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Mutual funds' share in household savings jump 150% in FY22: RBI data

Retail investments in MF rise as flows into bank deposits drop

Top AMCs see share of less-profitable passive schemes double in 3 years

Of every Rs 100 AUM of top 10 fund houses, ETFs and index funds accounted for Rs 14 in the first quarter of FY23

Share of direct plans in SIPs rises to 31% in three years, shows data

But their share in SIP AUM hasn't grown proportionately; 'regular' plans still dominate despite higher expense ratio

Transparency as antidote to conflict of interest

Far from being a hindrance to our practice, transparent disclosure of conflict of interest is a powerful tool that has helped us gain clients' trust

MFs add 7 mn accounts in 5 months of FY23 as awareness, digital access rise

With increase in digital access and growing awareness about mutual funds, asset management companies (AMCs) have added close to 70 lakh investor accounts in the first five months of the current fiscal, bringing the total to 13.65 crore. This came following an addition of 3.17 crore investor accounts in 2021-22 and 81 lakh accounts (or folios in mutual fund parlance) in 2020-21, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. The sharp increase in mutual fund (MF) folio count implies that a lot of new investors are coming into the capital markets and are embracing mutual funds as their preferred vehicle for investing. "Demonetisation led financialisation of household savings, further propelled by pandemic led lockdown, generational shift in risk appetite and saving pattern, systematic investment plans becoming way of life and a long term structurally bullish market are primary reason for increasingly larger number of investors investing in mutual funds," said Akhil

Amfi to block MF distributors indulging in 'splitting of transactions'

Amfi shall take necessary action i.e. blocking of such MF distributors for a period of six months: Sebi

Top headlines: IPO disclosure norms, moonlighting, telecom bill, and more

From the provisions in the new telecom bill to Sebi coming up with disclosure norms for IPOs of new-age companies, here are the top headlines on Friday

Sebi likely to step up disclosure norms for IPOs of new-age companies

Sebi has attracted some criticism following a meltdown in shares of new-age companies such as Zomato, Paytm and Policy Bazaar

Monthly inflows in mutual fund SIP at over Rs 12k cr during May-Aug: Amfi

Investors are betting big on systematic investment plan or SIP to generate long-term wealth with monthly flow in the mutual fund industry through the route continuing to be over Rs 12,000 crore for the past four months. In fact, inflows through the SIP route touched an all-time high of Rs 12,693 crore in the month of August, a latest data with Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed. The inflows through SIP has been growing above 12,000-crore mark since May. It was at Rs 12,140 crore in July, Rs 12,276 crore in June, Rs 12,286 crore in May. Prior to that, it was at Rs 11,863 crore in April. With this, total inflow has reached to Rs 61,258 crore in the first five months of the current fiscal. This came following an inflow of over Rs 1.24 lakh crore in the 2021-22 financial year. Investors are flocking towards the SIP route for making investments as it helps investors, especially the salaried people, make the investment process simpler. "Investors don't have to think abou

Regulatory changes on Sebi plate: Here's a list of key discussion papers

Continuing with its consultative approach, the markets regulator, over the past one year has floated a number of discussion papers in areas such as IPO pricing, retail algo, and pricing of share sales

BS Number Wise: The increasing dominance of bank-owned mutual funds

Related entities acting as distributors account for a higher share of assets in such fund houses

Time-starved investors must stick to index funds

While Amit had stayed invested for a long time, avoided leverage, and shunned investment-cum-insurance policies, unplanned investments and mindless diversification had produced a disappointing outcome

Retail investors' returns lowest in equity markets in 2003-22: Report

Even as markets have grown manifold during the past two decades and so have mutual funds, retail investors made the least compared to fund houses in all asset classes as they have been churning their portfolios too fast when markets turned choppy, according to a report. According to an analysis of investor returns during the past two decades -- from 2003 to 2022 -- by Axis Mutual Fund, retail investors' returns were the lowest and those of fund houses the highest, be it in equity or hybrid funds (2003-22) and debt funds (2009-22). And the Axis AMC analysts attribute this mainly to the frequent churn that investor portfolios faced when the market turns choppy. Between 2003 and 2022, when fund houses gained as much as 19.1 per cent from equity funds investments, investors, primarily retail, gained the lowest at 13.8 per cent, while systematic investment returns were higher at 15.2 per cent, the analysts said. Similarly, investors' returns from hybrid funds were the lowest at 7.4 per

Equity inflows at 10-month low in Aug, exchange traded funds gain traction

Average AUM for industry rose to Rs 39.5 trn, compared to Rs 37. 8 trn in July

Distribution commission pool of mutual funds jumps 2.3x, shows data

The sharp spike in commission comes on the back of surge in the equity markets and sustained flows into equity MF schemes

SEBI gives in-principle approval to Helios Capital to start mutual fund biz

Helios Capital has received capital markets regulator Sebi's in-principle approval to launch a mutual fund business. Helios Capital Management PTE Limited, which is the business of portfolio management services, applied for a mutual fund license with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in February 2021. "I am very pleased to share that Sebi has granted Helios Capital in-principle approval to sponsor Helios Mutual Fund. We deeply respect this approval & will work hard to offer mutual funds for retail investors, focusing on performance & service," Samir Arora, the main founder and fund manager at Helios Capital, announced on Twitter. After quitting Alliance Capital almost 20 years ago, Arora is re-entering the 43-player mutual fund industry. He was the Chief Investment Officer of Alliance Capital's Indian mutual fund business. The company has joined entities like Zerodha, Samco Securities and Bajaj Finserv that received Sebi's go-ahead to launch mutual fund ...

Resilient markets, positive FPI flows lift market volume in August

If domestic indicators are remedying, don't sweat the external factors, say analysts

Ending 17-month-long buying streak, DIIs, MFs turn net sellers in August

The selling by domestic institutions comes amid a reversal in FPI flows. In August, FPIs pumped in Rs 65,859 crore into domestic stocks - most since November 2020.

As FPIs turn net-sellers; MFs, insurers become big buyers on D-Street

DII stake in BSE 500 companies up nearly 55% in seven years

Govt clears ex-Standard Chartered banker as Sebi whole-time member

The appointment is for three years for a position vacant since November 2021