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Domestic funds have bought Rs 4.6 trillion worth of equities so far, surpassing 2024 highs

Open-ended equity scheme will invest in companies with 'innovative' products processes or business models

Estee Advisors, known for its quant-based PMS strategies, has applied for a mutual fund licence with plans to enter both regular schemes and SIFs for tax efficiency

Till September 15, 2023, FPIs have withdrawn Rs 6,027 crore from the Indian equity markets, taking their net investment in 2023 in Indian stocks to Rs 1.31 trillion

Fintech firm FinEzzy aims to disburse Rs 1,500 crore in loans against mutual funds over the next year. This announcement comes as FinEzzy launches its mobile app, introducing a comprehensive personal finance platform, the company statement said. Individual investors can now obtain loans against their mutual fund portfolio, eliminating the need to liquidate their holdings and providing a much-needed alternative to meet their financial requirements, it said. This empowers users to negotiate and secure the most favourable loan terms, creating a transparent and competitive lending environment that puts the power back into the hands of individual investors, it said. The company claimed that the entire loan process is designed to be seamless, fast, reliable and secure. By embracing a fully digital approach, users can complete the loan application process in under 15 minutes, eliminating the hassles of paperwork, it said. FinEzzy utilises one-time-password (OTP) based consents to secure

Mutual funds' collection through new fund offerings (NFOs) remained subdued in 2022, with asset management companies (AMCs) garnering over Rs 62,000 crore through new schemes, which was 38 per cent less compared to 2021. However, higher number of NFOs were launched in 2022 compared to the preceding year. A total of 228 new schemes were floated last year, which was way higher than 140 launched in 2021, according to the data compiled by Morningstar India. In the year 2022, fund managers focused on passive funds and fixed income categories like fixed maturity plans. In fact, number of fixed income NFOs seem to have doubled in 2022 over the previous year. According to the data, a total of 179 open-end funds and 49 closed-end funds were launched in the calendar year 2022, and cumulatively, these funds garnered Rs 62,187 crore. In comparison, 140 NFOs were floated in 2021 and cumulatively, these funds were able to mobilise Rs 99,704 crore and 81 new schemes were launched in 2020 raking i

Invest Rs 3,300 crore in maiden offerings, pull out from secondary market

'Equity fund selection depends upon an individual's risk profile. But if I were to choose one, it would be the flexicap'

Investors pulled out around Rs 6,580 crore from their SIP accounts in MF schemes for the pre-festive splurge

Nearly 40% NFOs filed since July are for these passive debt funds

The tally was less than 41 million before Covid-19 pandemic

Shareholding of high networth individuals (HNIs) - those holding shares worth more than Rs 2 lakh in a company - also declined to 2.08 per cent as on June 30, from 2.21 per cent on March 31

The mutual fund house said it does not foresee any major dip in Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) inflows going forward which had witnessed a steady growth to around Rs 11,000 crore per month

AMCs have been asked to ensure that adequate systems are in place for providing the e-sign facility and they need to take all necessary steps to maintain confidentiality and safety of client records

SEBI allowed mutual funds to launch passively managed ELSS, though with a caveat that mutual funds can have either an actively-managed ELSS scheme or passively-managed one, but not in both categories

In the past year, large-cap funds on average have given returns of 26.45 per cent, while mid-cap and small-cap funds have given returns of 29.5 per cent and 40.4 per cent, respectively

New norms may force 100 bps hike in rates for borrowers

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