Debt MFs see ₹1.1 trillion inflow in Oct on robust investment in liquid schemes
4 years, 1 month ago

Debt MFs see ₹1.1 trillion inflow in Oct on robust investment in liquid schemes

Live Mint  

After recording outflow for two consecutive months, debt-oriented mutual fund schemes witnessed a staggering inflow of ₹1.1 lakh crore in October, mainly due to investment in liquid funds, money market and short duration categories. Debt mutual fund schemes had seen net outflow of ₹51,962 crore in September and ₹3,907 crore in August, according to the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Within debt schemes, liquid funds category was the biggest beneficiary with an inflow of ₹19,583 crore followed by money market funds and short duration funds. Corporate bonds, ultra short duration funds, banking & PSU funds saw inflow of over ₹15,000 crore, ₹13,654 crore and ₹5,554 crore, respectively.

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India’s equity mutual fund inflows come off record highs in November
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1 week, 6 days ago

India’s equity mutual fund inflows come off record highs in November

Live Mint  

By Bharath Rajeswaran Dec 10 - Inflows into India's equity mutual funds declined 14.2% in November, after hitting a record high in the previous month, but offset hefty foreign outflows as domestic investors continued their buying spree undeterred by a market correction. Inflows stood at 359.43 billion rupees during November, the 45th consecutive month of inflows, the longest on record, …

November blues for mutual funds as equity inflows down 14%: AMFI data
2 weeks ago

November blues for mutual funds as equity inflows down 14%: AMFI data

India Today  

Inflows into equity mutual funds saw a decline of 14% in November, falling to Rs 35,943.49 crore compared to Rs 41,886.69 crore in October. Hybrid mutual funds were similarly impacted, with inflows dropping 75.5% to Rs 4,123 crore in November from Rs 16,863 crore the previous month. Index funds recorded inflows of Rs 4,342.8 crore, a 45% reduction from Rs …

Equity fund inflows fall 14 per cent to Rs 35,943 crore in Nov; AUM tops Rs 68 trillion
2 weeks ago

Equity fund inflows fall 14 per cent to Rs 35,943 crore in Nov; AUM tops Rs 68 trillion

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Despite the muted market performance leading to a steep 14 per cent fall in fund flows into equity mutual funds, and a steeper 26 per cent slump in inflows to large-cap funds and the red-hot SIPs taking a break with inflows remaining flat in the month, the overall mutual funds industry added Rs 0.82 trillion to their AUM at …

Debt Mutual Funds See Investment Worth Rs 1.57 Lakh Crore In Oct, See What Happened
1 month ago

Debt Mutual Funds See Investment Worth Rs 1.57 Lakh Crore In Oct, See What Happened

ABP News  

Debt-oriented mutual funds saw a robust recovery in October as inflows touched Rs 1.57 lakh crore. The positive inflow enhanced the asset base of debt mutual funds by 11 per cent to touch Rs 16.64 lakh crore in October end, in comparison to Rs 14.97 lakh crore clocked during the same period a year earlier. The data from the Association …

Equity fund inflows surge 21% to ₹41,887 crore in October; SIPs reach record high
1 month, 1 week ago

Equity fund inflows surge 21% to ₹41,887 crore in October; SIPs reach record high

Live Mint  

On November 11, equity mutual fund inflows saw a notable jump of 21.69 percent month-on-month, reaching ₹41,887 crore in October, according to the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India. In October, hybrid mutual funds saw a significant surge in inflows, attracting ₹16,863.3 crore, compared to ₹4,901 crore in September. Corporate bond mutual funds saw steady inflow …

Investing in Mutual Funds: Lessons from the Epic Ramayana
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Investing in Mutual Funds: Lessons from the Epic Ramayana

Live Mint  

The article explores the money lessons that we can learn from the epic tale of Ramayana. It emphasizes the concept of pooling money with other investors to achieve greater reach and better returns. The film also highlights the importance of diverse skill sets and collaboration in achieving success. Additionally, it suggests that investing in blue chip firms carries lesser risks …

‘MSMEs took ₹999 cr. from NSIC VC Fund till July’
3 months, 1 week ago

‘MSMEs took ₹999 cr. from NSIC VC Fund till July’

The Hindu  

Micro, small and medium enterprises have taken ₹999 crore investments till July this year from the NSIC Venture Capital Fund, which has a corpus of ₹10,000 crore as ‘mother fund’, according to the National Small Industries Corporation. P. Ravi Kumar, chief general manager of the National Small Industries Corporation, said in Coimbatore on Tuesday that as part of the Self-Reliant …

Indian Debt Market Remains A Favourite For FPIs As Inflow Crosses Rs 1 Lakh Crore In 2024
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian Debt Market Remains A Favourite For FPIs As Inflow Crosses Rs 1 Lakh Crore In 2024

ABP News  

Foreign portfolio investors continued to withdraw from Indian equities, however, their infusion in the Indian debt market in 2024 so far crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. This infusion in the debt market was credited to the inclusion of the Indian securities in JP Morgan’s Emerging Market government bond indices earlier this year in June, reported PTI. The analysts …

Equity fund inflows fall 9% to ₹37,113 crore in July, SIP book at record high
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Equity fund inflows fall 9% to ₹37,113 crore in July, SIP book at record high

Hindustan Times  

Open-ended equity mutual fund inflows fell 8.61 per cent to ₹37,113.39 crore during July owing to a fall in investments in large-cap and mid-cap funds, as per the data released by the Association of Mutual Funds of India. Monthly gross systematic investment plan inflows hit a fresh record high of ₹ 23,332 crore during July. Earlier, inflows into equity mutual …

SIP Calculator: Rs 5,000 Monthly Investment In Mutual Funds Can Make You Crorepati In 26 Years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SIP Calculator: Rs 5,000 Monthly Investment In Mutual Funds Can Make You Crorepati In 26 Years

News 18  

Even as the domestic equity market is in a bull run, a large number of retail investors have been entering it directly or through mutual fund SIPs. Other popular mutual funds, like Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund, Nippon India Small Cap Fund, SBI Bluechip Fund, Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund and Axis Midcap Fund have also given impressive returns in the …

Mutual Funds: Equity schemes rule the roost with nearly 60% of overall industry assets, shows AMFI’s June data
5 months ago

Mutual Funds: Equity schemes rule the roost with nearly 60% of overall industry assets, shows AMFI’s June data

Live Mint  

Individual investors hold 61% share of industry assets, while 85% of individual investor assets are held in equity-oriented schemes, shows AMFI data for June 2024 It has been a few days since the mutual fund industry body Association of Mutual Funds of India released the latest data for June wherein it was concluded that the total assets spiked from ₹44.82 …

Mutual Funds add Rs 2.3 lakh crore on market rally in June
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mutual Funds add Rs 2.3 lakh crore on market rally in June

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Driven by the continuous inflows in to equity funds, especially through SIPs route, overall assets under management of mutual fund industry crossed the Rs 60 lakh crore milestone and touched Rs 61.16 trillion in June, over Rs 58.91 trillion in the previous month, on the back of a record 7% rally in the equity market. As per the industry …

June equity MF inflows rise fourfold to ₹40,608 cr.: AMFI
5 months, 2 weeks ago

June equity MF inflows rise fourfold to ₹40,608 cr.: AMFI

The Hindu  

Equity mutual funds rose 370% to ₹40,608.19 crore in June 2024, from ₹8,637.49 crore in June 2023, data released by Association of Mutual Funds in India show. Indian mutual fund sector’s net asset under management crossed ₹60 lakh crore in June 2024, a rise of ₹10 lakh crore since December 2023. Debt mutual funds witnessed a surge in outflows at …

Equity fund inflows rise by 17% to ₹40,608 crore in June, a fresh high: AMFI data
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Equity fund inflows rise by 17% to ₹40,608 crore in June, a fresh high: AMFI data

Hindustan Times  

Inflows into India's equity mutual funds rose 17% to a record high of 406.08 billion rupees in June as per data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Since 2021, equity mutual funds have seen net inflows aggregating to 5.99 trillion rupees from domestic investors which is well above net foreign inflows of 333.61 billion rupees over the same …

Foreign portfolio investors invest ₹26,565 crore in Indian equities in June
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign portfolio investors invest ₹26,565 crore in Indian equities in June

The Hindu  

After two months of net outflow, foreign investors turned buyers in June, infusing ₹26,565 crore in Indian equities, driven by political stability and a sharp rebound in markets. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors have made a net infusion of ₹26,565 crore in equities this month. Geojit Financial Services Chief Investment Strategist V. K. Vijayakumar said …

Retirement MFs: Equity allocation, flexible withdrawal options key benefits
7 months, 1 week ago

Retirement MFs: Equity allocation, flexible withdrawal options key benefits

Business Standard  

Building a retirement corpus is one of the primary goals of working individuals. “Though there are many traditional ways to accumulate for one’s retirement goal using existing options like Public Provident Fund, pension funds and National Pension System, choosing a mutual fund retirement scheme gives better participation in equities that are actively managed and provides more flexibility to investors,” says …

Mutual funds: 5 money market schemes delivered over 7.5% return to investors in the past one year
7 months, 1 week ago

Mutual funds: 5 money market schemes delivered over 7.5% return to investors in the past one year

Live Mint  

Money market funds are schemes which invest in money market instruments having maturity up to one year. Money market funds These are mutual fund schemes which invest in money market instruments with maturity of up to one year. These include the following: Money market schemes 1-year-returns AUM Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund 7.57 23,789 ICICI Prudential Money Market …

SIP scales to Rs 20K cr in Apr; AUM at Rs 57.3 L cr
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SIP scales to Rs 20K cr in Apr; AUM at Rs 57.3 L cr

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Continuing inflows into the most popular mutual fund segment, the systematic investment plans or SIPs set new records in April topping the Rs 20,000 crore mark for the first time, and coupled with this and fresh inflows into debt and equity funds took the total assets under management to Rs 57.26 lakh crore in the month, up from Rs …

SIP Contributions Crosses Rs 20,000 Cr Mark In April; Equity MFs Inflow Drops 16% To Rs 18,917 Cr
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SIP Contributions Crosses Rs 20,000 Cr Mark In April; Equity MFs Inflow Drops 16% To Rs 18,917 Cr

News 18  

Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 18,917 crore in April, marking a slump of 16 per cent from the preceding month, on a huge decline in inflow in large-cap funds. Moreover, monthly Systematic Investment Plan contributions crossed the Rs 20,000 crore mark and reached an all-time high of Rs 20,371 crore in April compared to Rs 19,271 crore in the previous …

Sebi tough talk sees small cap funds losing Rs 94 crore in March, a first in 30 months: Amfi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sebi tough talk sees small cap funds losing Rs 94 crore in March, a first in 30 months: Amfi

New Indian Express  

Mumbai: The market watchdog SEBI's recent warning that there is lot of "froth" in the mid- and small-cap stocks has had small cap funds seeing net outflow of Rs 94 crore in March, a first in the past 30 months, even as the overall mutual fund industry has added Rs 14 trillion taking the total AUM past Rs 53.40 trillion …

Monthly SIP contributions hit fresh high of ₹19,186 crore in February
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Monthly SIP contributions hit fresh high of ₹19,186 crore in February

Hindustan Times  

Monthly systematic investment plan contributions have hit a fresh high of ₹19,186 crore, surpassing January's ₹18,838 crore, a data by Association of Mutual Funds in India stated. Mutual fund received an inflow of ₹ 1.2 lakh crore last month "As we delve into the Feb 2024 data, we observe that there is a surge in SIP accounts, totalling 8.20 crore …

SEBI asks mutual fund houses to protect investors in small, midcap schemes amid surging inflow
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SEBI asks mutual fund houses to protect investors in small, midcap schemes amid surging inflow

The Hindu  

Capital markets regulator SEBI has asked mutual fund houses to put in place a framework to safeguard investors, who invested in smallcap and midcap schemes, amid a "froth building up" in these categories. In a communication to Association of Mutual Funds in India on Tuesday, SEBI asked the industry body to inform trustees of all the mutual fund houses to …

Inflows into equity mutual funds surged for 35th month in a row: Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Inflows into equity mutual funds surged for 35th month in a row: Report

Live Mint  

Thanks to a considerable surge in mutual fund inflows, total mutual funds’ assets under management hit a whopping ₹52.74 lakh crore last month against ₹50.78 lakh crore in December 2023. Top performing funds across market cap In the last one year, the top-performing large cap schemes which gave highest returns include Nippon India Large Cap Fund, Kotak Bluechip Fund and …

FPIs infuse over ₹15,000 crore in debt market in February
10 months, 1 week ago

FPIs infuse over ₹15,000 crore in debt market in February

The Hindu  

Foreign Portfolio Investors continued their bullish stance on the country's debt markets with a net infusion of over ₹15,000 crore so far this month, on the back of inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan Index along with relatively stable economy. "The Indian debt markets witnessed a reversal in FPI flow trend last year after the announcement of …

Sectoral, small-cap mutual funds witness highest inflow, shows AMFI January data
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sectoral, small-cap mutual funds witness highest inflow, shows AMFI January data

Live Mint  

Inflows into equity mutual funds hit ₹21,780 crore over December’s inflows of ₹16,997 crore, reporting an increase of 28 percent over the preceding month, shows the latest data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India. These funds saw maximum inflows Sectoral mutual funds saw an inflow of ₹4,805 crore, smallcaps witnessed an inflow of ₹3,257 crore and multicaps …

Money market mutual funds: Why should you invest for long term wealth creation?
1 year, 1 month ago

Money market mutual funds: Why should you invest for long term wealth creation?

Live Mint  

Money market funds are a category of debt mutual funds that invest their assets in highly liquid assets such as cash and cash equivalents. Regular income: A key reason for investing in money market funds is to generate income and to ensure a regular cash flow rather than looking at increase in capital. Those looking at a long-term horizon may …

4 mutual fund categories got a thumbs up in the first six months
1 year, 2 months ago

4 mutual fund categories got a thumbs up in the first six months

Live Mint  

Small cap mutual funds received a thumbs up from retail and institutional investors, thus pushing the total inflows in the first six months to the tune of ₹22,048 crore. Index mutual funds also saw a substantial inflow, over ₹4,100 crore in the first six months of this fiscal. “At the same time, there are some redemptions in large cap funds, …

Investments In Mutual Fund SIPs Reach All-Time High In July
1 year, 4 months ago

Investments In Mutual Fund SIPs Reach All-Time High In July

ABP News  

Investors are betting big on systematic investment plans or SIP to generate long-term wealth with the monthly flow in the mutual fund industry through the route reaching an all-time high of Rs 15,245 crore in July. The record high SIP numbers came despite the equity mutual funds registering a 12 per cent month-on-month decline in inflow to Rs 7,626 crore …

FPIs extend buying streak in Indian equities, infuse ₹30,664 cr in June so far
1 year, 5 months ago

FPIs extend buying streak in Indian equities, infuse ₹30,664 cr in June so far

Live Mint  

Foreign portfolio investors continued to buy Indian equities for a fourth straight month as they injected over ₹30,600 crore in June so far on the country's strong economic rebound and positive growth outlook. As per the NSDL data, FPIs inflow in Indian equities comes to ₹30,664 crore in June. So far in 2023, foreign investors have put in over ₹45,600 …

Mutual funds invest more than Rs 2,400 crore in equities in May
1 year, 6 months ago

Mutual funds invest more than Rs 2,400 crore in equities in May

India TV News  

New Delhi: After withdrawing capital from equities in April, mutual funds put in over Rs 2,400 crore in stocks last month, primarily due to robust GDP growth, controlled inflation levels, and balanced liquidity in the economy. "Stable GDP growth, low inflation, investor-friendly policies, and global market sentiments towards emerging economies play a significant role in attracting investments from both mutual …

Debt mutual funds without indexation are still a great investment bet for medium to long duration
1 year, 8 months ago

Debt mutual funds without indexation are still a great investment bet for medium to long duration

Live Mint  

The debt mutual funds have been gaining scale in India driven by the massive increase in the volume of debt securities. Although there has been a structural alteration in investment themes, the debt MFs primarily have been investing in central government securities, corporate bonds, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, T-bills and state development loans. Having said that, the debt mutual …

Net flows into equity schemes jump 25% in February
1 year, 9 months ago

Net flows into equity schemes jump 25% in February

Live Mint  

Investor inflows into equity mutual funds jumped by 25% in February, rising to ₹15,685 crore, from ₹12,546 crore in previous month. The sectoral/thematic funds category saw the highest investments, followed by small cap funds, while large cap funds saw the least amount of net flows. Small cap funds received net flows of ₹2,246 crore. Multi cap funds, which invest a …

Recent IPOs that mutual funds participated in
1 year, 11 months ago

Recent IPOs that mutual funds participated in

Live Mint  

In December, Mutual Funds deployed ₹147 bn and alongside foreign institutional investors sold ₹63 bn in the Indian secondary market, highlighted data analysed by domestic brokerage and research firm Edelweiss. After a dull period in the number of public issues in 2022, the last two months of the year witnessed many companies launching their initial share sales and debuting in …

India’s SIP inflows can double in 3 years: Aditya Birla AMC
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s SIP inflows can double in 3 years: Aditya Birla AMC

Live Mint  

Systematic investment plan inflows could double in the next three years with people realizing the power of this investment tool, said A Balasubramanian, managing director and chief executive, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC. “SIP is here to stay as a way of investing in mutual funds, as a headline number of ₹13,500 crore-plus reflects rise in new registrations, more people …

Equity MF drops to 21-month low in Nov; why investors prefer smallcaps, midcaps?
2 years ago

Equity MF drops to 21-month low in Nov; why investors prefer smallcaps, midcaps?

Live Mint  

Equities mutual funds continued to record inflow in November, however, the performance was gloomier despite the Sensex and Nifty 50 reaching record highs. On the other hand, debt-oriented schemes finally saw an inflow of ₹3,668.59 crore in November with liquid funds extending their strong buying for a second straight month to ₹34,276.44 crore. Unlike equities and debt, the hybrid schemes …

SIP inflows into mutual funds rise to record high but...
2 years ago

SIP inflows into mutual funds rise to record high but...

Live Mint  

Investors' appetite continue to grow stronger for Systematic Investment Plans and November month was yet another success story for this investment plan. S Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP Securities said, India being the best performing large market year to date in dollar terms, FIIs have been booking profits but Domestic Flows through SIPs are at lifetime highs which reflects …

New mutual schemes mobilised ₹7,199 crore funds in Nov. Details Here
2 years ago

New mutual schemes mobilised ₹7,199 crore funds in Nov. Details Here

Live Mint  

A host of mutual fund schemes entered in November in both open-ended and close-ended. As per AMFI data, these new schemes whose allotment completed had mobilised funds to the tune of ₹7,199 crore. While under the equity-oriented schemes, one new scheme in midcap fund completed allotment and mobilised ₹90 crore, and 1 new scheme in sectoral/thematic funds that completed allotment …

Bank FD Vs Debt MF: Here's Where You Should Invest To Save More Tax
2 years, 1 month ago

Bank FD Vs Debt MF: Here's Where You Should Invest To Save More Tax

News 18  

Though investment instruments carry with them financial risks, there are options available in the market for risk-averse investors. Debt mutual funds include credit risk, interest rate risk, inflation risk, and reinvestment risk; while FD risks include liquidity risk, default risk, and inflation risk. According to a livemint report, debt funds have generally shown to have delivered better-annualised returns than FDs, …

Debt MFs log ₹65,372-crore outflow in September on increasing rate cycle, advance tax payment needs
2 years, 1 month ago

Debt MFs log ₹65,372-crore outflow in September on increasing rate cycle, advance tax payment needs

The Hindu  

Debt funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities witnessed an outflow of ₹65,372 crore in September amid increasing interest rate cycle and redemptions by corporates to pay advance tax. Prior to that, investors pulled out over ₹70,000 crore from debt mutual funds in April-June due to high inflation and increasing rate cycle. Overnight funds category witnessed inflows to the tune …

Mutual funds assets rise to ₹39.88 lakh crore in September on higher inflows into SIPs: AMFI
2 years, 2 months ago

Mutual funds assets rise to ₹39.88 lakh crore in September on higher inflows into SIPs: AMFI

The Hindu  

Driven by inflows into Systematic Investment Plans, the mutual fund industry's total assets under management rose to ₹39.88 lakh crore in September from ₹36.73 lakh crore a year earlier. According to the latest monthly data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India released on Monday, the industry-wide net AUM stood at ₹38.42 lakh crore in September. The contribution of …

Debt funds roiled, but fund houses are okay
2 years, 3 months ago

Debt funds roiled, but fund houses are okay

Live Mint  

Interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India are roiling debt funds. Thus, when interest rates in the economy rise, prices of existing debt paper fall and, by extension, the net asset values of debt funds invested in them also fall. In the previous three periods, assets managed by debt funds rose, along with an increase in overall mutual …

Debt Funds Saw Big Inflows in August, But Should You Invest in Them Heavily?
2 years, 3 months ago

Debt Funds Saw Big Inflows in August, But Should You Invest in Them Heavily?

News 18  

Debt mutual funds in India saw healthy fund inflows last month, according to the data released by the Association of Mutual Funds of India. This also marks a serious turnaround from the Rs 70,213 crore worth of outflows that debt mutual funds witnessed in the second quarter of 2022. “In fact, we have ‘Moderate return expectations in debt funds’ Viral …

Which mutual funds should I invest in for the long term?
2 years, 3 months ago

Which mutual funds should I invest in for the long term?

Live Mint  

I am 33 years old, married and have a net salary of ₹90,000 per month. I invest in mutual funds through a systematic investment plan and my total contribution to this is ₹20,000 per month. My current SIPs include ₹5,000 each in Axis Bluechip, PGIM India Midcap Opportunities, Canara Robeco Emerging Equity, ₹3,000 in Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip and ₹2,000 …

FPI selloff remains slow in July with ₹7,432 cr outflow from equities
2 years, 5 months ago

FPI selloff remains slow in July with ₹7,432 cr outflow from equities

Live Mint  

Foreign portfolio investors continue to be sellers so far in July, however, the outflow of money in the equity market is at a slower pace compared to the previous month. More than two weeks have passed in the current month, and FPIs outflow has not even breached over ₹10,000 crore - which brings in the hope that finally there might …

Debt Mutual Funds Witness Rs 1.2-Lakh-Crore Outflow in January-March; Check Details
2 years, 7 months ago

Debt Mutual Funds Witness Rs 1.2-Lakh-Crore Outflow in January-March; Check Details

News 18  

Mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities saw an outflow of Rs 1.2 crore in the March 2022 quarter on massive withdrawal from segments, such as liquid, short duration, and corporate bond funds, a report by Morningstar India said on Monday. According to the report, debt funds saw net outflows to the tune of Rs 1.15 lakh crore in …

PPFAS MF’s Rajeev Thakkar & team bet on these bank stocks in February
2 years, 9 months ago

PPFAS MF’s Rajeev Thakkar & team bet on these bank stocks in February

Live Mint  

During the month of February 2022, mutual funds were seen adding names like Infosys, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Manyavar whereas they slightly trimmed holdings in Tata Consultancy Services, Vedanta, Apollo Hospitals, and Escorts, as per data analysed by Edelweiss. PPFAS Mutual Fund's large additions were ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Power Grid, ITC. Maharashtra Scooters and pharma stock Cipla were …

Equity MFs
3 years ago

Equity MFs

Live Mint  

Net flows into equity mutual funds rose to a four-month high of ₹11,615 crore in November on a strong SIP book despite extreme volatility in markets. Even though we are not expecting end of bull markets, we are expecting relatively moderate returns in the next twelve months," said Ashutosh Bhargava, Fund Manager and Head Equity Research, Nippon India Mutual Fund. …

SIPs lift MF assets to Rs 37.33 L cr
3 years ago

SIPs lift MF assets to Rs 37.33 L cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Almost all equity-linked mutual fund schemes witnessed positive inflows in November with retail investors sensing the market fall as an opportunity to allocate more money in mutual funds. This helped combined average and net industry assets under management reach Rs 38.45 lakh crore and Rs 37.33 lakh crore, respectively, monthly data released by the Association Of Mutual Funds In …

How regulations have failed our fixed-income securities market
3 years, 2 months ago

How regulations have failed our fixed-income securities market

Live Mint  

The March 2020 redemption debacle will always be remembered as a moment of reckoning for India’s fixed- income mutual fund industry. Amid the denigration inflicted upon the industry, perhaps the greatest error of judgement pertained to the convenient omission of the fact that India lacks a credible secondary market for corporate debt securities. This means that the risk of holding …

For MF investors, window to the world gets wider
3 years, 6 months ago

For MF investors, window to the world gets wider

Live Mint  

For mutual fund investors, the opportunities to diversify by investing abroad have increased, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India hiking overseas investment limit of domestic fund houses by 65% to $1 billion. The direct route has an investment limit of $250,000 per annum in foreign equities under the Reserve Bank of India’s liberalized remittance scheme. For instance, if …

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