Mfs

Equity mutual fund schemes keep powder dry amid volatile markets

Active equity schemes held nearly Rs 1.7 trillion in cash at the end of October

Sebi board meeting today: F&O rules, Hindenburg claims, employees complaint

Sebi board meeting today, Sept 30, will be the first meeting since allegations were pressed against Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch by Hindenburg Research. Here's what to expect from the meeting

Sebi proposes facilitating investments by mutual funds in overseas funds

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed facilitating investments by mutual funds in overseas funds, which invest certain portion of their assets in Indian securities. This is subject to the fact that the total exposure to Indian securities by such overseas funds should not be more than 20 per cent of their net assets, Sebi said in its consultation paper. The move would help keep Indian fund of funds (FoFs) true to their label, coupled with cost effectiveness, for investors. Considering strong economic growth prospects of India, the country's securities offer an attractive investment opportunity for foreign funds and accordingly, various international indices, exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds (MFs), unit trusts (UTs) allocate a portion of their assets to Indian securities, Sebi noted. As of April 30, 2024, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has a little over 18 per cent weight to Indian securities. Similarly, JP Morgan's Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund' holds .

HDFC Bank, Grasim, ITC: Top stock holdings of FIIs, MFs in March 2024 qtr

The surge in indices came on the back of a robust economy, optimistic forecasts from global brokerages and rating firms on economic growth outlook, and favourable investor sentiment

Jio Financial's application for mutual fund licence under process: Sebi

Update by regulator puts to rest speculations that Jio is looking to enter MF space through acquisition

Sebi to AIFs: Offer direct plans; introduces trail model for commissions

New norms to curb mis-selling, bring parity on upfront commissions that are already barred in MFs, PMS

Aditya Birla Sun Life tanks 12% in 2 days; stock hits record low

Finance Bill 2023 has introduced an amendment that will classify capital gains arising from debt mutual funds as only short-term capital gains.

A tenth of MF folios yet to comply with nomination rules ahead of March 31

As of end-February, total MF accounts was 144 million

Bajaj Finserv MF has the right muscle for top league, say analysts

Bajaj Finance has a retail presence that's unlike any other non-banking finance company

Sebi frowns on assured returns, asks MFs to remove related ads, brochures

Says MFs using illustrations based on assumptions; disclaimers made in fine print can escape investors

Small wonder: Startup cracks MF code with help from small banks

Fisdom among few fintechs to generate revenue through MF distribution

Market regulator Sebi suspends small town-linked incentive for MFs

The concerns shared by Sebi are splitting of transactions and churning of investments by distributors, variance in calculation of B-30 incentives among AMCs

Mutual funds beyond returns

They have an important role in improving corporate governance and deepening the corporate bond market

Mutual funds use correction to buy blue-chip stocks, shows data

HCL Technologies, Dr Reddy's Lab and Tech Mahindra were among the top-sells in December

Sebi searches 16 'suspected entities' in Axis MF front-running case

Covers 30 locations across multiple cities including Maharashtra and Gujarat.

No threat to mutual funds from direct stock investing: Industry chiefs

The bull run over the past year has fuelled a surge in interest in direct stock investing, especially among the millennials

Equity MFs attract Rs 40,000 cr in Sep qtr on strong inflow in NFOs

The inflow pushed the asset base of equity mutual funds (MFs) to Rs 12.8 trillion by September-end, from Rs 11.1 trillion at the end of June

Thematic, flexicap assets shrink over rise in volatility, shows data

The benchmark indices gained 0.3 per cent in October, while the smallcap indices ended a per cent lower

Sebi tweaks benchmarking norms for MFs, brings in uniformity

Regulator has introduced a two-tiered structure for benchmarking of schemes and all the benchmarks followed should be total return index (TRI)

Sebi discontinues the use of pool accounts for transactions in MFs

Redemption of units held in demat, issuance of delivery instruction slip to depository participant to debit units for delivery to clearing corporations may continue