BUSINESS
Insurers selling mutual funds positive for both; can increase compliance burden
Investors now go to multiple entities for meeting different financial requirements. They also have to check whether they (the distributors) are certified by the capital market and insurance regulators. The insurance regulator’s planned move will act as a one-stop solution to their needs.
MCMINIS
Can inflows into gold ETFs sustain?
PODCAST
What are risk-o-meters & should investors monitor them constantly? Simply Save
While the risk-o-meter of equity funds, debt funds, and liquid funds is an important element, it is crucial to note that it should not be the sole determining factor before making an investment decision.
BUSINESS
Where to invest Rs 10 lakh today? ICICI Pru MF’s Anish Tawakley recommends 2 sectors and MF categories
Investing in rising or adequately-valued markets is not easy. But Anish Tawakley, Deputy CIO-Equity and Head of Research, says that domestic cyclicals should do well in a space where limited value pockets are available.
BUSINESS
Equity inflows crash 70% to Rs 6,480 crore in April, stay in positive zone for 26 straight months
Overall, net inflows into open-ended mutual funds came in at Rs 1.24 trillion during April largely driven by debt mutual funds.
BUSINESS
Investment advisors say advertisement code restrictive, seek clarity on key aspects
The main concerns over advertising approval relate to the cost and the time taken.
BUSINESS
How is MF expense ratio calculated?
BUSINESS
Will performance-linked fees help mutual fund investors?
SEBI is contemplating such a move given that higher-cost active schemes have underperformed, while lower-cost passive schemes have outperformed. But the jury is out on whether this will help.
BUSINESS
How do MNC mutual funds work?
BUSINESS
WhiteOak Capital MF launches Multi-Asset Allocation Fund. Should you invest?
The main rationale behind the scheme is that different asset classes tend to perform differently depending on economic cycles, global scenarios, and geo-political events.
BUSINESS
AMFI asks fund houses to stop training programmes based on SIP targets for distributors
SEBI had said that training programmes should not be misused for providing any reward or non-cash incentives to distributors. However, Moneycontrol learns that recently many fund houses have held such programmes, some in exotic locations, in violation of the regulations.
PODCAST
Simply Save: Key risks one could face in Foreign Residency Programmes & how to avoid them
Residency by investment or alternative residency is fast becoming popular among rich Indians looking to establish a new base for their families in another country. These programs are specific long-term residency or visa programs run by many countries such as the US and Portugal. Shilpa Menon, Senior Director - India at LCR Capital Partners tells Moneycontrol what one should keep in mind when looking for an alternative residency programme. Tune in!
MCMINIS
Silver ETFs’ AUM sees biggest jump in 5 months
BUSINESS
Planning your child's education abroad? Residency via investment can help
Apart from helping you immigrate to another country, residency-by-investment visas can give your child much better opportunities than a student visa. These programmes can also give your family the right to live and work in that country.
MCMINIS
Why are thematic/sectoral funds in the limelight?
Thematic/sectoral Fund is a diversified category which includes schemes such as Informational Technology, Banking, Energy, ESG and others.
BUSINESS
Emkay Global gets Sebi's in-principle approval for mutual fund business
Nithin Kamath-led Zerodha Broking, Samir Arora founded Helios Capital Management and Kenneth Andrade’s Old Bridge Capital Management are also waiting for their final mutual fund approvals.
BUSINESS
Index funds saw max. inflows in FY22-23, 83 percent of which was into target maturity funds
While it’s getting tougher for actively-managed funds, especially large-cap funds, to outperform their benchmarks, passively-managed equity funds have been slow to catch up. The real winner in this category is the Target Maturity Funds. But an encore in FY23-24 seems unlikely, though.
MCMINIS
Why tech funds disappointed in FY23
Fears of global recession along with recent banking sector issues in the US and Europe have made matters worse for IT firms.
BUSINESS
27.50 lakh women investors joined the mutual fund bandwagon in last three years
Around 35% of overall investors were from the 45 years and above age group, while the percentage share of investors in the 18-24 years age group zoomed in the last 10 financial years.
BUSINESS
Equity fund inflows rise to Rs 20,534 cr, SIP book exceeds Rs 14,000 cr for first time
The highest net outflows in the income/debt-oriented category was seen in liquid funds, which saw net selling of Rs 56,924.13 crore during March
BUSINESS
Got Rs 10 lakh to invest? Tata MF’s fund manager picks 3 mutual funds to ride out volatile markets
A recession in global markets, especially in the US, might actually be a good news for India, as the domestic Information Technology sector could win some outsourcing contracts that were earlier for US-based companies, says Tata Mutual Fund’s Meeta Shetty
BUSINESS
Kamath calling Kamath! Zerodha, Smallcase ring in a mutual funds JV
The new asset management venture by Vasanth Kamath’s Smallcase and Nithin Kamath-led Zerodha will look to focus on building simple low-cost passive mutual fund products in India.
BUSINESS
Underperformance of active largecap funds widened in 2022
ELSS funds achieved the second-highest long-term survival rates across all categories in the SPIVA India Scorecard, with 77.8 percent of them still surviving after 10 years.
BUSINESS
Will SEBI push revive interest in ESG funds?
Apart from making it mandatory for the largest 1,000 listed companies (by market cap) to make ESG disclosures as per BRSR from FY23, SEBI has carved out a special ESG category among mutual funds. Fund houses can now launch multiple funds, focussing on a variety of ESG parameters within a single category
