Commodity risk
Investorline Commodity risk refers to the uncertainties of future market values and of the size of the future income, caused by the fluctuation in the prices of commodities. These commodities may…
Variable cost
Variable costs are expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business. Variable cost is the sum of marginal costs over all units produced. It can also be…
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENTS?
Registrars and Transfer Agents (RTAs) perform the important role of maintaining investor records. All the New Fund Offer (NFO) forms, redemption forms (i.e. when an investor wants to exit from…
WHAT IS AN NFO?
Once the 3 – tier structure is in place, the AMC launches new schemes, under the name of the Trust, after getting approval from the Trustees and SEBI. The launch…
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE AMC?
The role of the AMC is to manage investor’s money on a day to day basis. Thus it is imperative that people with the highest integrity are involved with this…
WHO IS A CUSTODIAN?
A custodian’s role is safe keeping of physical securities and also keeping a tab on the corporate actions like rights, bonus and dividends declared by the companies in which the…
WHO MANAGES INVESTOR’S MONEY?
This is the role of the Asset Management Company (the Third tier). Trustees appoint the Asset Management Company (AMC), to manage investor’s money. The AMC in return charges a fee…
MUTUAL FUNDS : STRUCTURE IN INDIA
For anybody to become well aware about mutual funds, it is imperative for him or her to know the structure of a mutual fund. How does a mutual fund come…
Write-off
The term write-off describes a reduction in recognized value. In accounting terminology, it refers to recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. In income tax statements, it…
Introduction to Mutual Funds
A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests it in stocks,bonds, short-term money market instruments and other securities.…