Reliance Mutual Fund has toppled UTI MF to become the country's largest fund house in January with assets under management of more than Rs 39,000 crore (Rs 390 billion).
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The combined average assets under management of the 33 fund houses in the country dropped to Rs 5,64,599.28 crore (Rs 5,645.99 billion) at the end of June as compared to Rs 6,00,266.32 crore (Rs 6,002.66 billion) in May, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Reliance Mutual Fund continues to be the top fund house in the country despite its average AUM falling to Rs 90,813.45 crore (Rs 908.13 billion).
This feat was achieved 25 years after the mutual funds industry was opened to private players. The industry now aims to achieve the next Rs 25 trillion in 5 years.
The mutual fund industry has witnessed a value erosion of Rs 75,966 crore (Rs 759.66 billion) in equity-related schemes in the first seven months of the current financial year. This is primarily because of the slide in the equity market on account of the global financial turmoil.
'Strong regulations are crucial for the orderly development of the market.'
Women have been leaving the investment decision to husbands.
'Continue with your SIPs to get the benefit of lower average prices in this challenging market environment.'
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.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India and CDSL Ventures are working on a finance ministry proposal to make use of the permanent account number
Both the debt and equity markets have seen sharp volatility in recent months.
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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Apprehending a sharp decline in business, mutual funds including UTI AMC have asked Finance Minister P Chidambaram to exempt all debt instruments from the proposed 0.15 per cent transaction tax.
'Looking at the speed at which changes were made post the Franklin Templeton issue, we are awaiting more stricter norms in the months to come.'
Gold is an excellent asset class for diversification and should be included in all long-term portfolios.
'The shadow banks are currently facing a liquidity and solvency crisis.' 'The danger is that it could potentially engulf the entire financial system because shadow banks have borrowed huge amount of money from banks, mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies.'
Postpone the purchase of big-ticket consumer durable items, recreational spending on holidays, and other such expenses unless your financial position is very secure, advises Sarbajeet K Sen.
This was the second consecutive yearly outflow from such funds.
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Be mindful that each instrument is governed by a different set of gifting rules and is also taxed differently.
Begin by creating a household budget. Involve all family members in the exercise and cut costs wherever possible.
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In October, the contribution through SIPs rose to Rs 79.85 billion, up 42% compared to the same month last year.
You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
The main purpose of the meeting is to assess their views on reforms that are required to attract long-term capital into the country.
The mutual funds witnessed net inflow of Rs 7,131 crore (Rs 71.31 billion) in May 2003, with total sales and redemption/repurchases at Rs 35,922 crore (Rs 359.22 billion) and Rs 28,791 crore (Rs 287.91 billion), respectively.
Foreign portfolio investors, on the other hand, have been net sellers in the markethaving pulled out Rs 8,600 crore
UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
Alternative investment funds (AIFs) - pooled investment vehicles catering to high net worth individuals (HNIs) - saw a 30 per cent increase in investment commitments during financial year 2022-23 (FY23). At the end of March 2023, the total investment commitments raised stood at Rs 8.33 trillion, up Rs 1.92 trillion from Rs 6.41 trillion at the end of March 2022. A commitment is the money clients are willing to put into AIFs.
Understand the pros and cons of SGBs before rushing to invest in them based on past returns.
In August, the Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das held a meeting with chief executive officers/ managing directors (CEOs/ MDs) of large non-banking financial corporations (NBFCs). The discussions included diversifying borrowing sources for NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs) to contain increasing reliance on bank borrowing, risks associated with high credit growth in retail segment in unsecured loans, prioritising IT upgrades and cyber-security, improving provisioning, monitoring of stressed exposures and slippages, ensuring robust liquidity and asset-liability management, ensuring transparency in pricing, creating robust grievance redress mechanisms.
Now, more pieces of information about your transactions and income, such as remittances received from overseas, will be uploaded in Form 26AS by the income-tax (I-T) department. This will help the taxpayer file I-T return (ITR) correctly and assist the department in detecting discrepancies, if any, in the ITR. Besides foreign remittances, these new items are interest on I-T refund, dividend from mutual funds (MFs), and purchase of MFs, among others.
The bulk of an investor's portfolio should be in shorter-duration funds of up to one year portfolio duration.
Geopolitical tensions in different parts of the globe and slowdown in global economy led investors to opt for safe-haven like gold over the last one year.
Do not underestimate the ingenuity of the Deep State in America to have its way. Keeping the guard down will be a catastrophic mistake on the part of the Delhi establishment. We could get hit when least expected. That's what happened in Bangladesh and Syria, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
