Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds cheer market rally
Average assets under management (AAUM) of the mutual fund sector touched the Rs 11.88 lakh crore mark...
Mutual funds industry assets surge by Rs 3 lakh crore
Mutual fund industry's assets base has surged by nearly Rs 3 lakh crore in 2014-15 to become a Rs 12 lakh crore market, mainly driven by a smart rally in the equity market.
In FY15, mid- & small-cap funds gave investors money’s worth
FY15 turned out to be a significant year for the Indian mutual fund industry...
Sebi clears Muni bonds, IFSC norms; lines up more reforms
To deepen markets and help raise funds for business and infrastructure projects, Sebi today announced a slew of measures including...
Sebi eases norms for mutual funds managing offshore money
Sebi relaxed its norms by dropping the '20-25 rule', which required a minimum of 20 investors and a cap of 25 per cent on investment by an individual, for funds from low-risk foreign investors.
Ease of doing biz: Mutual Fund investors can transact via WhatsApp, other apps
Mutual fund houses are tapping social media platforms like WhatsApp and a host of other calling and messaging apps to facilitate transactions in MF products.
Upfront commission on MFs set to be capped at 1% from next month
After much deliberation, the mutual fund industry is set to cap upfront commissions at 1% from April 15. The Association of Mutual Funds in India...
Mutual Fund houses want tax sops for pension products on lines of NPS
Mutual fund houses have said that tax benefits for retirement solutions should be provided on the lines of the New Pension System (NPS)...
JP Morgan may sell India mutual fund business
JP Morgan Asset Management is believed to be mulling over sale of its India mutual fund business, which manages assets...
Sebi efforts bear fruit as MFs start making inroads into B-15 cities
Equity assets — which include equity schemes, equity linked saving scheme and balanced schemes — of B-15 cities in March 2013 stood at R65,000 cr and almost touched R1.3 lakh crore in December 2014.
Amfi for simpler MF advertising norms
Essentially we are trying to simplify the code of advertisements so that it does not mislead the investor.
In a bull market, pension funds remain the have-nots
Rising tide in stock market seems to have bypassed pension funds even as net inflow into equity schemes of mutual funds have hit a record Rs 55,782 cr...
Mutual Fund exposure to banking stocks surges to Rs 76,000 crore in January
Continuing with their bullish stance on banking stocks, mutual fund managers raised exposure...
Equity mutual funds see inflow of Rs 56,000 crore
Mutual funds pumped in a whopping Rs 5,850 crore in equity schemes in January taking the total inflow...
Investing: Hitting the bullseye
With markets on an upswing, it’s important to make the most of the opportunity. But there are pitfalls too
Avoid knee-jerk reaction; invest with a long-term view
The Indian financial markets are in a sweet spot — this phrase has by now become so overused that it’s time investors actually move beyond it.
Individual investors’ asset base up 32% to Rs 5.24 lakh crore
Individual investors have increased their assets base by 32 per cent over the last nine months of the current fiscal year...
Taboola raises $117 mn in Fidelity-led funding round
Israel based firm, Taboola, which points users to related content on the Internet, said it raised $117 million in...
Mutual fund houses expect 50 bps cut in policy rates in 2015
As the RBI maintained a status-quo on interest rates, mutual fund houses said they expect the central bank to cut policy rates...
Mutual fund exposure to IT stocks drops to Rs 34,000 crore in Dec
Mutual fund industry's exposure to software sector had reached an all-time high of Rs 34,674 crore in November this year.
Disentangling the web
In ELSS, AMCs can no longer reinvest dividend income in the same fund. Why this is good for you
Mutual Fund equity folio count surges by over 12 lakh in Apr-Dec
Equity mutual funds witnessed an addition of over 12 lakh investor accounts or folios in the first nine months of the current fiscal...
Weak oil dictates mutual fund winners and losers in 2014: India set to top
Weak oil prices shaped the performance of mutual funds in 2014 and investors expect the trend to continue...
Equity MFs buck trend, maintain inflows in Dec
Equity mutual funds continued to witness net inflows for the ninth consecutive month...
MF assets cross Rs 11-lakh-cr mark in Dec quarter
In a significant development, the Indian mutual fund industry crossed the Rs 11-lakh-crore mark...
Mutual fund houses bat for a mix of trail and upfront commissions
As capital markets regulator Sebi mulls stronger checks against upfront commissions paid by mutual fund houses, the industry appears to be...
