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Distributor body asks mutual funds to absorb the cuts in fee

In September, Sebi had capped the maximum limit on expense ratio at 2.25 per cent, from the earlier 2.5 per cent

MFs, PMS in commodities: Opportunities galore, with near-term challenges

Fund houses and portfolio management service providers are optimistic about their proposed entry in the commodity derivatives market, but they also point out some teething challenges in initial days

Mutual funds see healthy inflows through equity NFOs in FY19: Report

What needs to be borne in mind is that collections in FY18 were boosted by flows into Bharat-22 ETF

No. of new independent financial advisors see sharp fall in February

Registrations 39% lower than past 10-month average

Sebi tightens norms for valuing below investment grade debt securities

Regulator says all money market and debt securities rated below investment grade shall be valued at the price provided by the valuation agencies.

Short duration schemes are seeing an uptick in investor inflows: Experts

Besides institutional and HNIs, retail investors showing interest, say experts

Reader's Corner: Mutual Funds

The prime difference between corporate bond funds and credit risk funds is the quality of paper

From Axis to ICICI: Mutual funds lap up private bank stocks ahead of rally

MFs also bought shares of Emami, where the promoter divested their holding to reduce the share pledge burden

MF equity flows fall for fourth month in February, now at Rs 5,122 crore

Fall in trailing returns, ban on upfront commission cited as triggers for the current situation

Invest more as SIP closure ratio rises

Long-term investors may use this number as a contrarian signal

Goldman Sachs says 'laggard India is a large overweight' among Asian MFs

Fewer than half of the top 100 Asian funds and about 60 percent of the top 200 emerging-market mutual funds in Goldman's sample have outperformed year to date

Sebi gives mutual funds a reality check

Guidelines on returns, classification and labelling will scale back 'outperformance' claims and improve transparency

Mutual funds as lenders? Sahi nahin hain

Anyone with a basic knowledge of financial markets would know the basic difference between banks and debt funds

Mutual funds seek common investor kitty for paying credit rating agencies

Fund houses say need measures like rotating raters to resolve any conflict of interest

Govt raises limit beyond which employees need to show stock, MF investments

Now, all government employees need to send an intimation if total transactions in shares, securities, debentures, mutual funds scheme and the like exceeds 6 months' basic pay during the calendar yea

Mutual funds and FIIs suffer big losses in Zee, Vedanta, DHFL stocks

According to data, the fall in shares of Zee Entertainment, Vedanta and Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) has eroded close to Rs 11,000 crore of these institutional investors' wealth in just a month

Reader's corner: Does price-to-earnings ratio matter in an equity MF?

The P/E ratio of mutual funds can differ based on the investment styles of fund managers

Sebi issues new format for mutual funds' monthly cumulative report

From April 2019 onwards, AMCs will have to submit the MCR to Sebi in the new format by the third working day of each month

Private sector corporate lenders see a spurt in flows from mutual funds

Fund managers wary of raising bets on state-owned banks fearing government intervention

MF equity assets only 4% of India's GDP, lags global average of 35%: Report

Account for long-single digit percentage of GDP despite rising nearly five times since 2013