Sebi has allowed investment advisers and research analysts to use liquid mutual funds and overnight mutual funds for meeting their mandatory deposit requirements, providing an alternative to scheduled bank deposits. Overnight mutual funds are a type of debt mutual fund that invests in overnight securities — debt instruments with a maturity of just one day. … Read more
Markets watchdog Sebi on Friday proposed allowing investment advisers and research analysts to use liquid mutual fund units, with a lien marked in favour of the regulatory body, to meet their deposit requirements. This would be in addition to the option to maintain the deposit with the bank. Under the Sebi rules, investment advisers (IAs) … Read more
In the past, I made it a point to allocate funds equivalent to at least 6-12 months of my expenses as an emergency fund. However, over the last 4 years, there were instances where I only managed to save up to 3-4 months’ worth in a liquid fund or Fixed Deposit. Unfortunately, unforeseen expenses arose, … Read more