Investors often find themselves at a crossroads when choosing between arbitrage mutual funds and direct equity investments ...

Taconic Capital Advisors has launched a new hedge fund. On April 1, the event-driven multistrategy firm trotted out the Taconic Merger Arbitrage Fund and an offshore equivalent, according to several ...

Returns from arbitrage mutual funds are likely to come under pressure following the Union Budget 2026–27’s sharp increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives, with the impact ...

MNA IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF is a fund that focuses on investing in companies involved in mergers and acquisitions. The fund uses a strategy called merger arbitrage to profit from price discrepancies ...

Arbitrage funds are taxed as equity-oriented mutual funds because they maintain at least 65% of their portfolio in equities, providing significant tax advantages over debt funds. STT hike may cut ...

Budget 2026 increased transaction costs in the derivatives market by hiking the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options trades. While the increase is small in absolute terms, it has ...

Budget 2026 raises STT on futures to 0.05 percent, options to 0.15 percent Arbitrage fund returns may fall 0.32% annually due to higher STT. Multi-asset funds see minimal impact from the STT hike Did ...