additional provision as mandated by the rbi the outlook remains positive with the pickup in credit growth and improvement in asset quality earnings for the it sector were weak as expected uncertainty over revenue visibility and profit margin persists as investors await regulatory developments in the us are indian companies prepared to roll out gst from 1 july 2017 how is it going to impact the equity markets there could be some hiccups in implementing the gst however its going to have a significant positive impact on the economy over the long term demonetisation started moving the economy from the unorganised to the organised sector and gst is going to take it forward it will also be good for the equity markets further gst is expected to lower logistics cost thus helping sectors like cement automobiles and consumer goods what is your advice to equity investors with a robust fiidii inflows and ever improving macroeconomic fundamentals in india we expect the equity markets to give cagr return of 1215 over the next few years so we recommend investing in equities through sips in mutual funds or ulips however investors should keep in mind that equity markets are volatile so investments should be made for the medium to longterm