Page 2 - Equity Schemes

Equity mutual funds may see net inflows for fourth straight month

Market participants say that redemption pressure has slowed down, and new sales have gone up substantially in the month of June

Investors are looking beyond pure-play equity schemes, say analysts

The fear of a sharp correction in the equity market is compelling MF investors to consider less risky alternatives, say industry players

Direct plans for equity schemes seeing steady rise since last 5 years

The share of such plans among equity schemes has risen around 7 percentage points from 9.6 per cent to 16.6 per cent in the past five years

Equity schemes likely to post third straight month of asset growth in May

But it remains to be seen whether this is on account of incremental flows or has to do with appreciation in stock prices

Flows will be driven by hope of economic recovery: Vinay Tonse of SBI MF

In a Q&A, the MD-CEO of the fund house shares its journey to the top and his views on the cost of investing

From Nippon India to Mirae Asset, focus funds shine in market rebound

Most focused funds have exposure of around 50-60% in large-cap stocks, with the remaining between mid- and small-cap stocks

SIP closures rise to highest in February as investors see dull return

A SIP lets investors commit a fixed sum every month, compared to putting in a large sum at once.

Sundaram AMC to buy Principal's core businesses for undisclosed sum

Principal Asset decided to exit the asset management business in India

Majority of equity schemes pare cash positions even as markets soar

According to experts, schemes that were sitting on a lot of cash deployed it after the market crash in March and April

Equity schemes see outflow for 6th month on surge in profit-booking

Outflows surpassed Rs 33K crore between July and December

Fifth month of pull out from equity MFs, redemption at Rs 12,917 cr

November outflow at record high even as overall AUM tops Rs 30 trn milestone on sharp run up in stock markets and positive flows into debt category

Axis AMC, UTI Mutual Fund to launch equity NFOs, aim wide investments

Axis Special Situations Fund will tap domestic and global markets; UTI Small Cap Fund will invest in small cap stocks.

MFs look beyond India as asset managers launch schemes with global exposure

The thematic passive index fund is designed with the objective of providing Indian investors access to both Indian and global healthcare companies

Multicaps lead third straight month of equity scheme outflows in September

Industry AUM slips below Rs 27 trn in September

Decoded: How Sebi's 'risk-o-meter' grading of MF schemes helps investors

Sebi has further improvised the risk-o-meter, which will have six levels, up from five. The labels now range from 'low' to 'very high risk'

MF distributors call for halt on fresh purchases in multi-cap schemes

Switching from one scheme to another is treated as transfer and is subject to capital gains tax

Equity schemes post net outflows of Rs 4,000 cr in Aug, highest in 10 yrs

Contributions totalled Rs 7,792 crore in August, half a per cent lower than the Rs 7,831 crore garnered in the previous month

At Rs 2,480 cr, equity schemes see largest outflow in seven years

Investors move towards debt, gold ETF, eyeing pockets of safety

IRDAI approval must for sale, pledge of over 5% equity in insurance company

IRDAI said any transfer of shares beyond the stipulated threshold limits without the prior approval of the authority will attract appropriate regulatory and legal action

Equity schemes with sizeable cash holdings likely to see limited gains

According to data sourced from primemfdatabase.com, as many as eleven small-cap schemes held 7 per cent of their asset base in cash at the end of June