Writing Room
HOODnote: Indian Banks – 3Rs- Resilient, Resolute and Regulated
With the SVB crisis hitting the United States (US), questions have arisen on the possible effects it may have on the Indian banking sector and India Capital Growth Fund’s (ICGF) substantial 25% exposure to this sector. This short note highlights the team’s thoughts on the reasons for the crisis and how the Indian banks have already been through a clean-up process leading to a much sounder system today.
The Times: How to invest like a prime minister
David Brenchley discusses how to invest like a prime minister. Retail Investors can look at firms like India Capital Growth which has “about 22 percent of it’s portfolio invested in small India companies”
Portfolio Adviser: India Capital Growth benefits from financials overweight
India Capital Growth’s overweight positioning to financials was a key driver of a positive year which saw it’s net asset value (NAV) increase 3.9% over the course of 2022