Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

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

Updated On: 07 Oct 2026 | 7:18 PM IST

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

Updated On: 07 Oct 2026 | 7:49 AM IST

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

Updated On: 06 Oct 2026 | 11:33 PM IST

'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

Updated On: 04 Oct 2026 | 10:43 PM IST

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

Updated On: 04 Oct 2026 | 10:33 PM IST

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

Average 5-year performance hardly above fixed income returns

Updated On: 02 Oct 2026 | 10:25 PM IST

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

Updated On: 30 Sep 2026 | 11:25 PM IST

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.

Updated On: 30 Sep 2026 | 10:31 PM IST

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

Updated On: 28 Sep 2026 | 7:10 AM IST

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

Updated On: 27 Sep 2026 | 11:51 PM IST

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

They see multiple advantages - from performance visibility to client stickiness

Updated On: 25 Sep 2026 | 10:51 PM IST

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

Updated On: 25 Sep 2026 | 7:04 PM IST

Fund performance in focus as Tata AMC looks to add AI investment talent

Tata AMC chief Anand Vardarajan says the fund house will strengthen its investment team, explore AI talent and launch products across passive funds, SIFs and GIFT City

Updated On: 24 Sep 2026 | 4:42 PM IST

Sunil Singhania-led Abakkus files for IPO, issue to be entirely an OFS

The IPO will comprise an offer for sale of up to 15 million equity shares by promoter Abakkus Expert Professionals LLP, representing a 10 per cent stake in the company

Updated On: 22 Sep 2026 | 10:46 PM IST

Rural MF investor growth stalls as weak equity market returns take toll

Semi-urban and rural areas added just 1.3 million MF investors in FY26, down from 6.1 million in FY25, while additions in Tier II cities more than doubled

Updated On: 22 Sep 2026 | 8:20 AM IST

4 MF categories attract half the SIP inflows in Aug, smallcap schemes lead

Small-cap funds led SIP collections at ₹5,012 crore, followed by mid-cap and flexi-cap schemes, as four equity categories together garnered ₹16,096 crore

Updated On: 21 Sep 2026 | 7:23 AM IST

Earnings seem more supportive than in past few years: Harshad Patwardhan

Harshad Patwardhan says prolonged high oil prices remain a key risk, while investors under-exposed to equities should consider gradually increasing exposure through a 6-12 month STP

Updated On: 20 Sep 2026 | 11:06 PM IST

Street signs: FPI flows stay diverse, Nifty may break weekly losing streak

FPIs sell ₹23,676 crore in the secondary market, analysts see scope for a Nifty recovery, and grey-market premiums signal divergent IPO prospects this week

Updated On: 20 Sep 2026 | 10:57 PM IST

ICICI Pru MF, SBI MF corner more than half of LIC's ₹31,552 crore OFS

ICICI Prudential MF and SBI MF together bought over half of LIC's ₹31,552-crore OFS, sharply raising mutual funds' holding in the insurer

Updated On: 17 Sep 2026 | 11:15 PM IST

Arbitrage funds yet to warm up to Sebi's 1% leeway for CAS exposure

Sebi had eased rules for arbitrage funds in a bid to boost participation from the ₹3 trillion mutual fund category in the CAS

Updated On: 17 Sep 2026 | 3:25 PM IST