Should you exit if your mutual fund has had a manager change? Ask these five questionsto help you decide.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Any speculation suggesting otherwise, or any rumours around sale of our business in India are incorrect and simply that -- rumours, says head of the US-based asset manager.
At gross level, MFs mobilised Rs 43.67 lakh crore (Rs 43.67 trillion) in August.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the central bank's asset purchases, aimed at mitigating COVID-19-related liquidity stress in the system, did not dilute its balance sheet or compromise on core principles of central banking. In the wake of the pandemic, the RBI undertook several conventional and unconventional measures. "Unlike many central banks, the RBI's asset purchases did not dilute its balance sheet and hence, did not compromise on core principles of central banking," Das said while addressing an event organised by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce. These purchases were confined to risk-free sovereign (government) bonds including state government securities only, he said.
Many investors are lured with dividends that mutual funds pay, without realising that they are getting their own money back.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Sebi pointed out instances of misleading the investors by reporting incorrect data on investor complaints, instances of inappropriate utilisation of funds meant for investor education, such as spending on programmes meant for financial advisors, charging of expenses to the said funds for stationery items such as notebooks, planners and calendars, and charging of expenses without adequate records.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday approved guidelines for real estate mutual funds.
The strong inflow in MF schemes coincided with a gain in BSE's benchmark Sensex by two per cent last month.
'We would advise investors to hold on to multi-cap funds and not invest further until further clarity emerges.'
'You need to be careful about this.' 'Growth without fundamental principles is like fat.' 'Growth with good base and fundamentals is like muscles.'
Two factors play a predominant role in fetching good returns -- stock selection and allocation, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
At the outset, decide whether you want to be a trader or an investor, suggest Sarbajeet K Sen and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Thirty-five schemes are back in the dividend list in 2005, while 17 mutual fund schemes that paid dividends in 2004, have not announced any dividend as of yet.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has recommended reservation for domestic mutual funds within the quota allocated for "anchor investors" in initial public offers.
If one compares returns, the two public-sector ETFs have done better over the past year, but the ELSS category has done better over the trailing three and five years.
Corporate houses, banks and financial institutions account for more than half of the mutual fund industry's total assets under management, while retail investors hold less than one-fourth of the assets, a report says.\n\n
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After getting the go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), IDBI Bank is all set to apply to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for a mutual fund licence.
This is the right time to get out of schemes, which have not lived up to your expectations.
Sahara group has been engaged in a long-running regulatory and legal battle with Sebi.
Exit from equities if your investment was goal-linked or if you urgently need cash. Else, stay; rebalance your portfolio by picking attractively valued and some better-performing stocks
While the amount collected is a tad lower than last two years, it may surpass the previous two years' collections by the end of the year.
The country's 44 fund houses together garnered an average Asset Under Management) of Rs 9.04 lakh crore (Rs 9.04 trillion) during the January-March quarter of 2013-14, up from Rs 8.76 lakh crore (Rs 8.76 trillion) in the previous three-month period, Crisil said attributing the data to the Association of Mutual Funds in India.
LIC is one of the largest Indian shareholders in the country's largest car maker, with a 6.93% stake.
While equity funds can charge an expense ratio up to 2.5 per cent, debt funds can charge up to 2.25 per cent.
Franklin Templeton has won the mutual fund of the year award instituted by CNBC-TV18 and rating agency CRISIL.
New fund offer, called Reliance Fixed Horizon Fund - XX, is a close-ended income scheme and the units can be purchased only during the period of NFO.
This will be the first such deal since the global financial crisis caused the Indian stock markets to crash a record 23 per cent in October.
Investors must be aware that there is an element of uncertainty attached to investing in MF IPOs, which they must factor in before making an investment decision.
As an investor you need to learn not only when to buy but also when to sell a mutual fund. Learning the principles of when to sell a mutual fund helps weed off investment in unprofitable mutual funds and build up a desirable and profitable portfolio of mutual fund investments.
The journey that your money undergoes from the time of investment in an MF scheme till redemption.
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The country's 44 fund houses together had an average AUM of Rs 9.85 lakh crore during April-June quarter of 2014-15, up from Rs 9.05 lakh crore (Rs 9.05 trillion) in the preceding three months, according to the latest data available with Association of Mutual Funds in India.
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