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Ask MF Guru: MFs to buy, hold or sell

Ask MF Guru: MFs to buy, hold or sell

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

MF Guru: With Rs 1 cr, how should I plan my retirement?

MF Guru: With Rs 1 cr, how should I plan my retirement?

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

'Help me build a MF portfolio I should not regret'

'Help me build a MF portfolio I should not regret'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Franklin Templeton MF unitholders to get Rs 3,303 cr in fifth tranche

Franklin Templeton MF unitholders to get Rs 3,303 cr in fifth tranche

Rediff.com11 Jul 2021

SBI Funds Management (SBI MF) will distribute the fifth tranche of Rs 3,303 crore to unitholders of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund's six shuttered schemes during the week beginning Monday. With this, the total disbursement will reach Rs 21,080 crore, amounting to 84 per cent of assets under management (AUM) as on April 23, 2020, a Franklin Templeton MF spokesperson said on Sunday. Under the first disbursement in February, investors received Rs 9,122 crore, while Rs 2,962 crore were paid to investors during the week of April 12, Rs 2,489 crore during the week of May 3 and in the latest disbursement during the week of June 7, investors were paid Rs 3,205 crore.

MF Guru: 'Review MFs as your hard earned money is invested'

MF Guru: 'Review MFs as your hard earned money is invested'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

MF Guru: 'Your portfolio is very aggressive'

MF Guru: 'Your portfolio is very aggressive'

Rediff.com16 May 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

SIP wave hits record level, more to come

SIP wave hits record level, more to come

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

India's mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under management (AUM) in March 2013, of which around Rs 5 trillion was in institution-focused debt funds. By comparison, bank deposits in the country stood at Rs 67.5 trillion around the same time.

Mutual funds bet on 'special' opportunities as uncertainties loom

Mutual funds bet on 'special' opportunities as uncertainties loom

Rediff.com9 May 2024

Mutual funds are looking to tap into the special opportunities theme ahead of the results of the general election results and the continued uncertainty on the geo-political and interest rate fronts. Two fund houses - WhiteOak Capital and Samco - are set to launch special opportunities funds next week. Kotak MF has also filed papers with the regulator to launch a scheme in the same category.

MF Guru: 'Want to create Rs 6 cr corpus in 20 years'

MF Guru: 'Want to create Rs 6 cr corpus in 20 years'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Top 10 mutual funds' share in total AUM dips below 80%, shows analysis

Top 10 mutual funds' share in total AUM dips below 80%, shows analysis

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

The top 10 fund houses are slowly losing ground to their smaller peers, even as they continue to hold the lion's share in the total assets under management (AUM) of the mutual fund (MF) industry, according to an analysis of the quarterly AUM for the past six years. These fund houses had an average AUM of Rs 38.8 trillion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023-24, which is 79 per cent of the total industry AUM of Rs 49.2 trillion. The share has come down steadily since Q3 of 2019-2020, when the share stood at 84 per cent.

Smallcap pie grows as retail investor faith soars

Smallcap pie grows as retail investor faith soars

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Retail investors now own a bigger slice of smallcap companies than at the start of 2023-24 (FY24), underscoring their growing conviction about investing in this red-hot space. Data from Capitaline shows mutual funds' (MFs') average holding in the National Stock Exchange Nifty Smallcap 250 rising to 9.26 per cent from 8.67 per cent during the first six months of FY24, with the number of companies with over 20 per cent MF holdings increasing from 24 to 28. In comparison, MF holdings in Nifty50 companies have gone up only marginally, from 9.67 per cent to 9.75 per cent.

Tax edge adds shine to gold ETFs

Tax edge adds shine to gold ETFs

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Inflows into gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which manage a total of Rs 37,390 crore, have surged sharply in recent months. This trend is likely to continue, especially after the reintroduction of long-term capital gains tax (LTCG), which is likely to attract smart money into mutual fund offerings amid a robust outlook for the yellow metal. Smart money, also known as opportunistic flows, refers to strategic investments that are generally of a short-term horizon.

MF GURU: 'High risk appetite. Where to invest?'

MF GURU: 'High risk appetite. Where to invest?'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, will answers your queries.

MF Guru: 'Your investment style is right'

MF Guru: 'Your investment style is right'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Sudhanshu Singh, director IBBM, MM Securities, answers your mutual fund queries.

Breaking the vault: Will MSCI grant HDFC Bank access?

Breaking the vault: Will MSCI grant HDFC Bank access?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

HDFC Bank's latest shareholding data showed that the room for foreign investment has fallen just 5 basis points short of the threshold set by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) to fully include the stock in its indices. Currently, the index provider has applied an adjustment factor of 0.5 since the foreign room is less than 25 per cent. Removal of the adjustment factor will result in inflows of a massive $4.8 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) into HDFC Bank, according to Brian Freitas, a New Zealand-based analyst with Periscope Analytics.

How To Build A Good MF Portfolio

How To Build A Good MF Portfolio

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Do you have financial planning queries? Ask rediffGURU Abhishek Dev.

ASK MF Guru: Buy, hold or exit?

ASK MF Guru: Buy, hold or exit?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Reliance MF on top, topples UTI MF

Reliance MF on top, topples UTI MF

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

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).

MF Guru: 'Good you've started investing early'

MF Guru: 'Good you've started investing early'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

ASK MF Guru: 'Want to get Rs 5 crores in 20 years'

ASK MF Guru: 'Want to get Rs 5 crores in 20 years'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Vodafone sells 18% stake in Indus Towers for Rs 15,300 crore

Vodafone sells 18% stake in Indus Towers for Rs 15,300 crore

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

British telecom player Vodafone on Wednesday said it has sold an 18 per cent stake in Indus Towers for 1.7 billion euro (about Rs 15,300 crore). Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel has increased its stake by acquiring 2.69 crore shares, representing a 1 per cent stake, in Indus Towers. The shares were acquired by Airtel at an average price of Rs 320 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 862.38 crore, as per the bulk deal data.

Adani Energy raises $1 bn in share sale, first since Hindenburg

Adani Energy raises $1 bn in share sale, first since Hindenburg

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group's power transmission unit has raised $1 billion through a share sale, the first public equity raise by the conglomerate since a damning Hindenburg report, which wiped away billions in shareholder value. Adani Energy Solutions Ltd raised the funds through a qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The QIP, which opened on Tuesday, was oversubscribed three times with demand of about Rs 26,000 crore - making it the largest transaction in India's energy space.

Concern over MF industry's debt exposure getting worse

Concern over MF industry's debt exposure getting worse

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Mutual fund houses hold Rs 3,400 crore of Yes Bank's 'riskier' bonds. Reliance MF, Franklin Templeton MF and UTI MF account for bulk of these exposures.

MF GURU: 'Which MFs will give good returns?'

MF GURU: 'Which MFs will give good returns?'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Robust equity inflows to keep earnings growth strong for AMCs

Robust equity inflows to keep earnings growth strong for AMCs

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

The mutual fund industry's QAAUM (Quarterly Average Assets Under Management) was up 37 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) (9 per cent Q-o-Q) to hit Rs 59 trillion (end Q1FY25). The equity segment grew 55 per cent Y-o-Y and equity formed 56 per cent of total AUM, up 49 per cent in Q1FY24. Sequentially, AUM grew by Rs 5 trillion.

MAF's Steal A March Over BAF's

MAF's Steal A March Over BAF's

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

Multi-asset allocation funds emerged as the most popular option for MFs as they provided the needed flexibility.

'Have Rs 20L. How to manage investments'

'Have Rs 20L. How to manage investments'

Rediff.com2 May 2024

rediffGURU Dev Ashish answers your personal finance and mutual fund queries.

How Front-Running Hurts MFs, Investors

How Front-Running Hurts MFs, Investors

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

Cases of front-running mostly happen when large asset managers and intermediaries are involved in bulk trades as their transaction size is generally big enough to impact the stock price.

More trouble for Franklin Templeton MF schemes

More trouble for Franklin Templeton MF schemes

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

Due to default in payment, the securities of FICL and NDIL will be valued at zero basis AMFI standard hair cut matrix, and interest accrued and due will be fully provided.

Distributors flock to MFs as returns, flows improve

Distributors flock to MFs as returns, flows improve

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

An improved showing of mutual funds (MFs) is helping the industry attract distribution talent at a brisk pace. The industry has onboarded a net of 11,600 individual distributors in the first seven months of 2023-24 (FY24) compared to just 5,555 distributors in the whole of 2022-23 (FY23), according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Like most financial products, MFs also have significant reliance on individual distributors to sell their products, even as digital platforms are gaining popularity.

Top six smallcap MFs to take over 20 days to liquidate 50% portfolio

Top six smallcap MFs to take over 20 days to liquidate 50% portfolio

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The country's six largest smallcap schemes would require more than 20 days to liquidate half of their holdings, despite most of them maintaining high cash levels and having considerable exposure to more liquid largecap stocks, stress tests conducted by fund houses reveal. For midcap funds, the time required to sell half of the assets of the top six schemes varies between seven and 34 days, according to disclosures made by asset management companies. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had called for such tests in the face of strong inflows into smallcap and midcap funds, despite concerns over high valuations, to keep investors better informed.

Equity MF flows dip to 5-month low of Rs 6.5K cr in April as indices gain

Equity MF flows dip to 5-month low of Rs 6.5K cr in April as indices gain

Rediff.com19 May 2023

Gross inflows into active equity mutual fund (MF) schemes dipped 34 per cent month-on-month (MoM) -- to Rs 25,400 crore -- in April as investors applied brakes on lump sum investments amid a sharp upwards movement in the market. Gross inflows for March stood at Rs 38,641 crore. The sharp decline pulled the net inflows to a five-month low of Rs 6,480 crore, shows data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).

IL&FS crisis shrinks MF debt assets

IL&FS crisis shrinks MF debt assets

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

About 24 fund houses saw a decline in their debt AUMs in the past one year.

What's in store for mutual fund investors in 2024?

What's in store for mutual fund investors in 2024?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds.

MF GURU: 'Will too many funds reduce my final gain?'

MF GURU: 'Will too many funds reduce my final gain?'

Rediff.com17 May 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

ASK MF GURU: 'Want A Rs 10 Cr Corpus In 10 Years'

ASK MF GURU: 'Want A Rs 10 Cr Corpus In 10 Years'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Reliance MF to acquire Goldman Sachs India MF biz

Reliance MF to acquire Goldman Sachs India MF biz

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

In last few years, a number of global players have exited the Indian mutual fund business.

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest EPF in MFs'

Ask MF Guru: 'Want to invest EPF in MFs'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries

BAF's Withstand Black Monday Turmoil

BAF's Withstand Black Monday Turmoil

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Data from Amfi shows that NAV of every one in two BAFs declined 1.5% or less on Monday compared to a 3.13% decline in Nifty 500.

Reits seek 'equity' label, option to take loan from banks

Reits seek 'equity' label, option to take loan from banks

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) are in talks with regulatory bodies - the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - to seek changes in regulations that will allow easier access to capital. The Indian Reits Association (IRA) said it has approached the market regulator seeking to get classified as an 'equity' asset, which will open the path for their inclusion in equity indices and also make investment by mutual funds (MFs) easier. The association is also in active discussions with the RBI to allow banks to lend to a Reit.