Abhishek Kumar

Smallcap is the only equity category where SIP-linked assets account for more than half of total AUM

Tata MF, HDFC MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF and Axis MF have removed restrictions on direct gold ETF investments as supply and macroeconomic concerns ease

Financial services drew Rs 6,535 crore in FPI inflows between August 1 and 15, while IT stocks attracted another Rs 2,530 crore after strong buying in July

Folios with up to ₹1,000 monthly inflows fell 1.4 mn in FY26; larger accounts grew

Aug 3 spike largely reversed in next 3 sessions; movements now back in usual trajectory

"Sustained FII selling has hurt largecaps disproportionately because foreign investors typically have a higher allocation to these companies"

MF holding grows over 100x in Diamond Power Infrastructure

Folio additions by the two high-risk categories surge to 11-month high in July

Bank certificates of deposit became the largest holding in debt mutual funds in FY26, overtaking government securities as taxation changes shifted investor preference towards shorter-duration schemes

The regulator is seeking stakeholder feedback on the new auction mechanism as fund houses flag closing-price uncertainty, settlement constraints and initial operational issues

Redemptions rise across most categories as market recovers

Traders struggle with the new closing auction, IPOs enter a busy week and mutual fund equity inflows may have weakened despite July's market rally

Industry-first products, balanced hybrid funds in the pipeline

Taher Badshah, president and chief investment officer at Invesco Mutual Fund says Manufacturing, industrial capacity and initiatives like PLI need to be expanded meaningfully

To raise entry barriers with net-worth criteria, proposes stricter surveillance and greater accountability for brokers

Sensex and Nifty witness the week's lowest session-end volatility on Friday

Recurring fees accounted for 73 per cent of Sebi's collections in FY26, while difficult-to-recover dues rose to around Rs 87,124 crore amid an increase in pending cases

Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said Sebi will revamp the securities lending framework, launch the Sebi Setu portal and roll out a single-window clearance system

How the continuing reforms in the MF space have created an over ₹82 trillion powerhouse

Debt fund managers view the RBI's policy as supportive for bonds, but differ on duration strategy, with some favouring long-duration papers and others preferring shorter maturities.