mutual funds

SEBI asks mutual fund houses to pay withheld commissions to distributors by May 21

According to distributors, the fund houses had withheld commission including upfront commission for sales recorded before October 22, 2018 due to delay in claw back, pending ARN renewal, and incomplete KYC of folios

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund launches Bharat Consumption Fund, offer to end April 9

Over the last decade, excluding food, private consumption growth has been higher owing to low-interest rates and easy access to consumer credit, which have been the twin factors driving rapid growth in domestic consumption

Explainer| Difference between gold ETF and gold saving fund

An investor can purchase and sell units of a gold ETF on the stock exchange. He/she, however, needs a demat account to purchase the units of gold ETF

Sebi modifies commissions, disclosure norms for MF industry

The Sebi amended the conditions required for upfronting of trail commission based on SIP inflows at the mutual fund level.

MFs see dip in independent financial advisers registrations on lower commissions

AMFI data indicates that in Q3 FY19 the industry had added 3,346 new distributors under the individual category as against 18,555 quarter-on-quarter

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund garners Rs 166 crore via retirement fund NFO

The open-ended retirement solution oriented scheme has a lock-in of 5 years or till retirement age (whichever is earlier).

There is risk involved in not just credit-risk funds, but also other debt funds

Debt funds are not as easy to understand as bank fixed deposits. The good side is they offer you a chance of better tax-efficient returns. Ask questions to your advisor about what the fund does, where it invests, how much credit risk it takes.

Three MFs oppose L&T’s takeover of Mindtree: Report

As of December 31, 2018, mutual funds own 8.34 percent of Mindtree, according to data available on company's website.

Northern Arc Capital ropes in UTI MF’s Leo Puri as Chairman

Puri was the Managing Director of UTI Asset Management Company until September 2018

Nifty Next 50 ETF: An appealing investment strategy

IL&FS fallout: MFs junk liquid funds, roll out overnight schemes

In the last one year, overnight funds have delivered 5.5-6.5 percent average return, while liquid funds gave 6.92 percent.

Private banks, oil & gas companies find favour among fund managers

Axis Bank was one of the preferred stocks among MFs in February, with net buying by 19 funds.

What is prompting investors to discontinue SIPs?

As per data with Association of Mutual Funds in India, collections via SIPs stood at Rs 8,095 crore last month - higher than January - while industry witnessed 4.96 lakh discontinuations of accounts.

How to avoid tracking errors in index funds

The difference between the index and the fund that tracks that index is known as "Tracking Difference". Tracking error is the difference between the fund's return and the index it is meant to mimic.

'Liquid funds a good place to park short-term money for retail investors'

If you have invested in liquid funds, you might see returns fall a little. But it's unlikely to matter to most retail investors.

How many folios did MF industry add in February?

Folios are numbers designated for individual investor accounts, though one investor can have multiple accounts.

Shriram Mutual Fund seeks SEBI approval for large-cap fund

The open-ended equity scheme will invest at least 80 percent of its assets in equity and equity-related instruments of large cap companies,

Here are 30 stocks that fund managers bought & sold in February

Even the month of February witnessed the lowest inflow in equity mutual funds in the last 2 years. Only Rs 5,122 crore of fresh inflows took place in equity funds.

Which equity index makes an appealing investment strategy?

Yes Mutual Fund files offer document with SEBI for overnight scheme

The scheme will allocate its entire corpus in debt securities and money market instruments with residual maturity of the next business day

Equities delivered positive return in most election years, says HSBC MF's Tushar Pradhan

In 2014, prior to the elections (December 2013-May 2013), the Sensex delivered 16 percent absolute returns. In 2009 (December 2008-May 2009), the Sensex delivered 61 percent absolute returns

Backdrop for emerging markets more benign than 4 months ago: EPFR Global

"We are seeing a rotation from developed markets to emerging market funds," said EPFR Global's Cameron Brandt.

HSBC MF launches large and midcap equity fund; offer to close March 25

The open-ended equity scheme invest 0-35 percent of its corpus in largecap and midcap stocks

3 Point Analysis | February equity MF inflows moderate

Moneycontrol's Sakshi Batra does a 3 Point Analysis of the flow recorded by the mutual funds industry in February and highlights the key takeaways.

SIPs withstand volatile markets: MF industry adds Rs 8,095 crore to SIP kitty in February

Fund managers said investors have continued to retain their faith in SIPs despite the market volatility. At the same time, they fear investors might discontinue SIPs after looking at the negative returns