BUSINESS
How Franklin Templeton crisis nudged debt mutual funds to take lesser credit risks
Up until early 2020, debt funds, even other than credit risk funds, were used to investing in lower-rated securities to get a kicker in returns. But after frequent defaults and the Franklin Templeton crisis in April 2020, debt fund managers have become more careful
BUSINESS
AUM of Nifty 50-based passive funds crosses Rs 2 trillion. Have investors benefitted?
Nifty 50 index is considered as stock of the nation, hence investors who are invested in an Nifty 50 ETF or an index fund can participate in India growth story in a low-cost manner
MCMINIS
Why aren't hybrid funds doing well despite volatility?
BUSINESS
Explained in charts: The true story behind the rush for LIC’s anchor book
Mutual funds, global investment firms, National Pension Schemes, and other insurance companies made a beeline to subscribe to LIC IPO’s anchor book. But investors were chosen with care
BUSINESS
These mutual funds didn’t participate in LIC anchor book
There were as many as 28 mutual fund houses that were not part of the anchor book
MCMINIS
Why a reduction in coupon rate of tax-free bonds?
BUSINESS
Akshaya Tritiya 2022: How Gold ETFs became retail investors' favorite in last two years
Gold ETFs track the domestic price of gold closely. They are traded on the NSE and BSE just like equity shares are. Investors can buy and sell them at any time during the market hours, using their demat account
MCMINIS
What is 'Dirty Price' in traded bonds?
BUSINESS
Will mutual funds subscribe to LIC IPO? Looks likely, going by their past behaviour
LIC IPO will not be the first listed insurance company for mutual funds to invest in. Already Rs 30,000 crore or 1.5% of the overall equity AUM is invested in shares of seven listed insurance companies.
MCMINIS
Time your entry in traded, tax-free bonds
BUSINESS
Not just saving tax, these top ELSS schemes are also generating wealth
The 3-year lock-in helps fund managers to have a slightly larger portion of small and mid-cap stocks as it prevents a gush of outflows that can be seen in other diversified equity funds.
BUSINESS
Top 10 pharma and healthcare stocks: The latest mutual fund favourites
The recent correction has given a room for fund managers to pile up select pharma stocks
BUSINESS
Diamonds in the dust: Mid-cap stocks that fund managers trust for best returns
Fund managers who bet on the quality midcap stocks demonstrated spectacular performance and rewarded the investors handsomely
BUSINESS
Top mid-cap and small-cap tech stocks that mutual funds added afresh
IT companies have started announcing their results and their earnings forecast is expected to improve with the falling rupee against the USD. Here are the MF hot picks from midcap and smallcap IT sector
BUSINESS
Top 10 ULIP Mid-cap funds that deliver up to 208% returns since March 2020 lows
Like mutual funds, midcap funds offered by Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) also rallied over the last years since the COVID pandemic broke out. Most of the ULIP midcap funds delivered triple digits absolute returns during the period and rewarded their policyholders handsomely
MCMINIS
How to avoid default risk in bond investments
MCMINIS
What makes a good bond investment?
BUSINESS
How HDFC Bank and HDFC stocks turned MF's favourites over the last 15 years: Explained in bar chart race
Believing in the long-term growth story of these companies, many fund managers have continued holding these stocks in their portfolios, irrespective of the market gyrations.
BUSINESS
Here are the sub-sectors mutual funds increased exposure. Are you invested in them?
Select sub-sectors turn attractive for fund managers taking fresh positions or increased exposure in the stocks within those sectors
BUSINESS
Top actively traded tax-free bonds that bring safety and returns for retirees
Moneycontrol presents a list of the most liquid tax-free bonds that also give high returns. These bonds can be a better investment solution for fixed income investors including retirees
MCMINIS
Why liquidity matters in bonds?
BUSINESS
The magic of long-term investing: Mutual funds that have given 4x return in their 15-year SIPs
Most of the schemes in the list have been allocated majorly to mid and smallcap stocks
BUSINESS
This ETF tracks outperformers and bets big on these 10 high-alpha stocks
Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 ETF tracks ‘Nifty Alpha 50 index’ which measures the performance of top 50 stocks in terms of higher alpha
MCMINIS
Smart-beta ETFs: What makes them different?
