Bournemouth Water’s Water Efficiency Business Innovation Fund is now open for applications and aims to help businesses across the region develop and implement projects that reduce water use. Funding of up to £15,000 is available for larger schemes, and the fund is open to any company that relies on water in its operations, from hairdressers
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund has completed five years since its launch in January 2021, during which systematic investment plan (SIP) investors have seen compounding benefits. A monthly SIP of ₹10,000 since inception, totaling ₹6.10 lakh in contributions, would now be worth around ₹9.74 lakh, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.47%, as
The new fund has been created from profits released after the council’s affordable housing venture Bridge Homes was closed. The company was dissolved last year after the council said it had become a “challenge” to compete with developers providing similar housing schemes in the district. Plans for the new fund include £2m to support families
Trustnet finds that active UK equity funds have struggled to outperform index approaches in recent years. Passive funds and those taking an ‘enhanced index’ approach have led the IA UK All Companies sector on a broad spread of metrics over recent years but some active funds including JPM UK Equity Plus, Ninety One UK Special
1. What are Large-cap Mutual Funds? Large-cap mutual funds invest at least 80% of their assets in the top 100 companies by market capitalization, offering stability and relatively lower risk than mid-cap funds. 2. What are Mid-cap Mutual Funds? Mid-cap mutual funds invest in companies ranked 101–250 by market capitalization, offering higher growth potential but
A ₹10,000 monthly systematic investment plan (SIP) made at the launch of Baroda BNP Paribas ELSS Tax Saver Fund two decades ago would now be worth around ₹1.03 crore, according to the fund house. As the fund marked its 20th anniversary, the asset manager said SIP investments since inception have compounded at an annualised return
The Cambridge Venture Index SEIS/EIS Fund 1 is geared to take a novel approach to early-stage venture investment, based on index-investing principles. ET Capital will apply uniform investment criteria to up to 10 startups that have emerged from the University of Cambridge and other locally-based accelerator programmes, rather than following a standard venture capital approach
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of Canada’s biggest pension funds has parted ways with two top infrastructure executives after writing off its stake in Thames Water and the souring of another high-profile European investment. Alastair Hall, senior managing director
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