Can salary-linked SIPs transform mutual fund investing for salaried Indians? Experts weigh inSebi has proposed a framework allowing salaried employees to invest in mutual funds through salary deductions, similar to EPF and NPS. This...
25 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
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
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
Proposal to hike equity investment limit to 20 pc not taken up in EPFO trustees meetHe was of the view that there should be more detailed deliberation on the proposal before going ahead to amend the EPFO's pattern of invest...
30 Jul, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
EPFO likely to enhance investment limit in equities to 20 per centThe proposal to revise the limit to 20 per cent has been vetted and approved by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's advisory body ...
18 Jul, 2022, 08.10 PM IST
EPF may not give more than 7% interest for FY19-20 due to coronavirus impact: Here's whyThe coronavirus-led stock market crash or the sharp drop in equity market has dented its corpus.
13 Apr, 2020, 12.28 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
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
Boon for 4.5 crore subscribers: EPFO may give option to raise equity exposureProposal to raise the equity component, if it goes through, will fetch higher returns for EPFO subscribers in the current declining interes...
06 Oct, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Labour ministry awaits EPFO panel nod on doubling investments in equityOnce approved by FAIC, the labour ministry will present the decision before the next board meeting of EPFO for information.
27 Jul, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
EPFO must be tolerant towards volatilityThere was no shortage of people who were proclaiming that the government is forcing EPFO to gamble away the hard-earned savings of crores o...
30 Nov, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
EPFO maiden entry to equities fueling rally in the PSU stocksUnder the new norms notified by the Labour ministry, EPFO will be investing their 5-15% of incremental flows into equities.
01 Aug, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
EPFO investments in equity assets: Too little, too late, say expertsIf implemented properly , equity returns could be the change from dooming EPFO beneficiaries to old age poverty to enabling decent returns ...
06 Jul, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Section of EPFO trustees in favour of investing in PSU equity'Before going ahead with any investment in public sector shares, the EPFO should have two separate committees for managing its finances and...
17 Oct, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
EPFO, world's ninth largest by assets, not considering any proposal to invest in stock markets"We are not considering any proposal to invest in stock markets or equity at present," EPFO Central Provident Fund Commissioner K K Jalan s...
17 Sep, 2014, 04.59 PM IST
Trade unions to oppose investment of EPFO funds in equity marketEPFO is custodian of poor workers' money and therefore the fund cannot be invested in the equity markets which are highly volatile.
25 Jun, 2014, 04.30 PM 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