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Equity flows slow to a 22-month low; December SIPs surpass Rs 8,000 crore

Number of folios cross 80 million for first time

Focus on equity business helps Mirae, Motilal Oswal buck the trend

While it's mostly the larger fund houses that have benefited from the surge in equity flows, the focus on equity business and stellar performance of schemes have helped these two fund houses

Market volatility to remain high in 2019: Reliance MF's Manish Gunwani

Fed actions and the trade negotiations between the US and China are key factors that could impact market movement this year, says Manish Gunwani

Street signs: Fund houses shun airline stocks, IPO plans on hold, and more

Some fund houses have stopped covering Jet Airways and investing in its stock or debt issuances

Investors should focus only on debt funds with shorter maturity: Expert

Investors will need to exercise caution and be mindful of both interest rate and credit risks which could impact their portfolios

Govt may allow exchanges from the IFSC to issue depository receipts

Market players have lobbied the government to allow DRs with an omnibus account structure to be listed and traded on IFSC exchanges

DIIs race ahead of foreign peers as anchors in initial public offerings

DIIs contributed nearly 51 per cent of the Rs 7,837 crore of anchor money invested in IPOs last year, data from PRIME Database shows

HDFC MF pips ICICI Prudential to become India's top asset manager

HDFC MF clocked a net profit of Rs 722 crore in 2017-18, 31 per cent higher than the Rs 550 crore clocked in the last fiscal year

Staying away from mid, small-caps not an option: DHFL AMC CEO Ajit Menon

Domestically, market indices are quoting at a premium to their historical averages but the premium currently is not very high, says Menon

Markets shrug off BJP loss in Assembly polls, Urjit Patel's sudden exit

Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das was appointed the RBI governor after the markets had closed for the day

India's wealthy to double their riches to Rs 188 trn in 5 years: Report

The rich in India grew by 9.4% to 284,140 in number between 2015 and 2016, and their wealth rose by 7.4%

Non-ETFs pull $1 bn out of India in Sep; global emerging market funds fall

IT and healthcare sectors saw the most buying interest with inflows of $774 mn and $194 mn, respectively

There's urgency to improve credit assessment: Mirae Asset's Swarup Mohanty

Indian markets have faced a perfect storm over the last few months, driven by a slew of global and domestic factors, says CEO of Mirae Asset Management

Going against spirit of law, taxmen deny grandfathering benefit to FPIs

Nil withholding certificates not issued to investors from Mauritius, Singapore for shares bought before April 1, 2017

Volatility singes market debutants in 2018; over 70% firms trading in red

Seventeen, or a little over 70% of the 24 companies that listed in 2018, are trading in the red

Markets plunge on global sell-off; investor wealth erodes by Rs 2.69 trn

Sensex returns are now in negative territory on a year-to-date basis

Tight liquidity, redemption risks make mutual funds look to banks for funds

Fund houses say IL&FS crisis needs urgent credible measures to ensure no further defaults, lower risk of contagion impact

Analysts see more downside for markets; remain selective on banks & NBFCs

Analysts say the markets have been caught in a contagion of a sell-off in banking and NBFC segments

Infosys investors selling shares may have to shell out 4-5 times higher tax

After the IT giant declared a bonus, investors selling shares may have to shell out 4-5 times more

FPIs ring alarm bells on Sebi ownership notice; $75 bn assets could be hit

Several global funds oppose restrictions on NRIs, PIOs