The recent weakness in stock markets has provided an opportunity to buy quality stocks relatively cheaper

'When you have surplus cash flow and markets correct sharply, what options do you have other than buying good stocks?'

Despite uncertain times and market volatility ahead, investors should continue with their disciplined investing via SIPs.

The total AUM rose 40 per cent or Rs 6.3 lakh crore, to Rs 23 lakh crore at the end of November.

Industry players say they have learnt from the bitter experience of 2008 and have far better checks and balances in place to avoid an encore.

Monthly SIP inflow is Rs 6,000 crore, with a little over 1.75 million accounts

Amid lowering of bank deposit rates and falling yields from traditional investment vehicles like gold and real estate, investors are fast shifting to financial assets. The MF sector is emerging a clear beneficiary of this trend.

Fundraising via equity NFOs highest since 2008; Over Rs 11K cr collected in first eight months of 2017, says Chandan Kishore Kant

This came even as the airline recorded the fastest domestic passenger growth rate of 26 per cent.

Fund managers have been advising investors not to keep their return expectation higher

Some of the public banks showed improvement; much more still needs to be done

Flow surge in equity schemes is an important reason why Indian stock market did not crash.

Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times.

Steep volatility in the markets has made fund managers cautious, awaiting opportunities to deploy the cash.

In other debt-oriented funds, retail assets jumped from about Rs 45,000 crore to Rs 64,000 crore.

Tax-saving equity-linked savings schemes saw month-on-month rise in inflows at Rs 1,166 crores.

In the 52 newly listed companies since 2014, fund managers have a total investment of a mere 2.5 per cent of their assets under management.

Industry body Amfi to hold meeting to decide on road map.

Experts say investors should stay patient and stay invested in mutual funds.

At the start of 2016, HDFC Bank, Infosys, ICICI Bank, L&T and Axis Bank were the top five picks of fund managers