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.

MFs prove a mixed bag in market fall

Why income may not be fixed in fixed-income funds

Fixed income funds or debt funds are typically used to reduce volatility in your portfolio. That doesn’t mean that your returns are guaranteed. There’s a big difference

Why new international limits may not last long

MC30 Scheme Review | This 20-year-old mutual fund scheme is still among the best ETFs to invest in

Nippon India ETF Nifty BeES is an excellent choice for those who wish to avoid fund managers’ risk and invest in equity markets at a low cost. The fund is a part of MC30, Moneycontrol’s curated basket of mutual fund schemes you can invest in

Sebi fines PGIM AMC, its CEO, fund managers for inter-scheme transfers during credit crisis

The cases pertain to an inspection carried out on inter-scheme transfer for the period August 2018 to February 2019. Sebi fined the AMC Rs 25 lakh, CEO Ajit Menon Rs 5 lakh, and three fund managers for Rs 2 lakh each

Are mutual funds popular with small investors?

Six important money matters that call for your attention this July

Cryptocurrency transfers, freebies to social media influencers, I-T returns, mutual fund investments… there’s a lot happening in July. Here are the operational and regulatory changes you need to watch out for.

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

Moneycontrol Daily: Your Essential 7

A daily round-up of the most interesting articles to help jump-start the day.

July 1: New rules to invest in mutual funds, teething troubles initially, but a safer future

All those SIPs will stop where your broker used to transfer funds from your broking account balance to the mutual fund house. You have to sign up for fresh NACH mandates.

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

Balanced Advantage Funds: Are they living up to the promise in the current volatile markets?

Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage Funds are supposed to be winners when markets correct. Till 21 June 2022, the average return from a basket of 14 BAFs, is minus 6.3 percent YTD. Though negative, it is better than negative 11.3 percent of Nifty YTD.

What makes a focused fund different?

Rupee weakens: What should you do?

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 your mutual fund’s CAGR return may hide its true performance

A scheme’s CAGR return does not capture its volatility. It’s the correct stat to judge a scheme, but not the only tool.

Moneycontrol Daily: Your Essential 7

A daily round-up of the most interesting articles to help jump-start the day.

Should you invest in NFOs?

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.

Axis MF front running case | Sacked fund manager Viresh Joshi sues MF house alleging wrongful termination

In its reply to Moneycontrol, Axis AMC has rubbished Joshi's allegations and stands by its decision to sack him. Any compensation or damages payable to him is out of question, says the fund house. The investigations are still underway into the alleged case of front-running.

Explained: Why re-opening of international mutual funds may benefit only a few investors

Only select fund houses have opened their doors of international funds. And they may shut these if they breach their February 1, 2022 limits.

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.