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'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

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

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

Average 5-year performance hardly above fixed income returns

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

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.

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

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

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

They see multiple advantages - from performance visibility to client stickiness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The two fund houses bought LIC shares worth Rs 17,145 crore in August, while mutual funds together accounted for an estimated 76.5 per cent of the government's OFS.

Tata Sons listing likely to boost group's weight in key indices

In the Nifty 50, the most tracked index by passive funds, the group's combined weight declined to 7.6 per cent in August 2026 from 8.3 per cent in August 2025

Street signs: Big-ticket IPOs to hit Street next week; NSE issue in focus

NSE IPO takes centre stage as primary market activity heats up