Most of the money goes to debt schemes, but equity allocations are rising

Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) is on a decline since December and was at 5.09 per cent in February

The fund's month-end assets under management (AUM) increased from Rs 17,715 crore in January 2021 to Rs 30,980 crore in January 2024. Rahul Baijal has been managing this fund since July 2022

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Sebi's proposal may resolve conflict between regulations and lead to more investment and activity in the bond markets

Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund will launch a comprehensive set of products across fixed-income, hybrid, and equity categories

Senior executive of DSP Mutual Fund debt funds will continue giving good returns after tax changes

The industry growth in FY23 was much lower than that of FY22, when the AUM grew over 20 per cent on the back of a strong market rally and record fresh investments

Their share is six times higher than it was in March 2012

Overall, domestic institutional investors (DIIs), which include MFs, made a net investment of Rs 2.56 trillion in last financial year

Target maturity funds, longer-duration schemes see high demand

The newest fund house is planning to float two equity and two hybrid schemes and one debt scheme

Investors snap up popular medium- to longer-duration debt funds to lock in higher returns

People can use it to make investments tailored to their risk profiles and financial goals, says company

"There is no significant benefit to invest in longer-duration assets at this point of time as RBI is expected to remain in a long pause and is not expected to cut rates," CIO Manish Banthia said

In FY24, asset management companies (AMCs) are set to try out new schemes to attract investor

Sebi told reporters that chosen debt MFs will contribute 2 basis points of their assets under management towards the fund

The feature called 'digiportfolio' uses tech and human expertise to customise investment options for different investors

Franklin Templeton, Mirae Asset, Edelweiss mutual funds resume international schemes

Recent correction factors in most negatives, valuations attractive, say brokerages