Mutual funds bought FMCG, construction, auto, and IT stocks in November.
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Investors must consider investing through mutual funds as there are better systems to ensure that investors are insulated from adverse news.
These mutual funds from LIC have been steady performers since the last 5 years
Investors must be careful while comparing mutual funds. They must ensure that they are comparing funds with comparable risk profiles within the same category.
The venture -- named as BSE StAR MF, has received confirmation from more than 20 mutual fund-houses to participate and seven funds, with a total of 103 schemes, will be available from today itself.
Analysts are increasingly optimistic about India's capital markets, with HDFC AMC, CAMS, and KFin Technologies identified as top investment picks. This optimism stems from a structural shift in household savings towards financial instruments and an expected multi-year earnings expansion for market infrastructure providers and asset management companies.
A month after getting the Securities and Exchange Board of India's nod to launch an asset management company, Dutch financial services major Aegon and Religare Enterprises have decided to part ways.
Most investors think that a dividend-paying mutual fund scheme is better than growth-oriented schemes. Here's an analysis of which is better.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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.
Encashing your mutual fund at the right time is as important as buying one.
Here's an analyses of 25 mutual funds that will create long-term value for you. In a 5 part series that begins today, here we present the first five mutual funds with the rest to follow on subsequent days.
The Indian MF industry offers a great investment opportunity to NRIs.
Mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities witnessed a heavy outflow of Rs 92,248 crore in June on uncertain macro environment, driven by expectations around an increasing rate cycle, higher commodity prices and slowdown in growth. This comes following a net outflow of Rs 32,722 crore in May and an inflow of Rs 54,756 crore in April, data available with Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. Out of the 16 fixed-income or debt fund categories, 14 witnessed net outflows during the month under review.
If one has the risk appetite and is willing to stay invested for 3-5 years, this is a good time to start investing in a staggered manner (via SIPs), says financial planning expert Irfan Rupani.
In response to liquidity problems faced by the mutual fund industry because of a surge in redemptions, RBI on October 14 announced a 14-day term repo facility to meet liquidity requirements of mutual funds. The facility was further extended till March 31 next year.
To help you decide whether mutual funds are best for you and your situation, we are going to look at some reasons why you might want to consider investing in mutual funds.
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IL&FS Mutual Fund is eyeing acquisitions and plans to launch six more schemes to increase its assets under management to over Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) by the end of this fiscal.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has just released a proposal to alter the regulations pertaining to the sponsor system for mutual funds. One of the reasons for the proposed changes is that there are two conflicting regulations that need to be clarified. The other reason is that the sponsor system may itself be outdated as it stands, and the proposed changes would allow new entities such as private equity funds and portfolio management services to enter this space.
The Nagaland Indigenous Tribes Cultural Resource Centre has been inaugurated in Kohima to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of the state's indigenous tribes.
The global funds are gung-ho about the prospects of India's real estate sector and have committed billions of dollars, but the Indian mutual funds are treading cautiously.
Mutual funds continued to buy into oil and gas, banking and finance, telecom, and media stocks in April
Equity mutual funds (MFs) deployed maximum in shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) in June at Rs 2,177 crore, followed by Maruti Suzuki (Rs 2,045 crore) and Bharti Airtel (Rs 1,310 crore). Shares of both RIL and Bharti Airtel have been turbulent this month. On July 1, shares of RIL crashed over 7 per cent, following the government imposing windfall taxes on domestic crude oil production and fuel exports.
A study of the top ten mutual funds' equity portfolios as on March 30 reveals that funds bought huge chunks of metal major SAIL, engineering stock KEC Infrastructures, while diluted their exposure to FMCG major ITC.
The stock markets are at an all-time high. In such a situation, is it safe for you to invest your money in mutual funds? Wealth management expert Sanjiv Mehta says you can still bet on mutual funds.
Innovation is nothing new to the mutual fund industry. In the past, we have seen mutual funds provide add-on benefits like accident insurance, critical illness insurance and even life insurance. A recent innovation involves providing insurance benefit to the child in the event of the parents meeting with an eventuality.
Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 8,898 crore in July, a 43 per cent decline compared to the preceding month as markets continued to remain volatile amid concerns over inflation and rate hike expectations. For the 17th straight month, equity mutual funds witnessed inflows in July. The net inflows in July were lower compared to Rs 15,495 crore seen in June, Rs 18,529 crore in May and Rs 15,890 crore in April, according to data released by Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) on Monday.
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