SIFs Bring Hedge-Fund Firepower to India’s Affluent Investors

In one of the most significant innovations in India’s asset-management industry, Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) have been introduced as a new class of high-flexibility investment products aimed at affluent investors. With a minimum entry ticket of ₹10 lakh, these funds offer hedge-fund-style strategies—until now the preserve of AIF Category III vehicles and PMS portfolios—within the…

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Tata Advanced Systems, Lockheed Martin announce new defence MRO facility for operations of C-130J in India

New Delhi:  Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin on Monday announced the groundbreaking of a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India to support operations of C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft. The announcement to set up the facility in Bengaluru came as a Tata-Lockheed Martin joint venture is pitching C-130J Super Hercules…

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Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs): India’s Hedge Fund Revolution for Affluent Investors

A wave of innovation in Indian asset management has arrived with the launch of Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs). These funds, available to investors with a minimum investment of Rs 10 lakhs, offer sophisticated strategies similar to what was previously reserved for AIFs and PMS portfolios. SIFs deliver the ability to take unhedged short derivative positions,…

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Appropriate action in IndiGo flight disruptions depending on inquiry panel findings: Govt official

New Delhi: Authorities will take appropriate action in the matter of IndiGo flight disruptions depending on the inquiry committee’s findings, a senior government official said on Saturday. As flight disruptions continued for the fifth straight day, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, along with senior civil aviation ministry officials, held a “serious meeting” with IndiGo…

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