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

[@tubevenkat]

Thanks for the insights. Please come up with more information on each AIF category

[@sharaths146]

Great Video, I felt you guys are serious about sharing what you have, Its good to see who are ready share knowledge genuinely without worrying about commercializing the content. Thanks again looks so much honest! One FeedBack- I am not sure how are mics placed there, but i could hear only on right side of earpod when Aditya speaking and vice versa. Pleace fix

[@thesandeepmittal1898]

good insights about AIF

[@anoopbhakoo5353]

Approx returns in AIFs???