Religare Fund has announced that Religare Infrastructure Fund which is a close ended scheme will be converted to an open ended scheme. The change will be effective from 23rd November, 2010. Investors who do not agree with the conversion may redeem or switch their units between the periods of 22nd October, 2010 to 22nd November, 20100 without paying any exit load. After the conversion to open ended scheme the fund will charge 1 per cent exit load if units are redeemed within 1 year from the date of allotment. The scheme is benchmarked against CNX 500 and is managed by Mr. Pardeep Kumar.
If you are interested in a death cover that's just big enough, HDFC SL ProGrowth Super II is something worth a try. The beauty is it has something for everybody — you name the risk profile, the category is right up there. But do a SWOT analysis of the basket, and the gloss fades HDFC SL ProGrowth Super II is a type-II unit-linked insurance plan ( ULIP ). Launched in September 2010, this is a small ticket-size scheme with multiple rider options and adequate death cover. It offers five investment options (funds) — one in each category of large-cap equity, mid-cap equity, balanced, debt and money market fund. COST STRUCTURE: ProGrowth Super II is reasonably priced, with the premium allocation charge lower than most others in the category. However, the scheme's mortality charge is almost 60% that of LIC mortality table for those investing early in life. This charge reduces with age. BENEFITS: Investors can choose a sum assured between 10-40 times the annualised premium...