STRESS TESTING

U.S. banking leaders increase third-quarter dividends following successful Federal Reserve stress tests, demonstrating robust financial health amid economic uncertainty.

"Under the baseline scenario, the aggregate CRAR (capital to risk weighted asset ratio) of 46 major banks is projected to slip from 16.7% in March 2024 to 16.1% by March 2025," the RBI said in its June 2024 Financial Stability Report.

Amid economic uncertainties, the Federal Reserve's stress tests revealed big U.S. banks' resilience to a 40% drop in commercial real estate values. The tests underscored the challenges faced by regional banks and the need for robust risk assessment ...

Big U.S. lenders brace for Fed stress tests evaluating capital resilience in economic hardships, impacting returns to investors amid challenges in regional lending and commercial real estate.

According to the stress test results from the Quant Mutual Fund, the trailing 12-month PE ratio for the midcap fund benchmark has risen above its levels from one year ago and two years ago. For the smallcap index, the trailing 12-month PE ratio is h...

A team of researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered the leading cause of hair loss. The team is working on finding a potential cure for this ‘aesthetic’ challenge.

Heat exhaustion, which can include dizziness, headaches, shaking and thirst, can affect anyone, and is not usually serious, providing the person cools down within 30 minutes.

Curtly Ambrose, a legendary Caribbean fast bowler, expressed admiration for Jasprit Bumrah and advised against altering his unique bowling action despite past stress fractures. Ambrose emphasized that injury risks are inherent for all fast bowlers a...

Learn simple steps to test your personal investment portfolio for stress and take corrective actions to ensure financial preparedness. While the stress tests conducted by AMCs may be complex, as individual investors, we should also undertake simple ...

Tensions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have caused disruptions on US campuses, leaving Indian students and their parents anxious. Some students participating in protests have been detained, while others face challenges such as switchi...

Gopal Kavalireddi, Vice President - Research at FYERS, said that the growth trajectory of India's economy is attracting increased interest, leading many unlisted small-cap firms to seek support from the capital market. This trend offers promising op...

The share of assets of these categories increased from 45% in March 2019 to 58% in March 2024. The folio share declined from 84% in March 2019 to 80% in March 2024. The equity-oriented MF categories grew by 55% in fiscal 2024 to Rs 23.5 lakh crore, ...

Around 81% of smallcap mutual funds have underperformed their benchmarks in 2024. Only five out of 27 schemes managed to outperform. The smallcap space faces challenges due to overvaluation and regulatory pressures, impacting investor decisions and ...

The market regulator has asked the MF houses to publish the stress test results on their respective websites by the 15th of every month. The main purpose of the stress test was to make mid and smallcap investors aware of the risks associated with an...

Mutual funds disclose stress test results monthly for small and mid-cap schemes, estimating days to liquidate the portfolio's stocks. The tests exclude 20% illiquid securities and assess client concentration risk, AUM share, standard deviation, Port...

“Asset management companies conduct these stress tests fortnightly to assess the liquidity of small and midcap portfolios. During the test, they assess how quickly a fund manager can sell small and mid-company stocks if many investors request redemp...

Following Sebi's order, mutual funds started reporting the results of stress tests in small and midcap funds to see if they can manage huge redemptions in the event of a market downturn.

Quantum AMC said it maintains a minimum threshold liquidity of Rs 2 crore average liquidity over the last 12 months to be met for stocks to be part of the portfolio. This liquidity criteria aims at being able to enter or liquidate the portfolio stoc...

Sebi is urging mutual fund houses to release stress test reports and ensure equal treatment of investors during market volatility. Smallcap funds are drawing in nearly 15 times the money flowing into largecap funds, and the Nifty smallcap index has ...