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A significant majority (57%) of India's investment advisors are concentrated in just five metro cities, leading to concerns about financial inclusion and the spread of financial market products beyond urban centres, according to a Business Standard analysis of Sebi data.
Mutual funds have launched a clutch of new fund offers in the silver ETF (exchange traded fund) category this year and collected Rs 1,400 crore in assets after the introduction of the newly-created investment asset class by market regulator Sebi in 2021. Further, fund houses including Kotak Asset Management Company have filed draft documents with the markets regulator to float silver ETF as well as silver ETF fund of funds for investors, information with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed. These NFOs (new fund offers) are providing an opportunity to the investors to digitally invest and own silver which is easily tradable during market hours.
Overlap refers to the same stocks appearing across fund portfolios.
Following the money and freezing anything unaccounted is the only way to set an example for others, suggests Debashis Basu.
Remember two things: dividend is your own money back to you and it may not be tax-free, and never choose the dividend reinvestment option.
Here's how you can plan your returns better by investing in mutual funds and the best mutual funds to invest in.
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During these two decades, the total assets managed by the industry has grown from two per cent to eight per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
State-run UTI Mutual fund has toppled private sector ICICI Prudential to be the country's second biggest fund house, while Anil Ambani Group's Reliance MF has retained its top position.
It is easy to get lost in the huge world of mutual funds. Mutual funds expert T Srikanth Bhagavat tells you how to cut through the maze.
In 2021, there is the risk of interest rates spiking. Investors should tackle duration risk with a longer investment horizon, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Mutual funds aspirants have the option of snapping up smaller AMCs or applying for a new licence.
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.
Passive funds appeal to investors seeking to avoid the risk of underperformance by the fund manager and minimise the need for frequent chopping and changing of funds.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer all your budget-related queries on investing in mutual funds between 1 pm and 2 pm, February 4.
Anil Rego of Right Horizons answers questions sent in by GA readers.
Sebi has objected to the practice adopted by MFs to term their new offering as 'IPOs'.
Wondering if you did the right thing with your mutual fund investments?
With the ever-changing finance industry and the new rules brought out by SEBI, are you sure you are up-to-date on your mutual funds gyaan?
Investors must exercise discretion to ensure they select an MF scheme based on whether it is a good fit in their investment profile and offers a superior risk-return proposition.
Parents must note some peculiar feature of child funds.
What are the tax benefits investors get on investing in mutual funds? Read on to find out. . .
This type of alternative investment mutual fund gives investors the benefits of a hedge fund, without the need for high net worth. See if this strategy is right for you.
For some time now, Indian mutual fund investors have taken a fancy for star ratings that are accorded by select mutual fund research firms/agencies. These firms, based on certain pre-determined parameters, give a rating.
In the second part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the next best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
Anil Rego, founder and CEO, Right Horizons, offers his expert advice to mutual fund investors.
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