UTI, India's first mutual fund, has been on the backfoot in a competitive marketplace. The fightback looks not just at new products, but new processes and investor services
GST will now apply to mutual funds, loan instalments and credit card dues.
Five parameters that will help you make a winning decision
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The BSE market index, which surged past the 8,000 mark on Thursday, has recorded the second fastest 1,000 points rise ever -- taking just 55 days to race from 7,000 to 8,000.
Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
The ranking is done on following parameters depending on the asset class.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.
'This is the first time we will see how SIP investors react to market correction.'
In a nearly 10-year-old case, Sebi on March 24 had banned Reliance Industries and 12 others from equity derivatives trading for one year, while accusing RIL of making 'unlawful gains'.
Wondering if mutual fund investments can earn you enough money for your retirement and child's marriage? Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Importantly, is there hope going forward?
Fund managers have been advising investors not to keep their return expectation higher
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Exodus of top managers an unintended side effect of roaring MF industry
Wondering if you did the right thing with your mutual fund investments?
The shareholding of Apollo Tyres Limited promoter Onkar S Kanwar will come down by 6.54 per cent to 37.33 per cent after preferential allotment of 14.90 per cent of the company's existing shares to French Tyre major Michelin Group.
More asset sales may be only way out, though most of the group companies' ratings have been downgraded and their combined market value is now a fraction of their combined debt.
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
Institutional investors, including mutual funds and foreign institutional investors, have reduced their holding in IT training company Aptech Ltd by 4.22 per cent to 12.81 per cent during the quarter ended December 31 2002.
Some of the policy measures announced are expected to go a long way in removing current challenges on financing faced by businesses and also increasing economic activity, especially in areas of construction and manufacturing.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has already taken up the matter with the market regulator and the finance ministry.
It's also important to understand the rationale behind choosing particular stocks and when to sell.
So far in 2017, the Nifty has gone up by 22.4 per cent.
'To ensure you remain with the better performers, you need to consistently monitor your MF portfolios and weed out the non-performers, even if they are from a star fund manager or a fund house with a sound record.'
They are making switch to the high-growth alternative investments fund industry, reports Pavan Burugula.
'Why are FMPs used as a vehicle for promoter funding against listed shares?' asks Debashis Basu.
Tax-saving investments should not be made with the sole purpose of saving tax, but should also help an individual grow his wealth, suggests Archit Gupta, founder and CEO, ClearTax.
'You need to be careful about this.' 'Growth without fundamental principles is like fat.' 'Growth with good base and fundamentals is like muscles.'
At a time when the whole world is going ga-ga over stocks and debt is too easy to borrow, do not forget gold, says Anil Rego.
For a while, it seemed the markets were going on a free fall.
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