Even after the split, UTI Mutual Fund continues to hold the largest market share of 14.47 per cent closely followed by ICICI Prudential, HDFC Standard Life and Templeton in the over Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1,000 billion) industry.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Wednesday pulled up the Indian mutual fund industry for investor unfriendly practices and asked the Association of Mutual Fund of India to cooperate with the market regulator to focus on investors and exp
In the final part of this five part series on top 25 mutual funds analysed by Value Research we produce the last best five mutual funds that investors can put their money in for the long term.
With more granular reporting and enhanced data matching, mismatches are likely to be identified more quickly.
In the third 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.
The average return from the top 15 debt mutual funds in the last one year has been 25.96 per cent.
Net inflows into equity mutual fund schemes moderated in FY26, falling by 27 per cent to about 3 trillion till February, as choppy markets and global uncertainties prompted investors to shift towards safer options like hybrid funds and gold ETFs.
Sahara group has been engaged in a long-running regulatory and legal battle with Sebi.
The characteristics of growth oriented mutual fund categories and the top funds under each category based on last 5 years' performance are reviewed here.
While investing in mutual funds, it is essential that you focus on the turnover rate percentage of a mutual fund, which is bought and sold every year.
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Here is what mutual fund expert Anil Rego advices about buying mutual funds. He lists his best picks too for first-time investors.
SIPs should be entered for 12 months at a time, and then renewed. You should use the renewal as an opportunity to review the portfolio. SIPs are a great way to invest in our view. if the environment is volatile, then SIPs are probably the best way for most investors, says mutual fund expert Rahul Goel.
When there is fear in the stock markets, some money can definitely be inevsted one time, says Rahul Goel. The rest can be invested through an SIP. Otherwise from a planning perspective, if one has a salary income, then SIPs are the best. An SIP or an STP reduce the risk of mistiming the market.
One 97 Communications Ltd, operating under the Paytm brand, has transitioned to a majority Indian-owned and controlled company, reflecting increased domestic investor confidence and improved financial performance.
Mutual funds are one of the best investment instruments to create wealth over long run. Here are the top 10.
Salil Dhawan reveals the MFs that have not only performed well in the past but have a promising outlook for the future too.
On a daily basis, AMCs are required to disclose the Total Expense Ratio of all mutual fund schemes except infrastructure debt fund schemes on their respective websites.
A buoyant equity market, coupled with an improved performance of mutual funds (MFs) on the returns chart, has heightened retail investors' appetite for equities. In the past few months, equity MF schemes have seen a surge in fresh investments through both lump sum (one-time investments) and systematic investment plan (SIP) routes. During the August-September 2023 period, equity MF schemes recorded net lump sum investments of Rs 35,270 crore, compared to just Rs 5,550 crore in the previous three months, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).
Invest money to meet your goals, not to meet the salesperson's targets
Mutual funds entails several costs, payable at different stages.
The best large cap, mid cap and small cap mutual funds you can buy this year.
While it may be justifiable to pay a higher expense ratio in a fund that outperforms, you should definitely exit one whose performance is below par, says Sanjay Kumar Singh
Most mutual fund investors fear their monthly statement that teh fund houses send them. Here are a few things that can help you read your MF statement to your satisfaction.
The net inflow in equity mutual funds plunged 76 per cent to Rs 2,258 crore in November over the preceding month amid a sharp up move in the stock market that made investors wary of higher valuation. This also marks the 21st straight month of inflows into equity schemes. Overall, the mutual fund industry registered net inflows of Rs 13,263 crore in November, slightly lower from Rs 14,045 crore seen in the previous month, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Friday.
A primer on tax you pay on your mutual fund gains
Mutual funds (MFs) scooped up smallcap shares across sectors such as healthcare, banking and financial services in March 2024 amid a near 4.5 per cent fall in key smallcap indices. Aster DM Healthcare, NLC India, and Aavas Financiers topped the list of most-bought stocks in the Rs 10,000-40,000 crore market capitalisation (mcap) bracket, according to a study by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research. Aster and Aavas had corrected by 13 per cent and 10 per cent in March, respectively, while NLC India ended the month with a 2.5 per cent gain.
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Ratings are based on the overall exposure to default risk, with regard to timely receipt of payments from the investments the scheme has made.
In a chat with Get Ahead readers financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar tells them about the mutual funds for the long term and why they should remain invested for at least five years.
The value of MF exposure to REITs and InvITs which was at Rs 734 crore at the end of March 2020, rose to Rs 5,200 crore by the end of March 2023.
The following discussion is an attempt to look at some of the parameters to decide how to select mutual funds for investments.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, financial planning expert Trideep Choudhary offered some valuable tips.
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.
Often investors are lured to mutual funds due to dividends. It is necessary to understand the role of dividends in MFs and know that the only way MFs give returns is through NAV appreciation.
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.
Generally, getting into a mutual fund is associated with a long-term relationship whereby, there are good times as well as bad times. However, most investors are willing to enjoy the upside, but at the slightest hint of a downside, they start crying foul.
Mutual funds cannot invest more than 10 per cent of the total net assets of a scheme in the short-term deposits of a single bank, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said on Monday.
