China and Bhutan held the 15th Expert Group Meeting to discuss boundary alignment, focusing on areas where there are no disputes, and agreed to maintain the momentum of negotiations.
Exiting a mutual fund is an emotional decision. Five checkpoints that will tell you when to sell.
However, financial experts are of the view that though REMFs are good for those who want to participate in the property boom, investors should not look at them as equity funds.
Funds now offer themes that are based on quantitative models and profit-booking.
For every 100 rupees, households invested Rs 45.2 in mutual funds and equities in 2024-2025.
Paisa Bazaar, which recently forayed into online mutual fund distribution, has come out with a 20-second video clip featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. The ad, which talks about the benefits of investing in direct plans, has already got 1.6 million views on YouTube.
Mutual funds are better than Portfolio Management Schemes where costs crystallise only at the end of the investment period, says Shashank Khade.
We will explore some of the reasons why a stock-only portfolio may no longer be sufficient and some of the modern alternatives and strategies that can help investors build resilient and profitable portfolios.
58% growth in assets, 3 new fund houses, 38 new equity fund offers - that was 2006.
The information and technology (IT) sector, which has been going through a rough patch lately, was among the top draws for equity mutual funds (MFs) in July. MF schemes together invested a net of Rs 1,800 crores in IT stocks last month after pulling out around Rs 700 crore from the sector in June, according to a report by ICICI Securities.
Mutual funds bought metal, media, telecom, engineering, and pharma stocks in December
Increasing awareness about mutual funds, ease of transactions through digitisation and sharp surge in equity markets have aided asset management companies to add a staggering 3.17 crore investor accounts in 2021-22, with experts saying the trend is likely to continue this fiscal as well. This was a significant rise from 2020-21 when 81 lakh accounts (or folios in mutual fund parlance) were opened, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. The ongoing financial year too appears to be promising in terms of folios as increase in investor accounts will enable people to move beyond fixed deposits and savings accounts, said Priti Rathi Gupta, founder of LXME, a financial platform for women.
The cash pile within smallcap mutual fund (MF) schemes has grown over the past few months amid a relentless rally in stocks in this space. While fund managers usually don't make cash calls, incessant inflows and valuation discomfort have forced their hand. At the end of January, the top 10 schemes had over Rs 12,160 crore in cash, compared to Rs 8,700 crore in August 2023.
A Balasubramanian tells Business Standard that the sector will see one of its best phases in the coming five years.
The stock market regulator's move to label fund schemes of different risk profiles with discerning colours could be simple but powerful communication. But how much would risk differentiation help?
Here's what you should look at before investing in mutual funds.
Last year, 45 of the 130 equity diversified schemes failed to beat their benchmarks. Here are the winners and losers and what to do with them.
Market-regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday said that it is looking at the need to put a check on mis-selling of mutual fund products by the distributors through a compliance certification examination.
Inflow in equity mutual funds dropped by 22 per cent to Rs 33,430 crore in August primarily due to a sharp fall in new fund offers (NFOs), data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Wednesday. Also, the latest fund infusion by investors marks the 54th consecutive month of net inflows into the segment.
ICICI Securities picks the five best mutual funds for investors to look at. The best picks are schemes that one can invest in with a long-term horizon, says ICICI Securities.
The mutual fund industry saw an average growth of 63 per cent in assets under management in 2006
Impose steep exit loads on existing investors moving to direct plans, whereas moving from a direct plan to a distributor-supported plan attracts no such fee.
A little time spent in choosing the right fund can go a long way in deciding the final corpus from the scheme.
Mutual funds offer liquid funds and ultra short-term funds in the debt category, which are suitable for short investment periods. Ultra short-term funds were earlier known as liquid plus funds.
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HNI equity folios up 46% in the first half of FY15.
How many mutual funds should an investor have in his or her portfolio? Advisors generally agree that three to four mutual funds is all that you need in your portfolio. But there is something more if you need to buidl a solid MF portfolio for the long term.
Assessing where their funds are flowing gives traders a hidden edge in predicting the market direction and momentum.
LIC is one of the largest Indian shareholders in the country's largest car maker, with a 6.93% stake.
If the conflict continues for a prolonged period, State-run oil companies may have to review retail fuel prices accordingly.
SIP inflows into active equity schemes from areas beyond the top 30 cities (B30), which first crossed this milestone in September 2025, stood at Rs 10,080 crore in October, industry data shows.
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