Mutual funds can emerge as preferred investment avenues for retail investors, but the onus of educating the investor and getting him to invest, lies with the MF industry.
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Reliance Industries, Grasim, and ITC were the top held stocks by mutual funds in terms of value in July.
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'There is a challenge in repositioning yourself, maybe reinventing yourself.'
Money flowing into the equity schemes of mutual funds is back at a level last seen before the 2008 financial crisis, when the stock market tanked 60 per cent.
Share of IPOs opening above issue price drops to 64.6%, median gains shrink sharply amid market volatility.
In recent times small investors are putting their money into mutual funds rather than in initial public offerings or investing directly in the stock markets due to market volatility.
Mutual funds were predominantly buyers in the banking, engineering, power, IT, and media space in February
Mutual funds can be broadly classified into two categories in terms of the fund management style
With more exchange traded funds coming into the market, are they a better alternative to mutual funds?
'For the initial decade, I consistently advise young professionals to prioritise career development and income growth rather than market analysis.'
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.
Have you ever wondered why mutual funds charge investors in a new fund offering with an entry load?
Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar gives tips on how to build a good mutual fund portfolio for the long-term.
Where should you put your money in these uncertain times? Stocks or mutual funds? Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar has some answers.
Domestic brokerage Sharekhan's last month's analysis of buy and sell transactions by mutual funds shows that the fund houses purchased stocks from sectors such as infrastructure, IT, telecom and healthcare, while offloading shares from oil and gas and banking sectors. Domestic mutual funds are lapping up the buying opportunity present in the bear gripped stock market and made net purchases worth Rs 3,179 crore (Rs 31.79 billion) in equities in June.
Several mutual funds (MFs) have recently approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as they renew efforts to increase their overseas investment limit. In June 2022, the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) permitted MFs to invest in foreign stocks within the aggregate mandated limit of $7 billion after a correction in stocks. One of the proposals shared with the RBI is to link MFs' foreign investment limit to the country's foreign exchange reserves.
As the mutual fund industry evolves, certain aspects only get worse
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Here's why you would want to invest in them.
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.
There's more than meets the eye when it comes to a mutual fund's returns. Here's how you can check a fund's risk-adjusted return.
Is it a wise idea to put your money in mutual funds when stock markets in India are at an all-time high? Financial expert Vetapalem Sridhar believes that mutual funds generate good returns only over the long-term.
These are the top 8 out of 88 funds that the diversified equity fund category has to offer.
Sectoral funds, focused exclusively on public sector banks (PSBs), have delivered the strongest returns among domestic mutual fund (MF) categories over the past six months. However, active banking funds have significantly lagged because of their heavy tilt towards private lenders.
These equity mutual funds may have fewer assets under management than their more known peers but are our analysts' favourites.
'Credit growth in India remains in double digits, even though corporate borrowing is subdued.' 'Corporate credit is weak because companies are cash-rich and cautious amid global uncertainty.'
'Investors can consider staying invested in long duration products as there is a possibility of rate cuts in the near term.' Positive macros - lower inflation, high forex reserves and favourable demand-supply dynamics for government bonds - make a strong case for rate cuts from December, says Devang Shah, head of fixed income, Axis Mutual Fund. In an interview with Abhishek Kumar in Mumbai, Shah says this view may not hold true if commodity prices go up sharply.
Over reliance on debt and distribution bottlenecks are some of the main problems that the industry needs to resolve.
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.
The volume of new fund offerings (NFOs) in 2025 will fluctuate based on market conditions. However, innovation is expected to continue unabated. With an increasing number of fund houses aiming to establish a presence in the 'factor' investing space and changes in fund-of-fund taxation providing more opportunities, several industry-first offerings are anticipated.
In a move aimed at curbing the mis-selling of financial products, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed banning incentives paid to bank staffers by third parties such as insurance companies and mutual fund houses for selling their products and services. It has also proposed that banks must ensure their user interfaces do not deploy "dark patterns" to lure customers.
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