Mutual Fund

Decks cleared for India's first passive hybrid mutual fund offering

Edelweiss MF announces India's first passive hybrid fund combining equity and government securities, after Sebi allowed the category and a qualifying debt index met AUM norms

Operational hurdles in KYC, high costs deter int'l investors in GIFT City

Operational hurdles and high KYC compliance costs are limiting overseas investor onboarding at GIFT City funds, with IFSCA examining measures including video KYC

Sebi unveils 'debit freeze' for MF folios; Sedemac IPO booked 2.7x

Securities and Exchange Board of India introduces mutual fund debit freeze facility to curb fraud; Tencent trims stake in PB Fintech as deal activity and IPO interest continue

Fund Pick: ICICI Pru Value Fund delivers value, consistent high returns

ICICI Prudential Value Fund stayed in the top CMFR percentile through December 2025, delivering consistent long-term outperformance and strong AUM growth

Sebi broadens scope for equity MFs, allows gold and silver exposure

Regulator introduces life cycle funds, expands equity categories and phases out solution-oriented schemes, while permitting equity funds to hold gold and silver

Household equity ownership rises by ₹10 trillion during April-December

Indian households added nearly ₹10 trillion to equity holdings in FY26 so far, taking total ownership close to ₹88 trillion amid a structural shift in savings

ASK Asset & Wealth gets Sebi approval to launch mutual fund business

ASK enters mutual funds with Sebi nod as IPO momentum builds, led by GIFT City's first listing, CleanMax's ₹3,100 crore issue, and Gaudium IVF's market debut

Exam fear: SIF scale-up runs into distribution hurdle amid tough norms

Fund houses rolling out SIF are facing distribution challenges as stringent certification norms sharply limit eligible distributors, prompting the industry to seek regulatory relaxations

India's outlook in 2026 looks better than in 2025: Axis MF's Ashish Gupta

Axis MF CIO Ashish Gupta says global markets are defying old correlations, while India lags for now but looks better placed in 2026 on earnings and valuations

Tackling portfolio overlap: Invest fresh money in underrepresented segments

When building a portfolio, diversify by market cap, style, and geography to minimise chances of overlap

New MF rules from April 1: Sebi allows performance-linked expense charging

The revised regulations, approved at Sebi's December board meeting, will come into effect from April 1, 2026

Moderate-risk investors may choose balanced advantage funds for 2026

Balanced advantage funds offer equity participation with lower volatility through dynamic asset allocation, though they are not risk-free and returns can turn negative over the short term

Twin advantage: US-focused debt funds shine on yield, currency tailwinds

Deliver average annual return of 12%

₹1-trillion-mcap firms grew 14% in 2025 despite market turbulence

Despite market volatility, India's ₹1-trillion market-cap club expanded in 2025, driven by IPOs, largecap dominance and sectoral shifts

Mutual fund AUM growth likely to stay above 20%, 3rd year in a row

Rise in debt, commodity ETF inflows offset lower lumpsum inflows into equity schemes

Flexicap funds and gold ETFs top mutual fund folio additions in 2025

Flexicap funds and precious-metal ETFs dominated new investor accounts in 2025, as retail money sought diversification, lower-risk equity exposure and performance-linked returns

New era dawns: Non-equity funds find their moment in balanced portfolios

Rally in gold and silver, choppy equity mkts nudge investors to multi-asset, debt-linked products. Is this tactical hop to what's hot or start of more balanced folios in Indian households?

Fund Pick: Bandhan Large Cap Fund's sectoral bets drive outperformance

Bandhan Large Cap Fund stayed in the top 30 percentile of its category till September 2025, delivering consistent outperformance across long-term and SIP returns

Gold-silver rush pushes passive fund share in MF AUM to record in 2025

These funds now account for 17.4% of industry AUM, up from 16.6% in December 2024

Hungry IPOs carve out a bigger hefty slice of mutual fund liquidity

Groww, Lenskart, Pine Labs among 25 buys served up in November