Systematic investment plans (SIPs) of mutual funds (MFs) have seen a spike in demand with new registrations touching a five-year high already this year. Around 19.5 million new SIPs have been registered till December end, as against 14.1 million in the whole of financial year 2020-21 (FY21). Market participants say increasing investor awareness and positive experiences have spurred this increase.
With this, total inflows have reached Rs 3.98 lakh crore in the first 11 months of the current fiscal (2016-17). In comparison, Rs 2.07 lakh crore was invested in various mutual fund products during April-February period of 2015-16.
Come 2007, individuals as well as corporates investing Rs 50,000 and more in single mutual fund scheme would be required to apply for mutual fund investors number
Investors have pumped in nearly Rs 54,000 crore into various mutual fund schemes in January, with liquid, income and equity funds attracting the most of the inflows.
Madhabi Puri Buch, the first female chairperson of Sebi, doesn't plan to rest on her laurels in her third and final year in office and has set out an ambitious goal, such as moving towards a same-day and instantaneous settlement cycle for the secondary market.
Gold is an excellent asset class for diversification and should be included in all long-term portfolios.
Some of the money pulled out of mutual funds and the secondary market is coming back via public issues.
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Due to tax associations with the fiscal-ending, April is a month of SIP renewal. So, the April numbers will be important and may perhaps, mark a change in retail attitude.
Treat silver as part of the procyclical or growth assets in your portfolio, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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With real estate -- NRIs's favourite investment vehicle in the past -- unlikely to do well in the near future, there is a strong case for NRIs to shift to equity and debt mutual funds, says Prateek Mehta.
In 2013-14, as many as 45 people each earned more than Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) commission as a mutual fund (MF) distributor. This is up from 33 in 2012-13 and 22 in 2011-12.
The new rule follows the recommendations of the Association of Mutual Funds in India's Working Group on Standardisation of Key Operational Areas, a circular by Sebi said in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
India's mutual fund industry, led by market leaders Reliance Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential and UTI MF, has witnessed a fall of over Rs 58,000 crore (Rs 580 billion) in its assets during March.Despite the fall, Reliance MF continued to be the most valued fund house in the country with Assets Under Management (AUM) of Rs 90,937.94 crore (Rs 909.37 billion) at the end of March.
The Mutual Fund Identification Number (MIN), mandatory for investments above Rs 50,000 in mutual funds, is likely to stay, even though the month-old confusion over it continues.
This will allow investors the freedom of choice based on the services they get from a distributor.
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Instead of only focusing on the tenure for which the best interest rate is available, investors should also focus on their own investment horizon.
Taxpayers are filing their income tax returns (ITRs) early for the Assessment Year 2024-25 (FY25). By April 29, over 592,000 returns were filed, with over 538,000 verified and 367,000 processed. Early filing allows revisions without penalties.
T'I am not going to buy small- or mid-cap stocks at very high valuations if it doesn't make sense for the investors.'
Tata Mutual Fund's 'own a piece of India' offering is suitable for informed investors.
'Continue with your SIPs to get the benefit of lower average prices in this challenging market environment.'
'The idea is to invest where there is opportunity.'
An additional factor spurring the FMP launches is MFs' desire to retain investors as many such offerings are set to mature over the next two months.
Retail participation in mutual funds from beyond the top 15 cities in the country has increased remarkably in the past 18 months.
I would advise at least a 7 year investment time frame for Equity Investing
Senior officials in the MF industry say while the finance ministry and regulators communicate regularly, this is one of the very few instances in many years where an issue between the two has come out into the open.
'Strong regulations are crucial for the orderly development of the market.'
The bulk of an investor's portfolio should be in shorter-duration funds of up to one year portfolio duration.
Understand the pros and cons of SGBs before rushing to invest in them based on past returns.
In 2022, gold emerged as the top performer among all conventional asset classes with over 14 per cent returns mainly owing to the depreciation of the rupee.
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