The assets in control of MFs soared to a record high of Rs 17.9 lakh crore last month
Investors who issued units in liquid and overnight funds, as well as those with a short-term holding of less than 30 days, are likely to be impacted the most, say experts.
The Finance Act, 2020, has inserted a sub-section, mandating a seller to deduct tax equal to 0.1 per cent of sale proceeds if the value of goods sold exceeds Rs 50 lakh in a financial year.
Most banks led by the State Bank, have or are going to declare DHFL account as NPA in the third quarter.
The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.
Retail participation in mutual funds from beyond the top 15 cities in the country has increased remarkably in the past 18 months.
The mid-cap universe - comprising firms that rank 101-250 in terms of m-cap - could see as many as 17 new stocks move out. Similarly, over half a dozen stocks could exit the large-cap universe, which is defined as the top 100 entities in terms of m-cap.
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.
The assets under management of the 44-players mutual fund industry stood at Rs 24.55 lakh crore in May-end from Rs 23.93 lakh crore in April-end.
As per the latest data available with mutual fund industry body AMFI, the total AUM of ELSS, or tax-saving funds, stood at Rs 25,069 crore at the end of January 2013.
Rising gold prices and continuing investment flow in yellow metal has pushed the size of assets held through gold exchange traded funds to an all-time high of Rs 11,198 crore.
It was because of strong inflows into debt-oriented schemes that saved 2019 from being a "dark-dull year of investing" as inflows into equity funds has dropped this year due to a volatile market.
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.
With this, the total SIP contribution in the first seven months of the current financial year rose to Rs 57,607 crore as compared with Rs 52,472 crore in April-October 2018, according to the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).
Experts attributed the inflows to sudden rally in gold prices, mainly due to uneasy trade negotiations between the US and China and lower than expected global GDP growth.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
Some of the money pulled out of mutual funds and the secondary market is coming back via public issues.
Market regulator Sebi on Thursday asked mutual fund houses to disclose the details of investor complaints on websites, as well as in annual reports, to enable clients to make more informed decisions.
Fund houses have conducted investor camps and awareness programmes in more than 400 cities. Also, the popular 'Mutual fund sahi hai' campaign has helped bring in a lot of new investors into the MF fold from underpenetrated regions.
In a chat with Getahead readers on June 22, Dhruva Raj Chatterji research manager at iFAST Fundsupermart.com, AMFI registered mutual fund distributor, answered queries about contra and value mutual funds. For those who missed the chat here is the transcript.
The mutual fund industry saw a sharp decline in its average assets in June -- with over 36 per cent plunge for some companies -- as investors withdrawal offset gains from an upward move in the equity market.
Asset management companies have been told not to deal with non-compliant intermediaries. They are to report such cases to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) and Sebi.
Due to tax associations with the fiscal-ending, April is a month of SIP renewal. So, the April numbers will be important and may perhaps, mark a change in retail attitude.
The proposal to scrap 'indicative portfolios' has arisen because investors have sometimes found deviations of as much as 80 per cent between the indicative and actual portfolios. In some cases, the entire corpus has been invested in a single instrument. Sebi will also consider Amfi's suggestion of a 3 to 6 per cent exit load for FMPs, a minimum tenure of three months and a faster processing of redemption payouts,
Market watchers believe that the change in guidelines fly in the face of some of the recent initiatives taken by the government, such as easing norms for foreign portfolio investors.
Investors sinking lump sum money in equities seem to have applied the brakes.
Mutual fund investors put in more than Rs 1.23 lakh crore into various schemes in July the second biggest infusion in a month this fiscal -- mainly in fixed income plans.
ABN AMRO is looking for Relationship Managers, and Sales Manager/ Team Leaders.
Sebi has time and again voiced its concerns over higher agents' fees.
Following the AMFI approval, these entities would be given the clearance by CDSL Ventures Ltd, the nodal agency for MIN issuances.
This will allow investors the freedom of choice based on the services they get from a distributor.
According to data from AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India), Rs 12,079 crore (Rs 120.79 billion) came into the new schemes in January alone. In December 2007, inflows were to the tune of Rs 10,273 crore (Rs 102.73 billion).
Foreign portfolio investors, on the other hand, have been net sellers in the markethaving pulled out Rs 8,600 crore
The Mutual Fund Identification Number (MIN), mandatory for investments above Rs 50,000 in mutual funds, is likely to stay, even though the month-old confusion over it continues.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India and CDSL Ventures are working on a finance ministry proposal to make use of the permanent account number
Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Association of Mutual Funds In India are working together towards forming guidelines and regulations for real estate funds.
MIN will be provided absolutely FREE OF COST to the investors.
In October, the contribution through SIPs rose to Rs 79.85 billion, up 42% compared to the same month last year.
With this, total inflows have reached Rs 3.98 lakh crore in the first 11 months of the current fiscal (2016-17). In comparison, Rs 2.07 lakh crore was invested in various mutual fund products during April-February period of 2015-16.
Balanced funds are generally equity-oriented with at least 65 per cent exposure to equities and the rest of the corpus invested in fixed income securities
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