Wilson was in the United States on business when he began seeing Templeton reported as suggesting that now was the moment to invest 10% of your income in stocks, rather than avoiding them.
The chairman of the Wilson Asset Management listed investment company (LIC) empire says he’s a little sad to see the Templeton brand fade away from the ASX boards, 34 years after it first appeared in the 1987 upheaval.
But it’s not all bad: he’s basically buying out the Templeton Global Growth Fund, which will merge with Wilson’s WAM Global LIC.
Wilson has been following TGG since 2015, when WAM first purchased shares in the LIC, and has slowly raised its holdings to 14.6 percent.
The investment was transferred to the new WAM Strategic Value LIC, which debuted on 26 July and trades under the symbol WAR. The new LIC aspires to boost returns by assisting under-appreciated LICs in closing the gap between their net tangible asset values and share prices.
Wilson claims that WAM has been working with the TGG board for some time on strategies to close the gap between its stock price and NTA’s, including appointing an independent person to the board. TGG launched a strategic assessment of its structure late last year, and while Wilson claims WAM was startled by the board’s decision, WAM hasn’t been sitting on its hands.
For the first time in seven years, TGG investors will be able to withdraw money from NTA. However, if TGG investors chose WAM Global stock, Wilson’s LIC’s assets will increase by around $300 million, putting it among the largest LICs focusing on overseas shares on the ASX and putting it on the radar of additional investors and financial advisors.
Wilson’s WAM Global, which went public in 2018, was a work in progress. While it still trades at a 6.4 percent discount to NTA – one of the few WAM LICs to do so – the spread has decreased in the last two years, and Wilson is hoping that increased scale will help WAM Global break through.
(Source: Fact Set)
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Despite strong optimistic sentiments, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced corrections at the start of the week, falling by 6% as of 9 a.m. IST to close at $39,700.
BTC stayed above $41,000 for the majority of the day until being dragged down by the bears in the early hours of Monday. If the downturn continues, BTC may shortly test its first support at $39,000.
BTC trade volume surged by more than 7% across all exchanges.
Ethereum (ETH) was down 0.8% this week, although it maintained its gains from the previous week. It closed at $2,560, slightly over the $2,530 barrier mark. It is developing support levels at $2,330 and $2,250.
Polygon (MATIC), Stellar (XLM), and Theta (THETA) are among the major altcoins that have lost 5-7 percent in the last 24 hours, while others have lost 3-4 percent.
BTC is expected to bounce back from its present support level of $42,000 this week, with the 20-week moving average being tested afterwards. If BTC maintains its position, ETH’s hard fork, which went live on August 4, should continue to fuel momentum in the larger altcoin market.
(Source: Morningstar)
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Investing goal and benchmark
The fund’s primary goal is to “create capital growth through investments with a very well mix of small cap companies.” The NIFTY Small cap 250 Total Return Index is used as a benchmark.
Portfolio Structure & Asset Allocate
The fund’s asset allocation is roughly 95.85% in equities, 0.0 percent in bonds, and 4.15 percent in cash and cash equivalents. The top 10 equity holdings account for 43.41 percent of total assets, while the top three sectors account for 44.15 percent. The fund invests in a variety of market capitalisations, with roughly 1.41 percent in gigantic and big cap companies, 19.83 percent in mid-cap companies, and 78.76 percent in small cap companies.
Implications for Taxation
1. If units are surrendered within one year of purchase, gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gains Tax – STCG).
2. Gains of up to Rs. 1 lakh accruing from units redeemed after one year of investment are free from tax in a financial year.
3. Profits of at most Rs. 1 lakh would be subject to a 10% tax rate (Long-term Capital Gain Tax – LTCG).
4. Dividend income from this fund will be assigned to an investor’s income and taxed as per to his or her tax slabs for Dividend Distribution Tax.
5. In addition, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year, the fund house is required to deduct a TDS of 10%.
Source: Economic times
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