Edelweiss MF

Kotak MF and Edelweiss MF place restrictions on investments as they near their international investment limits

This is the first passive offering in the short-duration space

Upsides from current levels may be capped due to higher valuations

Milestone achieved within three years of launch of first tranche

Investing in gold and silver is a must if you wish to reap the diversification benefit. Recently, Edelweiss Mutual Fund launched the new fund offer for a fund-of-fund that invests in gold and silver ETFs. On this occasion, speaking to Sanjay Kumar Singh, Radhika Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Edelweiss Mutual Fund compared gold to large-cap equity funds for the stable returns that it tends to provide, and silver to midcap mutual funds for the return kicker it is capable of providing during a bull market in commodities. Do watch this interview to learn more about the benefits of investing in precious metals.

Since April, the Rs 37-trillion MF industry has not rolled out a scheme due to delay in implementation of the new norms around pooling of investor funds that were to come into effect on April 1

We remain excited about the prospects of this business and remain committed to investing in its growth, said Edelweiss MF CEO

The data from Value Research shows that conservative hybrid funds are down nearly 1.5 per cent; equity savings funds are down 1.9 per cent

Investments capped at Rs 1 lakh per PAN, effective Feb 1

'We are constructive on mid- and small-caps stocks over the medium term', said Bhattacharya

Company has 'reverted back to asking investors to be cautious' after second wave, says senior executive.

Allocation to a thematic offering like the newly-launched healthcare index fund should, however, be limited

Green shoe option of Rs 11,000 cr; NFO starts July 14 and ends July 17

International funds delivered 6.8% returns in one year, against large drawdowns in domestic funds

As of March 2017, the AUM for Edelweiss was Rs 6,000 crore including the assets of JP Morgan AMC which it acquired in 2016

Edelweiss Asset Management on Monday said it will disclose the performance of its equity mutual fund (MF) schemes against the 'total return index' of their respective benchmarks.Total return index factors in dividend income. Currently, most funds are benchmarked to price return index, which just capture the price performance of underlying stocks. According to Edelweiss, the total return index is a more accurate measure of performance and a better measure of capturing true alpha-the excess returns.Last month, another asset manager DSP BlackRock announced that it would disclose the performance of its equity MF schemes with the total return index (TRI) as the benchmark. The move by these to fund houses, may force other players also to follow suit. "Going forward, all equity schemes of Edelweiss Mutual Fund will be benchmarked to the Total Return Index rather than Price Return Index. We think this practice will provide an accurate picture of the performance of our funds relative to their .