Mutual Funds

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

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

Active and passive funds offer different advantages across market-cap segments, making a mix of both a sensible portfolio strategy

Moving from mutual funds to direct stocks gives investors more control, but also more responsibility. Before picking stocks, they should understand the business, assess its profits, debt, cash flows

Tiwari says a sustained rise in crude oil prices could have implications for inflation, the fiscal position and corporate margins, and could consequently weigh on the broader earnings outlook.

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

Average 5-year performance hardly above fixed income returns

Eligible investors can seek one-time approval for subsequent acquisitions of up to 10 per cent in a bank, while prior approval remains mandatory for the initial acquisition

The median price-to-book ratio for IPOs raising at least ₹1,000 crore fell to 7.4 times in 2026 from 10.2 times last year as local funds push for lower valuations

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.

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

Averaging down can lower your entry costs in quality investments, but blindly buying falling stocks can quickly destroy your capital

They see multiple advantages - from performance visibility to client stickiness

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

Hindi and regional-language content, digital access and rising financial awareness can help mutual funds deepen their reach beyond major cities

Business Standard Hindi examines a key question for India's mutual fund industry—how Hindi-speaking regions are emerging as new growth engines for the sector.

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

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