Jul 05, 2022 06:42 PM IST

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.

Why new international limits may not last long

Are mutual funds popular with small investors?

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

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

Why are multi-asset allocation funds gain traction?

What makes a focused fund different?

Midcap stocks that machines pick: The ones that quant-based mutual funds go after

The fund manager of quant based scheme identifies stocks using the computer-based algorithm that utilises various macro, fundamental and technical factors including volume, volatility, liquidity, value, momentum and alpha. There are seven quant based equity MF schemes available in India which are following different in-house models to build their portfolio

Why money market funds are safer short-term bets

Should you invest in NFOs?

Why are FD rates low despite RBI rate hikes?

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.

Aspire to be Dravid, and not Afridi: Understanding the art of long-term investing

One of Benjamin Graham’s most useful illustrations is the personification of the stock market as “Mr. Market”. Mr. Market, an imaginary friend or business associate to every investor, offers daily prices for shares in a business.

The cost of investing in the wrong product can far exceed the investment advisor fees you think you saved on

Although direct investments are available thanks to the internet revolution and mutual funds offering direct plans, these are not meant for everyone. It’s better to have the support of an investment advisor, despite the fee.

Nifty Next50 a favourite hunting ground for active fund managers. Check out their top picks

Nifty Next50 consists of stocks ranked between the 50th and 100th most liquid stocks on the NSE. Last month, active fund managers added stocks like Bandhan Bank, SBI Cards and Havvels’s from this list.

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

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.

Why do entry and exit matter in sector funds?

MC30 Review | A consistent performer that's low on risks, yet high on returns

Due to low yields, long-duration funds, including government securities’ funds and long duration funds lost 3.5 percent and 10 percent, respectively, over the last six months

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

These 10 large-cap MF favourites can help you heal the equity wounds

Large-cap stocks are among the least volatile in the equity market. Many of them are chased by passive funds on account of their presence in benchmark indices, but even active funds invest in them as largecaps are typically market leaders

Crypto crash leaves investors in a tizzy. What should be your next move

They had a phenomenal rise in 2021-22, but Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency prices have since crashed. Savvy investors can adjust to this volatility, but new ones, who took a fancy to cryptocurrencies because of their past returns, have their work cut out.

The crash in small-cap funds may not be bad news. What should investors do?

After topping the charts in 2021 on the back of rising equity markets, small-cap funds have come crashing down so far this year. But they are still a good tool for long-term wealth creation if you are patient enough.

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

Why Radhika Gupta thinks SEBI’s new rules will drive innovation and growth of passive funds

AMCs can now directly create units for transactions that are worth more than Rs 25 crore. Several transactions will, therefore, be pushed onto the exchanges, raising both demand and supply and, thereby, creating a potent structural play for increased investor participation and higher liquidity in exchanges.