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Axis Mutual Fund on Tuesday launched an open-ended fund of ETF -- wherein the underlying investments comprise US treasury securities -- and is expecting to garner at least Rs 100 crore in the opening week. The seventh largest fund house expects to mop up at least Rs 500 crore from the US treasury dynamic bond ETF in the next one year. The fund house said the NFO, which will be managed by Vinayak Jayanath, will close on December 19. If redeemed/switched-out within one month from the date of allotment, the fund house will charge an exit load of 0.25 per cent, it said, adding that if redeemed after one month from the date of allotment, there will be no such charges. The ETF is benchmarked against the Bloomberg US intermediate treasury index, and has the primary investment objective of providing regular income by investing in units of overseas ETFs, B Gop Kumar, the chief executive of the company, said.
The government is looking to appoint a consultant to advise it on managing the Bharat Bond ETF, whose asset under management (AUM) has crossed Rs 50,000 crore since its launch in 2019. The Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) comprises bonds of CPSEs, CPSUs, Central Public Financial Institutions (CPFIs) and other government organisations. These institutions have issued bonds and raised debt of Rs 33,400 crore since 2019, using the ETF platform. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on Friday issued an RFP for appointing an advisor/consultant with experience and expertise in advising or who has been involved in a relevant capacity in the launch of an ETF/Debt ETF /Debt MF/ index linked fund/corporate bonds issuances. Merchant bankers/investment bankers/consulting firms/financial institutions; either individually or as a consortium; can bid to act as the advisor/consultant. The advisor will analyse, assist and advise on the possible monetisation of the de