Fund Managers

Tracking the actions of professionals may seem enticing, but there are key issues.

Finance Bill 2025 removes indirect investment tracking for offshore funds, boosts India's appeal for global fund managers

The Finance Bill 2025 has amended the rules so that only direct investments by Indian residents will be considered within the 5 percent safe harbour threshold.

SEBI likely to raise intraday gross limit in index options, unlikely to meet international body's demand on EOD limit: Sources

The Futures Industry Association, representing the interests of a wide range of industry participants including large hedge funds such as Jane Street and Citadel, has asked for an increase in EOD net index future equivalent limits to Rs 7,500 crore.

Moneycontrol Pro hits 1 mn subscriber mark: Industry leaders, fund managers laud success

With a staggering tenfold growth over just five years, Moneycontrol Pro has catapulted to become the top subscription service in India and also secured a spot in the elite global top 15.

Can AI beat Rajeev Thakkar, Chirag Setalvad, Sankaran Naren, Gopal Agrawal and other fund managers?

While AI algorithms can crunch numbers and provide sophisticated advice, they cannot fully grasp the complex emotions and behaviours that drive market dynamics.

Pirate algos front run bulk deals, leave brokers, fund managers fuming

Bulk deals are negotiated beforehand between the buyer and seller and then entered into the trading system.

Women remain a minority in fund management; industry apathetic

With just seven percent of its portfolio managers being female, India ranks 19th among the 24 financial destinations analysed for presence of women in fund management.

India or Bharat, ki farq painda; India is unstoppable, says Shankar Sharma

Market veteran says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's observations on India’s frugal living, move to green energy are pertinent

Planning to look at MF stock picks last month and play copy cat? Here’s why you shouldn’t

Many investors pore over the monthly portfolios of funds and look to buy stocks purchased by fund managers the previous month, hoping to earn quick returns. But that may not be a wise strategy. Read on to find out exactly why.

A global winter of discontent is looming ahead

The first order effect in the markets was the fall in valuations. Now the second order impact of earnings recession will hit the markets

Why are markets rallying even as record 90 percent fund managers predict stagflation?

The Bank of America survey of fund managers says while sentiment is still too bearish for an immediate reversal of the rally, they would fade the rally when the S&P goes above 4328 

Tim Harford writes: Economists must get more in touch with our feelings

Fund managers missed a trick by taking refuge in cash

Market rally delivers hard lessons for fund managers

Too much money was tied up in the safe hidey hole of cash before stock prices bounced back

Fund managers commit $16 trillion to meeting net-zero target

The move, which includes Allianz Global Investors, BlackRock Inc. and Royal London Asset Management, represents $16 trillion in funds under management, and marks the latest commitment by the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, according to a statement on Tuesday.

Emerging market equities seen to give the best returns in 2022

The Bank of America survey of global fund managers for November shows that 65 percent of fund managers believe that boom conditions will prevail in the global economy over the next 12 months, with above-trend growth and above-trend inflation

SEBI's amended skin-in-the-game rules only add to the confusion

Junior employees get more time to meet the Sebi requirement. But there’s a better solution to ensure fund managers perform

Chart of the Day | Global fund managers’ allocation to EMs drops on China scare

The question is: With growth expectations rolling over, will equities follow?

Where AMCs invested in July—30 large, mid & smallcap stocks on the buy list

Equity funds drew net inflows of Rs 22,583 crore in July, an almost fourfold increase from June. Most of the investments went into four equity funds that were launched last month

Where AMCs invested in June – 15 large, mid & small cap stocks on the buy list

The number of systematic investment plans in various schemes of mutual funds went up to 40.2 million in June from 38.8 million in May

When it comes to mutual funds, market sense is better than fund manager sense

Investors in the US appear to support passively managed funds. In India it appears that the underperformance of actively managed funds against passively managed funds has not caught the attention of investors

TrailBlazing Small Caps! Smallcase fund managers decode the rally & what should investors do

With 500+ stocks to pick from, the bottom-up approach becomes extremely important to optimize returns. Investors should focus on SuperNormal companies which are available at SuperNormal prices through a well-defined investment process.

Four top fund managers bust the biggest myths about mutual funds in India

Despite the benefits to investors, there are several myths associated with mutual funds. Some of the top fund managers of the country debunk the myths of MFs.

Mutual funds bought stakes in these IPOs in the March quarter. What’s the takeaway for you?

Experts said that fund managers bought shares of companies that are from the mid & smallcap space with niche business models as well as fundamentally sound bets.

Equity MF inflows dip in April; will pick up once COVID situation eases, say experts

Fund of Funds offerings remain attractive for investors as global equities continue to rise. Overseas Fund of Funds investing saw net inflows of Rs 695.34 crore in April.