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Holding of mutual funds in private lenders at a fresh high in April

Holdings in PSU banks, utilities, NBFCs, oil & gas, autos, chemicals, and infrastructure moderated during the month

After a long wait, Sebi notifies rules for MFs to enter commodity space

Fund houses have been barred from being net sellers or holding net short positions at the scheme level in commodities

Flood of money pouring into short-term debt schemes poses new risks

Systemic threat to MFs in case there are large-scale redemptions

What a fund house must do when its FMP goes bust: Pay out what it has

This is preferable to rolling over the FMP, say experts

April outflows underscore waning appetite for fixed-maturity plans

Experts say the liquidity crunch in the debt market is one of the reasons weighing on investor appetite

Breach of internal code of conduct will not hurt investors, biz: DSP MF

DSP MF says it is probing action of six sales employees for extending loans to two individuals

Slowdown in equity flows amid election result uncertainty hits MF industry

In April, the inflows into equity schemes dropped 60% compared to the previous month to Rs 4,608 crore, the lowest since Sept 2016

Sebi asks mutual funds to explain quarterly how they use AI in business

Sebi intends to create an inventory of the data to ensure preparedness if the need for policies in AI-based systems arises

Debt MFs will continue to prosper

Currently, credit risk the main worry for investors

Mutual Funds bet big on banks, exposure up about 50% from FY18-end

MFs' exposure to banks stood at Rs 2.6 trillion at the end of FY19 compared to Rs 1.7 trillion as of March 31, 2018

Mutual funds sell several blue chips stocks, buy mid-caps in March

The benchmark indices had gained nearly 8% amid a surge in foreign institutional investor flows last month

Here's what top three mutual funds bought and sold in March

Inflows into Indian equity mutual funds hit a five-month high in March

Sebi issues guidelines for boosting risk management in the MF industry

Sebi has directed asset management companies (AMCs) to constitute a technology committee to review the cyber security and resilience framework of the MF industry

Tepid flows, debt turmoil to hit bonus payouts to fund managers

Bonuses this year are expected to be in the range of 10-50 per cent of annual pay for good performers

MFs exposure to Essel group papers may cause more pain for debt funds

19 fixed maturity plans with Essel debt exposure to mature before the standstill ends

New expense norms reduce costs of large mutual funds schemes

ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund and ICICI Prudential Value Discovery have seen the maximum reduction in TER

MF industry sees strong surge in equity flows on improved market sentiments

Experts attribute the uptick in equity flows to the fear among investors of missing out on a possible election-linked rally

Distributor body asks mutual funds to absorb the cuts in fee

In September, Sebi had capped the maximum limit on expense ratio at 2.25 per cent, from the earlier 2.5 per cent

MFs, PMS in commodities: Opportunities galore, with near-term challenges

Fund houses and portfolio management service providers are optimistic about their proposed entry in the commodity derivatives market, but they also point out some teething challenges in initial days

Mutual funds see healthy inflows through equity NFOs in FY19: Report

What needs to be borne in mind is that collections in FY18 were boosted by flows into Bharat-22 ETF