Abhishek Kumar

Mutual funds halt new gold FoF investments, ETF channel kept open

Restrictions come amid soaring gold investments and at a cost for AMCs

Gold FoF subscriptions halted: What the restrictions mean for investors

Restrictions may slow fresh FoF inflows, but investors can still buy gold ETFs through demat accounts

Mutual funds halt fresh investments in gold FoFs amid rupee pressure

Fund houses have stopped fresh lump-sum investments and new SIP, STP and switch registrations in gold FoFs from Friday, while existing transactions and investments in gold ETFs remain open

Reliance Industries, BSE lead mutual fund buys in September, shows data

Mutual funds invested nearly ₹6,000 crore in Reliance Industries in September, making it the most-bought stock, followed by BSE with inflows exceeding ₹5,500 crore.

Mid, smallcap MF assets hit ₹10 trillion; experts see momentum sustaining

In September, smallcap funds saw a record net inflow of Rs 9,039 crore, while midcap funds attracted Rs 7,835 crore

Equity mutual fund inflows hit 5-month high on small, midcap rush

Investors used mkt correction to raise equity bets, average cost, say experts

Largecaps look ripe on valuations, but flows hold back: Krishna Sanghavi

Mahindra Manulife MF's Krishna Sangahvi says largecap valuations look attractive, but cautious domestic investors and uncertain foreign flows remain key challenges.

Street signs: IPO activity set to regain momentum, new MF schemes slow

IPOs, technical indicators and mutual fund launches offer a snapshot of primary market activity amid equity market volatility

MFs, advisers adopt 'wait-and-watch' stance on duration after RBI rate rise

Debt fund managers and wealth advisers favour accruals and shorter-duration bonds, awaiting clarity on inflation and peak policy rates before adding duration exposure

Mutual funds log 5% AUM growth in Q2 despite equity market volatility

Mutual fund houses' average quarterly assets under management rose to ₹87.2 trillion in Q2FY27 from ₹83.1 trillion in Q1, supported by strong inflows across categories

Invesco and Motilal Oswal lead AUM growth in Q2 FY27, shows data

Invesco, Motilal Oswal, and HSBC logged over 10% QoQ growth, while SBI MF drove overall industry volumes, adding ₹53,146 cr

'Nifty's mcap composition causes it to trail broader earnings growth'

Abakkus' Sunil Singhania says India's changing economic structure could shift growth towards newer industries and smaller companies

Street signs: AMC bets on peers, Nifty eyes near 22,200 support level

Quant MF builds sizable positions in ICICI Prudential AMC and Nippon Life India AMC across multiple schemes

Slew of corrections dent largecap funds' long-term return picture

Average 5-year performance hardly above fixed income returns

Equity Ex-Top 100 SIF gains traction amid small and midcap rally

The Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Fund, which invests in stocks outside the top 100 by market capitalisation, has been seeing a sharp rise in recent months

MF investors showed resilience by continuing SIPs: Anand Vardarajan

Tata AMC CEO Anand Vardarajan says differentiated products, strong distribution and steady fund performance will drive growth as investors continue SIPs despite a prolonged sideways market.

Rich valuations, elevated crude narrow equity opportunities: Andrade

Andrade says rising valuations and macroeconomic (macro) headwinds are narrowing the opportunity set in the equity market

Street signs: Slump in domestic flows adds to largecap woes, and more

Active largecap funds see outflows as Nifty 50 approaches oversold territory; IPO launches continue this week, though issue sizes are set to shrink

Registered advisors, distributors assess Sebi's MF-only PMS route

They see multiple advantages - from performance visibility to client stickiness

PB Fintech's 2-day fall costs mutual fund investors nearly ₹11,000 crore

Mutual funds owned 33% of PB Fintech at August-end; stock has plunged 38% in two sessions