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Mutual fund managers churn portfolios, go slow on purchase of equities

Experts suggest that gross inflows have slowed down as wealthy investors, who are more sensitive to market swings and volatility, have started churning their portfolios

Pharma funds make a comeback; now rises 17.3% for a one-year period

Attractive valuations have spurred fund houses to launch new funds in this category as well

Mauritius funds likely to shift to Singapore for India investment

Entities owning 10% stake or more in funds originating from high-risk jurisdictions would be considered BOs

Firms to approach forensic experts for curbing instances of insider trading

India has not had a strong compliance mechanism around insider trading, historically

MFs offer extra incentives to rake in big money from smaller towns

Share of cities beyond the top 30 rises to 17%

DSP Group, BlackRock may part ways in asset management venture

DSP BlackRock is among the top 10 fund houses in the country and managed assets worth about Rs 860 billion as of March 2018

Large bonuses at MFs after record year; staff may get 40-100% of annual pay

Payouts for top-performing fund managers will be up to 100 per cent of their annual pay

Investors should watch out for rising bond yields, oil prices: B Gopkumar

While the risk of higher yield may persist, we believe healthy double-digit growth in corporate earnings will aid markets to sustain high valuations

Equity mop up by PSUs at record this fiscal at Rs 535 bn through IPOs, QIPs

About Rs 535 billion raised via IPOs, QIPs-more combined amount raised in previous 10 financial years

ETF assets surge four-fold in 2 years on steady inflow from EPFO

ETFs are traded on stock exchanges, with stocks, bonds or commodities as the underlying product

Tax cloud over IFSC units: DDT waiver on what is paid from current income

DDT waiver only on what is paid from current income, not accumulated profit; experts say Centre should clarify

Sebi may tighten AIF regulations to better monitor the source of funding

The regulator may also conduct regulatory audits on the AIFs to examine the fund sourcing arrangements with investors to ensure that the present regulations are not violated

Corrections against strong macro backdrop are short-lived: Luis Valdes

For global equities, 2017 was a favourable year and it helped fuel assets under management and flows: Principal International President and CEO

Domestic insurers play contra as mutual funds lap up shares

Redemptions in Ulips have led to outflows at insurance firms

Budget 2018: Stock markets recover from 463 points intra-day loss

Although the imposition of LTCG tax, along with STT, is seen as a negative, the market took the news in the stride due the manner of implementation

Reduce exposure to mid-cap funds: Keep 75% in large and multi caps

Several mid- and small-cap schemes have risen between 50% and 70%

Portfolio management services assets gain traction as markets sizzle

Non-discretionary assets grew 25% to Rs 0.87 trillion in December 2017

Mad rush for QIPs: Are companies building war chests for stressed assets?

Over 40 firms have announced plans to raise up to Rs 500 billion, roughly two-thirds the Rs 611 billion raised last calendar year

South Korea's Mirae Asset to enter broking, investment banking in India

Broking has been a tricky terrain for foreign players

Fundraising through SME IPOs hits all-time high, rises Rs 134.2 mn in 2017

The SME platform witnessed 133 offerings, mopping up Rs 16,795 million last year