According to industry players, over 50 FMPs have exposure to Zee Group companies.
Funds now offer themes that are based on quantitative models and profit-booking.
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Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
According to the Mutual Fund Monthly Performance Report by Reliance Money, the fund houses were sitting on a cash pile of Rs 15,074.27 crore (Rs 150.74 billion) at May-end against that of Rs 20,108.92 crore (Rs 201.08 billion) at the end of previous month. Fund managers said that availability of stocks at cheap valuations renewed their interest in the secondary market.
A good planner will take the role of a family doctor.
The general nervousness because of the IL&FS default will prevail in the system for now.
You now have to wade through concepts such as asset allocation, rupee cost averaging and rebalancing, understanding of which is essential to make your investment a success. These weighty words could make the timid give up any thoughts of investing.
Mutual funds bought metal, telecom, pharma, cement, and oil and gas stocks in August. Selling was seen in auto majors, sugar, power, textile, and construction stocks, while stocks were re-aligned in the IT, and chemical sectors.
Credit profiles have turned healthier from a year ago
Diversify! Go for SIPs in equity MFs or buy debt funds! Don't time the market! Don't trade intra-day! So simple!
Always keep your portfolio simple, says mutual fund expert Rahul Goel.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The bond, which the Reserve Bank of India started issuing on behalf of the Union government in 2003, was considered one of the safest savings instruments for retail investors.
Feeder funds may well be the next big thing for Indian investors looking at opportunities abroad. "Several top funds are working on launching feeder funds schemes.
Experts expect the trend to continue in the near term.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has scrapped entry loads on direct applications to MFs. This means that if you invest directly with the fund house by submitting your application forms at any of its collection centres, you don't need to pay entry loads (presently 2.25 per cent). Internet transactions done through the MF's website are also now exempt of loads.
But you may need to do some running around to obtain a no-objection certificate from your earlier agent if you have switched agents
Mutual funds pared exposure to auto, cement, metal, FMCG, telecom, sugar, and power stocks in January.
They have put in $14 billion so far in 2014 but this could get slower if the US Fed raises rates; however, there are expectations on compensatory flows.
Systematic investment plans, through which mutual fund investors put a fixed sum into MF schemes, are proving to be engines of growth for fund houses with the number of SIP investors growing nearly three times since last year.
Dalal Street is bullish on invest
But due to SEC diktats, funds that are US-based -- like Templeton, Fidelity and HSBC -- do not accept investments from NRIs.
GST will now apply to mutual funds, loan instalments and credit card dues.
Telecom, steel, and construction stocks witnessed buying
Mutual funds have given investors the choice to move away from traditional investment options
Mutual funds bought pharma, manufacturing, auto, and FMCG stocks in June.
The small investors must heed the advice of mutual funds and remain invested.
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