Abhishek Kumar

Select debt schemes extend winning run in 2025 on rate-cut tailwinds

Select debt mutual fund categories such as medium duration and floater funds have delivered over 8 per cent returns in the past year, supported by rate cuts and falling yields

Record flows in 2025 underpin durability of SIP habit, says Navneet Munot

Steady SIP flows and rising retail participation anchor mutual fund growth in 2025, even as market sentiment tempers lumpsum investments and global risks cloud the outlook

Flexicap funds and gold ETFs top mutual fund folio additions in 2025

Flexicap funds and precious-metal ETFs dominated new investor accounts in 2025, as retail money sought diversification, lower-risk equity exposure and performance-linked returns

Street signs: Multi-asset funds rise; Nifty key levels, domestic IPO flows

A resurgent gold rally has lifted multi-asset funds back into contention, widening their return edge over key equity categories despite lower risk exposure

SIP inflows top ₹3 trn in 2025 for first time as investors stay steady

Systematic investment plans emerged as investors' preferred route in a volatile equity market, helping offset a sharp decline in one-time mutual fund investments during 2025

Flexicap funds emerge as most preferred equity MF for investors in 2025

Flexicap funds top equity MF inflows in 2025, emerging as investors' preferred choice amid volatile markets and becoming the largest equity category by assets

Quant-based funds emerge as new battleground for mutual fund investors

Although quant and factor strategies are expanding rapidly, investor participation held back by their complexity and inconsistent returns

New era dawns: Non-equity funds find their moment in balanced portfolios

Rally in gold and silver, choppy equity mkts nudge investors to multi-asset, debt-linked products. Is this tactical hop to what's hot or start of more balanced folios in Indian households?

Better valuations set stage for a stronger 2026: Canara Robeco AMC CIO

Improving earnings visibility and fairer valuations could set the stage for a stronger 2026 for Indian equities, with financials and consumer discretionary stocks leading gains

Large, midcap cutoffs set to scale new highs in Jan rejig amid market rally

A report by Nuvama Alternative and Quantitative Research estimates the largecap cutoff to surge 15 per cent to ₹1.05 trillion compared to the current threshold of ₹91,572 crore

Direct equity investors take money off table in 2025, a first since Covid

Sell shares worth nearly ₹8.5K cr so far as markets remain choppy

MF universe rejig: Large, midcap cutoffs likely to hit new highs in Jan

Amfi's January stock universe reclassification may lift the largecap cut-off to Rs 1.05 trillion and the midcap threshold to Rs 34,800 crore, driven by new listings and higher valuations

Mutual funds' NFO collection shrinks in 2025 as equity appetite cools

Mutual funds launched 222 NFOs and raised ₹63,631 crore in 2025 (as of November), down sharply from 2024, as active equity demand softened amid volatile markets

Gold-silver rush pushes passive fund share in MF AUM to record in 2025

These funds now account for 17.4% of industry AUM, up from 16.6% in December 2024

AMCs rally as Sebi softens expense cuts; HDFC AMC, Nippon Life jump over 5%

The lower-than-planned cuts and the removal of the overhang of impending changes to the fee structure that had persisted over the past two years led to a rally in stocks of AMCs and allied sectors

ICICI Pru AMC IPO subscribed 39x; attracts bids worth nearly ₹3 trillion

The offering ranks as the second-most subscribed IPO of over Rs 10,000 crore since 2020

'Wide opportunity set makes a case for mid-, small-cap allocation'

Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) on Monday said the growing presence of high-quality, sector-leading companies in the mid- and small-cap segment makes a strong case for meaningful allocation

Hungry IPOs carve out a bigger hefty slice of mutual fund liquidity

Groww, Lenskart, Pine Labs among 25 buys served up in November

Listing won't alter our investment philosophy: ICICI Pru AMC MD & CEO

Shah said growing volumes will continue to support profitability and will more than offset the telescopic pricing impact

Equity MF flows snap 3-month decline, surge 21% to ₹29,911 cr in November

Redemptions ease and SIP strength lifts industry AUM past Rs 80 trillion