Abhishek Kumar

Balanced advantage funds' equity exposure reaches multi-year high

Fund managers lap up bluechip stocks amid a sharp decline in valuations

Smallcap funds ride MF retail wave, SIP assets up fivefold in five years

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

Fund houses resume large-ticket gold ETF subscriptions as concerns ease

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

FPIs pile into financials, extend IT buying in first half of August

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

Small-ticket SIPs shrink as market volatility tests new investors

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

Arbitrage funds' NAVs stabilise after closing auction volatility

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

Small, midcap valuations backed by strong earnings growth: Ramesh Mantri

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

Biocon and PB Fintech top MFs' SMID 'buy' list in July, shows data

MF holding grows over 100x in Diamond Power Infrastructure

Nearly one in three MF equity folios now in smallcap, midcap funds

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

CDs' share in debt fund portfolio surges ahead of govt securities

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

Closing Auction System is transparent, says Sebi Chairman Pandey

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

Equity MF inflows down 15% in July despite record smallcap haul

Redemptions rise across most categories as market recovers

Street Signs: Dazed and confused; Milky Mist, Shiprocket GMP at 20%

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

Mutual funds wager on niche offerings as Sebi opens new product avenues

Industry-first products, balanced hybrid funds in the pipeline

'Growth drivers inadequate, need post-Covid like investment push'

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

Stock exchanges seek to raise entry bar for 'authorised persons'

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

Closing auction mechanism settles after turbulent debut as swings ease

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

Sebi flags ₹87,124 crore as difficult-to-recover dues in FY26, up 12%

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

Sebi eyes SLB revamp, single-window clearance for intermediaries in FY27

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

Reforms@35: From UTI monopoly and assured returns to SIP investment boom

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