Foreign investors pulled out Rs 21,000 crore (around $2.3 billion) from Indian equities over the last four trading sessions amid deteriorating global risk sentiment triggered by the West Asia crisis.
Flexicap fund performance depends heavily on the fund manager's decisions.
The new 'riskometer' seeks to help investors gauge the level of risk in a particular scheme. The new guidelines will come into effect from July 1, 2015.
New investors or those with lower-than-planned exposure should add US-oriented funds through SIPs.
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Investors must account for currency depreciation in their financial plans and use instruments that can cushion the erosion in purchasing power.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy to deepen India's bilateral ties amid geopolitical changes.
After abolition of entry load on buying of mutual fund units there is more good news in store for investors. Now, they can buy or redeem (sell) mutual fund units over the Internet too.
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'The next phase of India's IPO cycle will be defined by quality, pricing discipline and investor selectivity.'
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The steady inflows from systematic investment plans (SIPs) into mutual funds (MFs), coupled with outflows from debt schemes, has propelled the share of SIPs in the total assets being managed by the industry to a new high of 17.1 per cent in February. SIPs are used predominantly by retail investors. Nearly seven of every 10 SIP accounts are in equity-oriented active MF schemes.
The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.
'Having a separate healthcare corpus is extremely important even for those already covered by health insurance.'
Investors who constantly hop between 'top-performing' funds often end up earning far lower returns than the very funds they invest in -- simply because they enter late and exit early. Best investors don't chase returns, they chase discipline, says Ramalingam Kalirajan.
You can invest in two ways. you can either approach a qualified investment advisor or you can invest on your own.
After life insurance, DLF Ltd is foraying into asset management by offering local and global mutual funds through a joint venture with Prudential Financial Inc of the United States.
Mutual funds are the ideal investment option for funding retirement and children's education.
The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds.
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Debt mutual fund (MF) schemes, which witnessed relatively muted inflows in the past three years, saw a surge in investor interest in April amid election-induced volatility in the equity markets. Active debt funds garnered nearly Rs 66,000 crore net inflows in April, most at least since December 2020.
'The volatility in the stock markets since September 2024 has hurt the pace of accretion of new investors.'
HNI equity folios up 46% in the first half of FY15.
Only experienced investors with a high risk appetite, a grasp of market cycles, and comfort with volatility and timing risk should invest.
'In a volatile global market, India is pursuing a low-risk, low-return policy, akin to a SIP -- slow, steady investment.' 'Pakistan is following a high-risk, high-return policy.'
Multi-asset allocation funds (MAAFs) have emerged as strong performers among mutual funds (MFs), rivalling medium-term returns from traditional equity categories while maintaining a lower risk profile. Over the past three years, average returns for this segment have surpassed those of flexicap and largecap funds, for both lump sum and systematic investment plan (SIP) investments.
Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday cleared a proposal to introduce a new asset class for high-risk profile investors to bridge the gap between mutual funds and portfolio management services in terms of flexibility in asset construction. The minimum amount of Rs 10 lakh can be invested for the new asset class per investor across all investment strategies of the new product in a particular AMC.
Investors seeking higher returns at relatively higher risk should consider allocation to smallcap equity funds.
The country's primary capital markets delivered a robust performance in FY26, emerging as a global leader in initial public offerings (IPOs) despite an uncertain environment, the Economic Survey said on Thursday.
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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Financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable investment tips.
Conservative investors seeking equity-like tax benefits with low risk may go for them.
'We expect modest returns in 2026 versus the steep gains seen over the past few years.'
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Domestic mutual funds have infused the highest ever -- Rs 4.84 trillion -- this year amid strong inflows via SIPs.
DLF wrote to Sebi, asking if the firm's ban on securities transactions extends to mutual fund investments.
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