
ETF Flows Set to Cross $10 Billion in CY22
The clamour for passive fund schemes — exchange-traded funds — is on the rise in India. Assets under management for ETFs have grown from around ₹5,400 cr as of 2014 to around ₹4 lakh cr currently.
The clamour for passive fund schemes — exchange-traded funds — is on the rise in India. Assets under management for ETFs have grown from around ₹5,400 cr as of 2014 to around ₹4 lakh cr currently.
The rating agency expects total outstanding supply of corporate bonds to increase from around ₹33 lakh crore in FY20 to ₹65 lakh crore-₹70 lakh crore in FY25, with innovations playing a key role.
Gold exchange traded funds added a record 877 tonnes during 2020, nearly 231 tonnes more than the 2009 record of 646 tonnes. Experts argue much of gold's growth drivers will continue in 2021 too.
According to CRISIL Research, the Indian mutual fund industry’s assets under management can touch the ₹50 lakh crore mark by March 2025, and multiple triggers will aid this massive growth.
At a time when India’s benchmark equity indices are hitting fresh highs every week, statistics show that gold is losing its safe haven sheen.
A World Gold Council report says global demand for gold has taken a beating, falling by as much as 19% in the third quarter of this year.
According to the World Gold Council, global gold-backed ETFs added 298 tonnes during January-March 2020, the highest quarterly addition since 2016.
Here’s how the key indices moved in a year marred by a slowing economy, rising crude oil prices, and trade tensions between the U.S.and China. But FPI flows were a bright spot.
Gaining confidence from beating its disinvestment targets for the last two fiscals, the government has set itself an aggressive target for FY20.