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Explained: Why some actively managed funds are cheaper than index funds

India has some of the cheapest actively managed funds in the world. Infact, in many cases, they are even cheaper than index funds. In an attempt to incentivise sales of new schemes, AMCs are offering an unexpected boon to investors of direct plans. Sumaira Abidi explains.

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