Low risk appetite only sees hunger for hybrids growing

Fund houses are exploring ways to differentiate themselves in the hybrid space. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A relatively unknown hybrid fund variant, Balanced Hybrid, is about to see its......

Arbitrage funds back in favour as market volatility boosts returns

Arbitrage funds have recorded net inflows for three months straight, after steep outflows for half a year before that. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The trend changed as mutual fund (MF)......

Should you still bet on BAFs or move back to FDs?

Outflows could be a result of investor dissatisfaction with certain schemes, bank fixed deposits becoming attractive, and a decline in lump sum flows into MFs. Abhishek Kumar reports.......

Mid- and small-cap funds outperform large-caps

While large-cap funds, in three months, yielded gains of 26.3%, small-cap funds are up 37.9%, and mid-cap funds fetched returns of 29.9%. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Small- and mid-cap......