Over reliance on debt and distribution bottlenecks are some of the main problems that the industry needs to resolve.
With more granular reporting and enhanced data matching, mismatches are likely to be identified more quickly.
Flexi-cap funds are diversified equity funds with a mandate to invest in stocks across market capitalisations.
Investing in a mutual fund allows you to minimise risk and maximise returns, because it acts as a middle man for a group of investors with a shared and predefined investment objective. If your main objective is security in investment but you don't know how to begin, a mutual fund is one way to go.
The Association of Mutual Funds of India, the trade body representing the over Rs 135,000 crore (Rs 1,350 billion) industry, has offered Pakistan its help for developing and strengthening the capital market in that country.
Mid- and small-cap funds dominate the list, opening up opportunity for investors to make contra bets in large-cap funds
Despite dull market, more individuals make crores by selling mutual funds.
Mutual fund investors should not only ask for fact sheets from their advisors and mutual funds every month but must also read them carefully. Here's why...
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.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Mid-cap funds have given three-digit returns -- more than those from benchmark and large-cap funds. But, due to the higher risk they entail, you need to tread with care.
Advisory committee for lower charges, stricter compliance.
Yield-generating instruments like Infrastructure Investment Trusts (Invits), Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits), and Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) are witnessing a surge in investor interest, contrasting with a notable slowdown in the equity primary market, which saw only one IPO in April.
The mutual fund industry took a hit of more than Rs 16,000 crore on its asset size during 2011, even as the newly-crowned market leader HDFC MF grew in size and consolidated its top position.
Domestic mutual funds (MFs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been net buyers of stocks in August. Domestic fund houses have continued to invest in stocks, propelled by the success of various new fund offers (NFOs) and strong flows into equity funds. MFs had purchased stocks worth more than Rs 8,300 crore until August 23, according to the data provided on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) website. Jimmy Patel, MD and CEO at Quantum AMC, says: "The surge in equity investments by MFs is because of two key reasons. One, equity NFOs are getting a strong response from investors, and fund houses need to deploy that money in the markets.
Are you a first time investor? Do you have low risk taking capacity? If yes, then mutual fund SIPs are the best option for you believes mutual fund expert T Srikanth Bhagavat.
The Reserve Bank of India has updated its e-mandate framework, allowing card issuers to map existing mandates to reissued cards and clarifying rules around transaction limits and customer grievance redressal.
Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar gives tips on how to invest in good mutual funds for the long term and how to plan for an early retirement to Get Ahead readers.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Ask rediffGURU Reetika Sharma your insurance, mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
'Healthcare costs in India rise by 10 to 14% annually, causing treatment costs to double roughly every 5-7 years.'
Listed capital market companies in India delivered strong fourth-quarter earnings growth, with a universe of 12 firms posting 30 per cent year-on-year revenue growth and 19 per cent earnings growth in Q4FY26, despite mark-to-market (MTM) losses impacting headline profitability for some.
The SIF vertical, which allows MFs to offer complex products to relatively sophisticated investors, has managed to garner scale in just seven months of the launch of the first products.
The stock market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has brought in sweeping changes for the mutual fund industry. And here's how they will benefit you.
A step-by-step guide on how to choose the right mutual fund for your investment needs.
Mutual funds pared exposure to auto, cement, metal, FMCG, telecom, sugar, and power stocks in January.
According to sources, in a January 6 letter to the department of financial services under the finance ministry, LIC said it wanted to stop sponsoring LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, and might offer some of its stake in LIC Housing Finance to other shareholders.
Investors who are led to believe that falling net assets is a sure sign that the fund is in trouble and must therefore exit the fund at the earliest, must consider some points first.
These MFs are relatively unknown names, but have immense potential.
Mutual funds bought pharma, manufacturing, auto, and FMCG stocks in June.
For the first time in a decade, inflows into equity mutual funds (MFs) decoupled from the past performance of the equity market, as investors continued to pour money into the market unperturbed by lacklustre returns.
The KYC parameters now include declaration of the gross annual income or net worth.
In order to maximise your returns, it is therefore essential to strike a balance between risk and return. How are fund managers doing on this count?
Choose schemes correctly, and with a historical record. The rest is easy...
The market regulator is working in association with exchanges and fund houses to iron out the technical aspects of such a system. According to the sources, a series of meetings have already taken place.
