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Franklin Templeton trustees call EGM to consider indemnity for directors

Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has ordered an audit of the six schemes under wind-up by FT MF.

Investment in debt mutual funds can help investors: Crisil Research

It said credit profiling, liquidity profiling, diversification of profile and sector profiling can help investors who are looking at debt MF investments

PNB Housing Finance plans to sell corporate loans up to Rs 2,000 crore

PNB HFC is in talks with banks for offloading a part of corporate loan book, and expects to finalise the deal in next few weeks, said Neeraj Vyas, MD and CEO of the housing finance company.

91 of 133 PMS strategies beat benchmarks in one year, shows data

The study considers point-to-point returns for different periods and total return index for both categories

Mutual funds, including FT, receive interest payments from Voda Idea

Franklin Templeton MF -- which had exposure to the debt papers of the company -- in six of its schemes (that have been wound-up) also received the payments

AGR dues: MFs receive interest payment from Vodafone ahead of SC hearing

Franklin Templeton MF, which had exposure to the debt papers of the company in six of its schemes (that are being wound up), also received payment.

Sebi clears ambiguity on seed capital investment required for NFO

Sebi's Friday circular read that the investment shall be made in growth option of the fund and where growth is not available, it should be made in dividend re-investment option.

Share of individual assets dips in MFs as investors eye traditional mode

Industry participants say apart from market volatility, concern over incomes is a bigger worry for investors

SIP investments hit 11-month low of Rs 8,123 cr in May amid mkt volatility

The mutual fund industry raised Rs 8,123 crore though the SIP route last month, lower than Rs 8,376 crore mopped up in April

Investing in global funds will provide diversification, better returns

Dollar assets also make sense if you are planning to settle abroad

E-vote on winding up Franklin Templeton MF's debt schemes suspended

The unitholders' meet that was to be held on June 12 has also been deferred

Cloud over Franklin Templeton's wind-up move amid legal challenges

Delhi HC issues notice to fund house, Sebi following writ petition by investor

Equity, SIP flows continue to decline in May amid market volatility

Schemes got Rs Rs 5,256 crore, 15% lower than previous month

Inflows into equity mutual funds fall to 5-month low of Rs 5,256 cr in May

The mutual fund industry witnessed a net inflow of Rs 70,813 crore across all segments, last month data by Association of Mutual Funds in India showed

Domestic fund managers up stake in beaten-down stocks, shows data

According to the shareholding data sourced from Capitaline, MFs have raised stake in 233 companies that saw such steep corrections during the March quarter

Sebi eases norms for disposal of physical gold, silver assets held by MFs

In a circular, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that disposal time is now 180 days for physical gold and silver assets

Franklin Templeton MF says examining Gujarat HC order of staying e-voting

The e-voting window was scheduled to open on June 9 and close on June 11 and the unit holders' meeting through video conferencing was to be held on June 12

UK's Standard Life divests 2% stake in HDFC Life for Rs 1,985 crore

Prior to this, Standard Life had sold 4.95 per cent stake in HDFC Life for Rs 5,750 crore in October 2019, and had offloaded 3.3 per cent stake in the insurance firm in August last year

Sebi panel bats for tax sops for social stock exchanges to take off

Besides abolishing STT and CGT, the panel has also recommended philanthropic donors be eligible to claim 100-per cent tax exemption

Mutual funds looking at launching low-volatility products for investors

ICICI MF recently filed for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will track the Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 Index