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MFs post 3x surge in equity flows in Dec, SIP contribution at all-time high

Tally still 31 per cent lower than 12-month average

Sebi may tweak norms to allow more flexibility to equity fund managers

In October 2017, Sebi came out with the scheme classification norms to ensure that mutual fund schemes make investments in-line with their stated scheme mandate

Top mutual funds maintain leadership, smaller players lose assets

For Indiabulls MF, its AUM declined 61 per cent YoY to Rs 1,452 crore in the quarter

MFs added Rs 3.15 trn to asset base in 2019 on debt schemes, Sebi measures

The AUM of the industry rose by over 13 per cent to Rs 26.77 trillion

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Corporate debt, govt bonds improve returns of National Pension Scheme

Double-digit returns from these instruments boost tier-1 plans

Baroda, Union MFs bank on mergers to increase their market share

AUM of both companies declined in September quarter

At 10:1, life insurance agents outmatch mutual fund distributors

There are only 220,217 MF distributors compared to 2.1 million insurance agents

With mandatory pre-trade allocation, Sebi to plug IPO-arbitrage in MFs

Foreign institutional investors might also need to adhere to proposed pre-trade allocations

Tipping point: Debt MF plans gave impressive returns to investors

While investors in direct plans have benefited more due to lower expense ratios, even regular schemes have given returns in excess of 10 per cent in the past year

Sebi lays down stewardship code for MFs, alternate investment funds

Wants investors to play more active role in improving corporate governance

MFs yet to warm up to InvITs; NHAI instrument may change the trend

According to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) November 2019 data, the amount deployed by mutual funds in InvITs stands at Rs 933 crore

Karvy fallout: Sebi plans tighter norms to protect mutual fund investors

Regulator proposes discontinuing of pooled accounts, to protect investors

Advisors push systematic withdrawal plans to curb outflows from MFs

Investors continue to pull out funds with markets making new highs, say industry players

Give your children well-structured mutual fund portfolio this Christmas

Depending on the risk appetite, investment goal, financial objective and time horizon, mutual funds should be selected across asset and sub-asset classes by assigning weights to them sensibly

Why India's asset managers are trouncing their global peers this year

Industry bulls say domestic asset managers' profits are growing as they expand. That's in contrast with many global peers

Mutual funds added 260,000 investors in Nov; total reached 86.5 million

In comparison, the industry had added 6 lakh folios in October, 3.45 lakh in September, 4.8 lakh in August and more than 10 lakh in July

Mutual Funds' asset base hits Rs 27 trn, bank, PSU funds top allocation

Mutual fund industry saw its assets base surpassing Rs 27 lakh crore-mark in November-end on the back of inflows in debt-oriented schemes including banking and PSU funds, which have a high allocation to highest rated bonds. The 44-player industry logged an assets under management (AUM) of Rs 26.33 lakh crore in October-end, as compared to Rs 27.04 lakh crore by November end, representing a growth of 3 per cent, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). Mutual fund houses witnessed an overall inflow of Rs 54,419 crore last month as compared to Rs 1.33 lakh crore in October. Fund managers attributed growth in the asset base to strong inflows of around Rs 51,000 crore in debt-oriented schemes. Among debt-oriented schemes, overnight funds -- invest in securities with a maturity of one day-- received flows worth about Rs 20,650 crore, the highest among the fixed-income segment last month. Apart from this, banking & PSU funds received funds to the tune of .

RBI will encourage rupee to weaken

It will also maintain liquidity so that govt borrowing doesn't push yields up

Sep quarter Debt MFs see Rs 5000-crore outflow over rating downgrades

On the other hand, investors pumped nearly Rs 24,000 crore in equity mutual funds during July-September 2019, a surge of 35 per cent from the preceding quarter