Alternative Investment Funds News
Why India's AIFs are outpacing portfolio management services
AIFs want you to invest ₹1 crore, while PMS schemes demand a minimum of ₹50 lakh. However, the former is growing thrice as fast as the latter.
3 min read29 May 2025Category III alternative investment funds were created 15 years ago. They still lack clear tax rules.
The investment category was created in 2012, but more clarity is needed regarding applicable tax rates. The industry has been seeking pass-through status so that taxation moves to the investor level from the fund level.
6 min read14 Apr 2025Managing market volatility: How AIFs turn risk into opportunity
Market volatility can erode capital and disrupt returns, but the right strategies—like those used by Alternative Investment Funds—can turn this risk into an opportunity. By leveraging diversification and advanced risk management, investors can navigate uncertainty with confidence
3 min read29 Jan 2025Alternate investment funds: An industry at risk of death by a thousand circulars
AIFs are valuable to the Indian economy for the value they generate, but their over-regulation has dealt them a harsh blow from which they may not recover—unless the government comes to their rescue.
4 min read6 Jan 2025Jinesh Gopani, former Axis MF star, plots comeback with Taksh AIF
Gopani returns with Taksh AIF, blending lessons from past missteps with a renewed strategy balancing B2B and B2C investments. Will his comeback mark a fresh chapter in the Indian investment landscape?
7 min read23 Oct 2024AIFs face risk of large investors moving away as Sebi tightens rules
Sebi’s new regulations aim to tighten oversight and prevent regulatory bypassing. While some industry experts endorse the changes citing market integrity, others caution the additional compliance burden could discourage large investors seeking flexible structures.
4 min read12 Oct 2024Sebi's proposed new asset class is just the ticket for affluent Indians
The new product would offer risk-tolerant investors access to innovative strategies such as long-short equity and inverse ETFs. With a minimum ticket size of ₹10 lakh, it would bridge the gap between mutual funds and portfolio management services.
3 min read7 Aug 2024Anicut Capital to raise ₹1,500 crore for its largest private credit fund to invest in small, medium businesses
The third private credit fund, which has deployed ₹400 crore to date, will be used to support small and medium enterprises through debt capital.
2 min read12 Jul 2024Alternative investment funds in a fix as SEBI’s demat deadline of Oct 31 looms: Report
The market regulator has issued instructions that units of fund amounting to Rs 500 crore or more to be dematerialised.
2 min read9 Oct 2023