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Edelweiss NFO Review | Fund to focus on brands, market share leaders and gainers, innovators
The focused equity fund will invest in 25-30 stocks and take concentrated exposures within three investment themes
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Edelweiss Mutual Fund launches focused equity fund
The fund will be open for subscription from July 12 to July 25
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Former Goldman Sachs fund manager makes a comeback to mutual funds with this NFO. Should you invest?
WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund will focus on active fund management, launches flexicap fund
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WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund launches today as an active-only fund house
The fund house also plans to launch a global emerging markets fund for Indian investors after overseas investing limits are enhanced
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The active fund warriors: Three mutual fund houses that aim to take passive funds, head on
Between 75-80 percent of small cap mutual fund schemes have outperformed benchmark returns in three- and five-year periods
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Axis Mutual Fund case | Fund house submits internal investigation report to SEBI
Axis MF has maintained that it started a suo moto investigation in February 2022.
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Bank-sponsored mutual funds paid up to 52% of distribution commissions to parent banks
Fund houses not sponsored by banks depended on a mix of national distributors, banks and brokers
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Nippon India Mutual Fund stops accepting inflows into international schemes
More fund houses could also be forced to shut their schemes once again as these new limits are not expected to be substantial
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These MFs cushioned your fall during market slump… And those that couldn’t
Factors such as rising inflation, weakness of Rupee, rising interest rates and ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have impacted different sectors and different segments of the stock markets.
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Mutual funds queue up to launch NFOs as July 1 deadline looms
SEBI had banned mutual fund from launching new schemes till the new systems pertaining to pool accounts were put in place. The deadline for the new system implementation is July 1. And fund houses are getting ready to launch new schemes
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New limits for international mutual funds to be redemption-based
Mutual funds that have sold stocks of overseas-listed companies to meet investor redemptions will be able to reinvest in overseas-listed stocks. Edelweiss MF, Nippon India MF, ICICI MF announce re-opening of funds, Mirae MF reopens with restrictions. PPFAS MF says it can’t reinvest in overseas-listed stocks as it had not sold any stocks since February 1, Motilal Oswal MF will continue with suspension of fresh investor flows.
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This debt fund manager’s contrarian call for target maturity debt funds turned out to be correct. Here’s why
Both globally and in India, interest rates are expected to rise more after US Fed announced its largest rate hike in four decades last week. Rising bond yields don’t bode well for prices of long-dated bonds as these are most sensitive to movement of yields. However, Marzban Irani, CIO-Debt, LIC Mutual Fund, is of the view that bond yields may not rise as much in the future and this is a good opportunity to build positions in long-duration funds
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Got Rs 10 lakh to invest now? Kotak AMC's Nilesh Shah suggests not to over-buy equities
Kotak Mutual Fund's managing director Nilesh Shah advises investors to avoid leveraging in present market conditions. Instead, they should use corrections to increase equity exposure gradually, including international equities that have corrected sharply
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Target Maturity Funds see surge in assets as investor traffic multiplies
As bond yields rise, investors can use target maturity funds to lock in their investments at higher yields
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Want to know where to invest Rs 10 Lakh today? Kalpen Parekh answers
Asset allocation funds invest in bonds with low-maturity, which are less sensitive to rising interest rates, says Kalpen Parekh, MD and CEO, DSP Mutual Fund.
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Want to know where to invest Rs 10 Lakh now? Radhika Gupta answers
Multi-cap funds, large-cap and mid-cap or hybrid funds can be used to build equity portfolio, with some mid-cap and small-cap funds, says the Edelweiss Mutual Fund MD & CEO. She advises against too many thematic funds, suggests target maturity funds if you want debt options for any medium- to long-term goals
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Mutual funds tightening controls to prevent front-running cases
Mutual fund industry executives say they are putting in place more controls, looking at doing external reviews of dealing practices, to make sure that any front-running could be clamped down early on
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SEBI takes action on dealers and related parties in IIFL and Fidelity front-running
SEBI used matrimony website and Facebook to find the links between related parties in the Fidelity case
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Market volatility: Should you exit or stick to your equity scheme?
Small cap mutual fund category is the worst hit, with category average returns declining by ten percent in year-to-date. Mid cap funds have seen a fall of over seven percent, while large cap funds have seen a decline of five percent.
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Mutual fund body urges all employees to return to office by June 10
Work flexibility for critical functions such as investments, dealing, operations, compliance and risk management should be withdrawn, said Association of Mutual Funds in India
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How Sebi guidelines on ETFs and index funds will impact investors
Market regulator wants to improve liquidity for exchange traded funds (ETFs) and make passive funds more efficient in tracking underlying indices
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SEBI allows mutual funds to launch passively-managed ELSS schemes
SEBI sets investment limits for debt ETFs and index funds and norms for market makers.
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Axis Mutual Fund sacks 2nd fund manager under investigation for irregularities
Deepak Agarwal was an equity research analyst and assistant fund manager of Axis Consumption ETF, Axis Quant Fund and Axis Value Fund
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An ETF meant for pet lovers, travel buffs! 'Why not?' says former BlackRock head of ETF Research
The rise of ETFs in India is in line with where investors, globally, are headed, says Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI, a UK-based independent research and consultancy firm that tracks ETFs all over the world.
