in large quantities draining the country’s foreign exchange.
Here are the key things to know:
* Minimum investment under the Gold Bond scheme is one gm
* Maximum investment under the Gold Bond scheme is 500 gm
* Interest to be obtained under the Gold Bond scheme is at a fixed rate of 2.75 per cent payable every six months
* The bonds are tradable through stock exchanges – NSE and BSE
* The Gold Bond scheme is available in DEMAT and paper form
* The Gold Bond scheme has a tenure of eight years, with exit options in the 5th, 6th and 7th year
* At time of exit the bond can be redeemed at market rate of gold
* The gold bond can be used as collateral to avail a loan
* Capital gain tax will be exempted on redemption
* Investing in the Gold Bond scheme helps as there will be zero risk from handling physical gold
* You can buy the bond at all bank branches, select post offices, through Stock Exchange – BSE and NSE as well as Stock Holding Corporation of India.

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

How to Check L&T Infotech IPO Allotment Status L&T Infotech's Rs 1,243-cr IPO oversubscribed 11.67 times

How to Check L&T Infotech IPO Allotment Status

L&T Infotech's Rs 1,243-cr IPO oversubscribed 11.67 times 


Have you applied for Larsen and Tubro (L&T) Infotech IPO and curious about status of the IPO allotment?. You got to be little patient as it is going to take little more time to know the L&T Infotech IPO Allotment status.


As per the rules pertaining to primary market (IPO), the shares of any company should be listed on stock exchanges like NSE and BSE for trading by 6th working day from the IPO issue close date. Going by this rule, as the L&T Infotech IPO issue closed on 13th July, you can expect to know about your L&T Infotech IPO allotment status positively by 19th July 2016 

Visit this page again by end of the above date to know about L&T Infotech IPO allotment Status


Expected listing of the L&T Infotech Shares on Exchanges for Trading is 21st July 2016
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Meantime why not look at some of the Frequently asked Questions about IPO allotment?
  Who does the Allotment of the IPO?
Allotment of the IPO is done by the entity called the Registrar identified by the listing Company. Registrar for the L&T Infotech IPO is LINK INTIME INDIA Pvt Limited.

  What is the Basis Of IPO Allotment?
The registrar allots the shares taking various factors into considerations such as extent of the issue subscribed, number of employees of the company applied for the IPO, required allotments to QIBs as per the rules etc. The registrar will publish the basis of the allotment within two weeks of the issue close date.
Currently, in any IPO, the allocation is usually, QIB – 50% HNI – 15% and Retail – 35% or QIB – 60% HNI – 10% and Retail – 30% of the Net Issue.

  What documents I need to check the Allotment?
You can check about the allotment status by using your PAN number.

  OK, I got the allotment, When it will be credited to my Demat Account?
Usually, it will credited to your demat account within 2 business days.

  But I want to sell them on first day of the listing, I will loose this opportunity if credit of shares to my demat account is delayed!
Shares will not be listed until all the allotted investors receive the shares in their respective demat accounts. So dont worry and relax, but ensure that your demat account is active and ready state of receiving the shares.

  What to do if you have been allotted shares, but you have not received the credit to your demat account?
If you have allotted the shares but not received in your demat account by listing day, then check that your demat account is active. If you feel there is no issue, provide a copy of your Client Master to Registrar to enable upload of your allotted shares in your account. Copy can be sent by Fax/Scanned image.

  How do I get the Refund Amount back in case of non-allotment or partial allotment?
I depends on how you filled out your application form. You will receive physical refund order to your postal address or though ECS if you have opted for it with your Broker.

  When will I get my Refund back?
The Registrar will dispatch/initiate the refund order/ECS transfer within 12 working days of issue close date. So add postal delay depending on your location to receive the physical order.

  I have updated ECS details with my Broker, So will I receive refund through ECS?
Not always. It depends on the registrar and he can choose to send cheques even when ECS details are updated.

  When can I start trading in the new shares?
Offcourse from the listing day! provided the shares are already credited to your demat account. But you can not trade off market in case you received the shares few days before the day of listing!.


L&T Infotech's Rs 1,243-cr IPO oversubscribed 11.67 times :-

L&T Infotech's Rs 1,243-crore IPO got oversubscribed 11.67 times today, eliciting strong response with the number of applications crossing 1 million on the final day.

The IPO received bids for 14,29,46,840 shares against the total issue size of 1,22,50,000 shares, data available with the NSE till 1930 hrs showed.

Quota reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was oversubscribed 19.90 times, while that of HNI 10.75 times, sources said.

The category reserved for retail investors was also oversubscribed 7.30 times.

L&T Infotech has attracted 10.58 lakh or 1.058 million applications, the largest number of applications in IPOs since 2011, they added.

The offer was oversubscribed on the first day of the bidding itself.

L&T Infotech had fixed a price band of Rs 705-710 per share for the offering.

L&T Infotech had on Friday raised Rs 373 crore from anchor investors by selling shares at Rs 710 apiece.

The IPO comprises an offer-for-sale of up to 1.75 crore equity shares by L&T Ltd. It constitutes 10.3 per cent of the post offer paid-up equity share capital of the company.

At the upper end of the price band, the offer would be worth Rs 1,243.50 crore. The sale would rake in Rs 1,233.75 crore at Rs 705 per share.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Citigroup Global Markets India and ICICI Securities are managing the issue.

In the financial year 2015-16, L&T Infotech's revenue from operations and other income stood at Rs 6,143.02 crore, while it clocked a profit after tax of Rs 922.17 crore during the same period.

L&T Infotech is the sixth largest Indian IT services player at present with a revenue of USD 887 million and an employee base of over 20,000 people.

Earlier this month, the Rs 400-crore IPO of staffing firm Quess Corp was oversubscribed a staggering 145 times, emerging as the most oversubscribed IPO in the past 9 years.




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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Best and safe Option is to Invest in Liquid Fund, Liquid fund better than Saving Account and Safer than Share Market / Mutual Funds, Guaranteed Return

Best and safe Option is to Invest in Liquid Fund, Liquid fund better than Saving Account and Safer than Share Market / Mutual Funds, Guaranteed Return


Liquid Funds :


You have sufficient fund and looking for better returns compared to fixed deposits.

Liquid funds are better than saving accounts and just like fixed deposits.
Liquid funds provide you better return ( average returns around 9.3% interest for one year.


See Returns of 

SBI Premier Liquid Fund - Regular Plan (G) -





What is liquid fund and why less risky :-

Liquid funds are simply debt mutual funds that invest your money in very short-term market instruments e.g. treasury bills, government securities,commercial papers and call money that hold least amount of risk. These funds can invest in instruments up to a maturity of 91 days. The maturity is mostly much lower than that.

 Lower maturity period of these underlying assets helps a fund manager in meeting the redemption demand from investors.


They are least risky as well as least volatile in the category of mutual funds for the following reason: one, mutual funds mostly invest in instruments with high credit rating (P1+). Two, unlike other funds, the NAV of liquid funds is not volatile as the only change in their NAV is mostly as a result of the interest income that accrues. In other words, given their short-term maturities, these instruments are hardly traded in the market. They are held until maturity. Hence, their NAV only sees a change to the extent of interest income accrued, everyday, including weekends.

Benefits of liquid funds

These mutual funds have no lock-in period.

Withdrawals from liquid funds are processed within 24 hours on business days. The cut-off time on withdrawal is generally 2 p.m. on business days. It means if you place a redemption request by 2 p.m. on a business day, then the funds will be credited to your bank account on the next business day by 10 a.m.

Liquid funds have the lowest interest rate risk among debt funds as they primarily invest in fixed income securities with short maturity.

Liquid funds have no entry load and exit loads.

Returns from liquid funds
Liquid funds are among the best investment options for the short term during a high inflation environment. During high inflationary period, the Reserve Bank typically keeps interest rates high and tightens liquidity, helping liquid funds to earn good returns.
During the past year, some liquid funds have even offered higher returns than bank fixed deposits, which levy a penalty on premature withdrawal.



Taxation
Dividends received under liquid plans are not taxed at the hands of resident individual investors but fund houses pay dividend distribution tax @28.325 per cent (including surcharge and cess).
Individual investors who books gains before a year on their investment in liquid funds are taxed at the same rate as per their income slabs. Interest earned from savings accounts are also taxed at this same rate.
If investors redeem liquid fund units after a year, they have to pay a long-term capital gains tax of 11.33 per cent (including cess and surcharge) or 22.66 per cent with indexation benefit, whichever is lower. This helps in reducing tax outgo for those in higher income tax slabs. Earnings from savings accounts or banks fixed deposits are clubbed to one's income and are taxed at respective slabs.


Differ from ultra-short-term funds

Another category of short-term debt fund called the ultra short-term fund is also suitable for short-term investing. But these are one notch higher on the risk chart compared with liquid funds. This is because ultra-short-term funds can invest in short-term instruments that have a maturity of over three months. These instruments may also be traded in the market. Hence, the NAV may swing in response to market movements, making it a little more volatile.

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