While Mittal believes that time spent in market is a positive and can be helpful, there is no magic number of between 30 and 35 years at which to set a minimum threshold for experience, as per him
Many have mutual fund assets which are less than 2% of economic output
The Amfi guidelines also ask intermediaries to refrain from recommending inappropriate products
Putting structure in place, it's a big sum to be accountable for, it says
Buoyant inflows in equity and short- maturity debt funds lifted average assets under management of the country's mutual funds in the quarter ended June to a new record and above the Rs 14 trillion mark for the first time, says a report. At Rs 14.41 trillion, average AUM beat the previous high of Rs 13.53 trillion logged in the previous quarter and was up by 6.47 per cent or Rs 875.83 billion - also a record in absolute gain-over the quarter, a report by Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) said. It said equity funds' AUM spurted 7.59 per cent or Rs 334.18 billion to a record Rs 4.74 trillion. Robust inflows of Rs 91.59 billion (April-May data) and mark-to market gains as the equity market, as represented by the Nifty 50, gained over 7 per cent in the quarter, helped. Short-term debt funds saw assets swell by Rs 100.05 billion to a new high of Rs 1.60 trillion, way above the Rs 15.25 billion growth seen in the preceding quarter. Ultra short-term fund assets rose Rs 139.97 ...