Alternate Investment funds (AIFs Demystified) | Concepts

Alternative Investment Funds as an Investment class is growing exponentially. At Centricity, we cover this topic extensively. We have discussed following concepts of AIFs in details.

1. Concept of AIF
2. Categories of AIF
3. How is it different from MFs/PMS
4. Investment Strategies
5. Taxation
6. Outlook on AIF industry

Alternative Investment Funds (AIF for short) are those funds created or established in India as privately pooled investment vehicles in order to collect funds from specific investors as per defined investment policy.

Types of Alternative Investment Funds:

1. Category 1 AIFs:

Examples of this category are as follows:
• Infrastructure Funds
• Angel Funds
• Venture Capital Funds
• Social Venture Funds

2. Category 2 AIFs:

Examples of this category are as follows:-
• Unlisted Equities
• Fund of Funds
• Debt Funds
• Private Equity Funds

3. Category 3 AIFs:

Examples of this category are as follows:
• Long-Short Funds
• Private Investment in Public Equity Funds

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Timestamp:-
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Concept of AIF
01:35 Definition of AIF
03:44 Three Categories of AIFs
03:51 Category 1 AIF
04:22 Category 2 AIF
05:05 Category 3 AIF
06:30 Where do AIFs invest differently Vs MFs?
11:00 Fixed Income AIFs- How big is this category?
15:15 Growth expectation of AIF Industry
17:10 Thank you Note