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  • Mutual fund industry being vilified baselessly, says Amfi March 12, 2023 04:32 PM IST

    Mutual fund industry being vilified baselessly, says Amfi

    The global funds tracking body Morningstar ranks India on top of 26 countries, when it comes to regular monthly fund disclosures, according to Amfi chief executive NS Venkatesh.

  • Investors start warming up to debt funds, equity flows continue to be strong: AMFI March 10, 2023 08:53 PM IST

    Investors start warming up to debt funds, equity flows continue to be strong: AMFI

    The MF industry collected Rs 13,686.23 crore through SIPs in February 2023. Though marginally lower than the previous month’s inflows, AMFI CEO NS Venkatesh attributes this to a shorter month.

  • SEBI pauses B-30 commissions till mutual funds revamp systems March 03, 2023 01:13 AM IST

    SEBI pauses B-30 commissions till mutual funds revamp systems

    SEBI had permitted fund houses an additional expense ratio of 30 bps on new inflows (up to Rs 2 lakh) from retail investors for incentivising mutual funds garnering funds from B-30 cities.

  • AMCs in for a tough time as SEBI seeks to rationalise Total Expense Ratio February 17, 2023 05:37 PM IST

    AMCs in for a tough time as SEBI seeks to rationalise Total Expense Ratio

    SEBI has directed mutual fund industry players to incorporate GST and transaction costs to the Total Expense Ratio (TER) of mutual funds.

  • Investors shrug off volatility, equity fund inflows surge 72% in January February 09, 2023 02:30 PM IST

    Investors shrug off volatility, equity fund inflows surge 72% in January

    Despite fears around a recession in the US, Indian markets continued to witness flows likely based on expectations around growth in the Indian markets.

  • Equity mutual funds to adopt T+2 redemption payment cycle from Feb 1 January 28, 2023 07:23 AM IST

    Equity mutual funds to adopt T+2 redemption payment cycle from Feb 1

    The announcement has come on the heels of Indian equity markets moving to a T+1 settlement cycle for all stocks.

  • Is your mutual fund house making money? The real story behind AMC earnings January 25, 2023 09:40 AM IST

    Is your mutual fund house making money? The real story behind AMC earnings

    While large fund houses have made money consistently, foreign fund houses have struggled, with a few exceptions.

  • Mutual funds' SIP collection jumps 31% to Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2022 on higher retail participation January 16, 2023 03:32 PM IST

    Mutual funds' SIP collection jumps 31% to Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2022 on higher retail participation

    In comparison, an inflow of Rs 1.14 lakh crore through the route was registered in 2021 and Rs 97,000 crore in 2020, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed.

  • Mutual fund industry AUM rises 5.7% in 2022: Amfi January 10, 2023 03:50 PM IST

    Mutual fund industry AUM rises 5.7% in 2022: Amfi

    This was way lower than a surge of nearly 22 percent or an increase of close to Rs 7 lakh crore in the asset base to Rs 37.72 lakh crore in 2021.

  • Equity inflows jump three times to Rs 7,303 crore in December January 10, 2023 03:00 PM IST

    Equity inflows jump three times to Rs 7,303 crore in December

    In growth or equity-oriented schemes, small-cap funds got the highest inflows at Rs 2,244.77 crore followed by Rs 1,962.26 crore in mid-cap funds, data provided by the Association of Mutual Funds in India shows

  • Equity funds losing flavour, is debt making a comeback? December 12, 2022 07:05 PM IST

    Equity funds losing flavour, is debt making a comeback?

    The last two months have seen equity flows dwindle and investor funds moving into fixed income or debt mutual funds. Does this signal waning investor interest in equities for 2023?

  • Mutual Fund assets top Rs 40 lakh crore in November; equity inflow slumps 75% December 10, 2022 02:26 PM IST

    Mutual Fund assets top Rs 40 lakh crore in November; equity inflow slumps 75%

    Inflows into the open-ended equity funds slumped to Rs 2,258 crore during last month against Rs 9,390 crore in October.

  • Union Budget 2023: AMFI asks for no LTCG on units of equity funds if held for 3 years January 16, 2023 09:05 AM IST

    Union Budget 2023: AMFI asks for no LTCG on units of equity funds if held for 3 years

    One of the demands if for uniform taxation of capital gains from mutual funds and Unit-Linked Insurance Plans issued by insurance companies.

  • Mid-caps Varun Beverages and Tata Elxsi may be promoted to large-cap segment by mutual fund body: Nuvama October 21, 2022 12:07 PM IST

    Mid-caps Varun Beverages and Tata Elxsi may be promoted to large-cap segment by mutual fund body: Nuvama

    Periodically, the mutual fund body publishes a list that puts stocks in three categories--large cap, mid cap and small cap.

  • What Mutual Fund inflows tell us about investors' preferences October 12, 2022 08:24 AM IST

    What Mutual Fund inflows tell us about investors' preferences

    With the economic environment likely to become even worse before improving, a setback to retail participation in the markets may happen, but it will be temporary

  • A Balasubramanian re-elected as chairman of mutual fund industry body AMFI October 07, 2022 02:38 PM IST

    A Balasubramanian re-elected as chairman of mutual fund industry body AMFI

    A Balasubramanian would also be the ex-officio chairman of Amfi’s financial literacy committee and Gupta would be the chief of committee on operations, compliance and risk.

  • Equity funds stare at drying coffers as market volatility shrinks cash flow by 31% September 16, 2022 05:37 PM IST

    Equity funds stare at drying coffers as market volatility shrinks cash flow by 31%

    Investors are still showing keen interest in systematic investment plans (SIPs). Contributions to SIPs have gone up to Rs 12,693 crore in August, compared to Rs 12,139 crore in July. SIP accounts went up to 5.71 crore in August, compared to 5.61 crore in July

  • Net inflows to equity mutual funds decline sharply to Rs 5,942 crore in August September 09, 2022 01:37 PM IST

    Net inflows to equity mutual funds decline sharply to Rs 5,942 crore in August

    Hybrid funds - which invest in stocks as well as bonds - clocked an outflow of Rs 6,600 crore, a third straight month of withdrawal.

  • AMFI July 2022 report highlights: Average AUM at Rs 37.76 lakh crore, MF folios at all-time high of 13.55 crore September 16, 2022 02:25 PM IST

    AMFI July 2022 report highlights: Average AUM at Rs 37.76 lakh crore, MF folios at all-time high of 13.55 crore

    The number of SIP accounts also stood at an all-time high of 5.61 crore, and monthly SIP contribution was Rs 12,140 crore, the AMFI data showed.

  • Equity MFs see funds flow decline 42% in July as investors shy away from volatility August 10, 2022 02:42 PM IST

    Equity MFs see funds flow decline 42% in July as investors shy away from volatility

    Contribution through systematic investment plans – the preferred means of investing in mutual fund for individual investors - fell marginally to Rs 12,139 crore in July compared to Rs 12,275 crore in previous month

  • Investor flow to equity mutual fund schemes drops 16.3% in June, shows AMFI data July 08, 2022 01:12 PM IST

    Investor flow to equity mutual fund schemes drops 16.3% in June, shows AMFI data

    For the MF industry, the assets under management (AUM) was down by 4.2 percent, compared to previous month, at Rs 35.64 lakh crore as of June 30

  • Mutual funds can resume investing in international stocks: Sebi June 21, 2022 01:45 PM IST

    Mutual funds can resume investing in international stocks: Sebi

    Capital markets regulator Sebi has permitted mutual funds to again invest in foreign stocks within the aggregate mandated limit of $7 billion for the industry

  • Equity MFs continue to see positive momentum; Rs 18,529 crore inflow recorded in May June 09, 2022 02:14 PM IST

    Equity MFs continue to see positive momentum; Rs 18,529 crore inflow recorded in May

    This was much higher compared to a net inflow of Rs 15,890 crore in April, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Thursday.

  • Retail investors bump up MF investments despite volatile market, dent in debt funds after rate hikes June 13, 2022 06:19 AM IST

    Retail investors bump up MF investments despite volatile market, dent in debt funds after rate hikes

    Systematic investment plans (SIP) have emerged as a preferred mode of investment in equity funds. SIP contribution for May stood at Rs 12,286 crore compared to Rs 11, 863 crore in previous month

  • Transmission of money lying in mutual funds to legal heirs is not easy, despite AMFI’s best practices guidelines May 26, 2022 06:46 AM IST

    Transmission of money lying in mutual funds to legal heirs is not easy, despite AMFI’s best practices guidelines

    Where there is a Will, it is easier for legal heirs to claim money lying with mutual funds that was left behind. But in the absence of a Will and Nominee, complications arise and paperwork mounts