Is your mutual fund SIP secretly crushing the Indian rupee? Jefferies explains the bitter side of the storyIndia's strong mutual fund SIP culture is helping foreign investors exit the equity market. This is putting pressure on the Indian Rupee. J...
21 May, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Laid off or lost your job? Use 75% EPF amount while rest 25% compounds @8.25% - Check EPFO withdrawal rules in case of unemploymentWhile members are entitled to take out up to 100% of their eligible EPF balance, including both employee and employer contributions, there ...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
EPFO investments in debt instruments may be halvedThe labour and employment ministry is set to seek approval to reduce EPFO's debt instrument investments from 20-45% to 10% due to lower yie...
18 Feb, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
EPFO may hire separate consultants for equity and debt portfoliosA high-level committee will soon be formed by EPFO to propose the division of work between two consultants for for equity and debt portfoli...
08 Jun, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
EPFO's Rs 1.59 lakh crore investment in ETFs now worth Rs 2.26 lakh croreRetirement fund body EPFO has invested ₹1,59,299.46 crore in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) till March 2022 and its notional market value of ...
09 Aug, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
EPFO may consider more govt bonds and equity investmentsThe proposals are aimed at ensuring high returns for provident fund subscribers and they come after the EPFO cut the interest rate for 2021...
28 Mar, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
EPFO board to meet on Nov 20; investment options likely to be discussedThe finance, investment and audit committee of EPFO is expected to meet before the CBT meeting to take stock of the investments of EPFO til...
10 Nov, 2021, 03.35 PM IST
EPF interest rate lowered by 15 bps to 8.5% for FY20The interest rate is a big sentiment booster and any cut may further hit the employee sentiment.
05 Mar, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
DHFL defaults again on commercial papers repaymentOut of the aggregate amount of Rs 375 cr, DHFL failed to make payments worth Rs 225 cr.
26 Jun, 2019, 06.10 AM IST
How EPFO plans to redeem half of its DHFL bondsEPFO had invested about Rs 1,300 crore in DHFL bonds about five years ago through private deals.
17 Jun, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
Time for EPFO to shift to NAV based accountingThe best time to convert to NAV-based scheme is now. On a conservative estimate, the unrealised gains must be in the range of 20- 30%. And ...
26 Feb, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
How EPFO plans to pass on equity gains to subscribersThe interest rate decided by the central board of trustees will have to be vetted by the finance ministry, following which it would be noti...
26 Feb, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Minimum debt investment of EPF funds reduced: Here's what it means for youEPFO is allowed to invest in exchange traded funds, index funds and derivatives with a minimum 5 percent and up to 15 percent limit for equ...
24 Feb, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
Equity investment limit for EPFO may be raised to 25 per centThe government is considering a plan to raise the equity investment limit for the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to 25% from...
21 Jan, 2018, 11.32 PM IST
Corporate bonds set to ride on increase in EPFO inflows; expect rise in demandPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s acche din may soon reflect in the corporate bond market with higher demand, increasing liquidity and falling...
04 Sep, 2014, 05.20 AM IST
EPFO cannot invest funds in equities: Labour MinistryThe Labour Ministry has relaxed investment norms for EPFO, but refrained from allowing it to invest part of its Rs 5 lakh crore in equity m...
05 Dec, 2013, 06.23 PM IST
- EPFO looks to bond with big corporate
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has sought the permission of its board of trustees to tweak its investment guidelines to ...
09 Apr, 2010, 01.32 AM IST