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Mutual fund industry assets surge 30% to Rs 36.17 trillion, shows data

Top players, such as Axis MF, Nippon India MF, and Kotak Mahindra MF, grew their AAUM by 32-43 per cent in a year

Fund houses line up several passive offerings, shows Amfi data

Market participants say that passive investing will grow even in the current calendar year

2022 to see tepid FPI flows into equities, MF flows to stay intact: Experts

Between Jan-Nov 2021, equity funds saw net inflows of around Rs 71,600 cr, while FPIs remained net buyers to the tune of 24,143 cr

Street signs: Nifty may consolidate, air cooler makers may see gains & more

The Nifty50 ended the December expiry series with losses of 1.9 per cent

MFs step up buying as markets wobble, equity scheme purchases at 4-mth high

Participants in mutual funds say corrections gave some opportunities to enter at lower levels. In November, S&P BSE Sensex lost 3.8%, while S&P BSE Midcap shed 2.33%

We have a bias towards large-caps at this point: UTI AMC CIO Subramaniam

We are long-term bullish about the prospects for Indian equities driven by the potential for growth across sectors, said UTI AMC CIO

Infra, small-cap, and PSU funds top one-year performance charts

Over the past year, bottom-up stock-picking and active fund management have been rewarded well by the market

MF share in stock holding pattern of NSE-listed firms rises to 7.36% in Q2

Prime database figures show that mutual fund ownership of NSE-listed firms rose nearly 15% Q0Q to Rs 18.75 trillion as on Sept 30

Thematic, flexicap assets shrink over rise in volatility, shows data

The benchmark indices gained 0.3 per cent in October, while the smallcap indices ended a per cent lower

Prudent Corporate Advisory acquires MF business of Karvy Stock Broking

As of July 2021, Karvy Stock Broking had 1.2 million folios and total asset under management (AUM) of Rs 9,261 crore

Sebi brings slew of protocols under tough new investment norms for MF staff

AMC board and Trustees to ensure compliance on a continuous basis, report violations and remedial action taken by them in the periodical reports submitted to board

Sebi tweaks benchmarking norms for MFs, brings in uniformity

Regulator has introduced a two-tiered structure for benchmarking of schemes and all the benchmarks followed should be total return index (TRI)

Fintech company Smallcase enables ETF transactions with four AMCs

Move will enable investors to seamlessly buy Smallcase-curated ETFs from the websites or apps of HDFC AMC, Motilal Oswal AMC, Axis AMC and DSP Investment Managers

Floating rate funds can cushion interest rate volatility: Rahul Goswami

Goswami says case for normalisation of monetary conditions is starting to pick up pace, and next step will be to narrow the policy rate corridor closer to pre-pandemic level

Debt mutual funds raise exposure to G-secs by 30% over the past year

As of August, fund managers hold Rs 75,243 crore in CPs of NBFCs as against Rs 49,090 crore last year

Market boom delivers a huge boost to returns of special situation funds

Boost in special situation funds: The strategy adopted by these funds isn't strictly contrarian; the fund manager will also look for triggers or opportunities that could make certain stocks attractive

Franklin MF distributes Rs 24,000 cr to investors of 6 shut debt schemes

The total amount disbursed so far ranges between 84 per cent and 108 per cent of the respective reported AUM values of the 6 funds as of April 23, 2020

No room for me-too players in MF biz: Aashish Somaiyaa of White Oak Capital

While the MF industry has grown manifold over the past decade, the number of players have shrunk, says the CEO of the investment management firm in a Q&A

Balanced advantage funds find favour with investors amid volatility spike

Rising bond yields, uncertain equity markets add to appeal

Glittering again: Investors flock to gold ETFs, shows Amfi data

The data from Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) shows that gold ETFs saw net inflows of Rs 446 crore in September