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Merger with Fincare to help enter MFI segment, southern markets: AU SFB

Allaying investors' concerns, AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) on Monday said its USD 530 million all-share merger with Fincare Small Finance Bank has a slew of advantages like helping it enter the lucrative microlending segment and expanding into southern India. Fincare said its Rs 625-crore initial public offer goes on the back burner because of the deal, which is expected to be closed by February 2024 after mandatory clearances. Under an agreement announced on Sunday, shareholders of Fincare will get 579 shares of the listed AU SFB for every 2,000 shares that they own. Post the merger, shareholders of Fincare will own 9.9 per cent equity in AU SFB. Promoters of Fincare have also agreed to infuse Rs 700 crore of fresh capital into the entity before the merger. AU SFB's Managing director and chief executive Sanjay Agarwal termed the merger a complementary deal, which will help the Jaipur-based lender gain a foothold in micro finance assets as well. The share of AU SFB's unsecured .

Motilal Oswal MF exits Divgi Torqtransfer; sells entire stake for Rs 112 cr

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund on Wednesday pared its entire stake in Divgi Torqtransfer Systems for Rs 112 crore through open market transactions. Following the stake sale, shares of Divgi Torqtransfer Systems declined 3.53 per cent to close at Rs 1,074.10 apiece on the NSE. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund disposed of 10,34,225 shares in two tranches, amounting to 3.38 per cent stake in Divgi Torqtransfer Systems. The shares were offloaded in the price range of Rs 1,080-1,080.29 apiece, taking the combined deal size to Rs 111.71 crore. At the end of the September quarter, Motilal Oswal MF through its Long Term Equity Fund owned 3.38 per cent stake in Divgi Torqtransfer Systems. Meanwhile, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund bought 6,23,646 shares in three tranches at an average price of Rs 1,080 per scrip. This took the deal value to Rs 67.35 crore.

Mid, smallcap rally to persist amid more inflows: DSP Mutual Fund's Parekh

DSP Mutual Fund will also launch a smallcap fund this year to take advantage of the inflows to the segment, Parekh said

Deadline to add nominees for MF investors, demat account ends on Sep 30

All individual demat account holders and mutual fund investors have time till September 30, to nominate a beneficiary or opt out of it by submitting a declaration form, failing which their demat accounts and folios will be frozen, and they will not be able to redeem their investments. This mandate applies to both new as well as existing investors, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The move is aimed at helping investors to secure their assets and pass them on to their legal heirs. "This will ensure smooth and hassle-free transfer of securities to the legal heirs of the investors in case of any unfortunate event," Tejas Khoday, co-founder and CEO at FYERS, said. Under Sebi's rule, new investors must either nominate their securities or formally opt out of nomination through a declaration form when opening trading and demat accounts. For existing investors, including jointly-held mutual fund folios, failing to meet this deadline will result in the freezin

NSE starts onboarding MF platforms as EOPs; shares of Aeroflex gain 50%

Shares of Aeroflex Industries rose over 50 per cent over their issue price in their stock market debut on Thursday

Dividend fund managers plug into power stocks as outlook improves

Improving outlook stokes optimism of higher payouts

Equity AUM touch Rs 20 trillion, Nippon India best performing fund in July

Among the Top 10 funds, the highest MoM rise was seen in Nippon India Mutual Fund (+6.5%) followed by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (+6.4%), HDFC Mutual Fund (+6.3%), DSP Mutual Fund (+5.1%)

Sebi extends feedback window on MF expense ratio consultation paper

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday extended the timeline till June 8 for submitting public comments on the proposed sweeping changes to mutual fund's expense ratio. The proposal is aimed at curbing distributor practices of unnecessary switching of schemes and pushing new fund offerings for higher commissions. Sebi had placed a consultation paper on the review of the total expense ratio (TER) charged by AMCS to unitholders of fund schemes on May 18 and sought comments till June 1 on the proposal. Now, it has been decided to extend the timeline for submission of comments to June 8, the regulator said. TER accounts for the fees and expenses charged by asset management companies (AMCs). The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in its consultation paper proposed the introduction of performance fees for funds. It proposed two approaches in this regard but also suggested testing the models under the Regulatory Sandbox. In addition, the regulator suggested that TER shoul

MFs lap up beaten-down Nykaa, Zomato in April, holdings surge Rs 1,100 cr

Infosys remains the top buy for the second month in a row

Proposed tax rejig may trigger outflow from debt MFs into equity: Analysts

The proposed amendment will also affect gold funds and international funds, analysts said, who believe that bank FDs will become more attractive

Mutual fund's SIP investors redeemed over Rs 40K crore in H2CY22

SIP account redemptions were 36% higher than H1: Amfi

Surging ahead: Mutual fund investor count rose 20% in 2022, shows data

The net folio addition also declined 19 per cent, compared with the previous year, reveals data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India

Mutual fund investors redeem Rs 10,000 cr from SIP accounts in Nov

Net SIP investments at Rs 3,260 cr in Nov, the lowest since Oct 2021

Mutual fund growth reverses to mean after 2021 sprint, shows data

AUM growth down 63% on account of lower investor addition, market slowdown

One in two urban Indians investing more post Covid: DSP MF-YouGov Survey

45% respondents raised their investments as pandemic forced a rethink on financial health, 23% slashed it due to pay cuts, fall in risk-taking capacity, uncertainty in business and job loss

Modest traction for MF Central in first year, phased rollout cited

The common platform for MF transactions logs 350,000 registrations and 10,000 monthly logins

BS Number Wise: The increasing dominance of bank-owned mutual funds

Related entities acting as distributors account for a higher share of assets in such fund houses

Distribution commission pool of mutual funds jumps 2.3x, shows data

The sharp spike in commission comes on the back of surge in the equity markets and sustained flows into equity MF schemes

As FPIs turn net-sellers; MFs, insurers become big buyers on D-Street

DII stake in BSE 500 companies up nearly 55% in seven years

Cross-border payment: Four firms complete test in RBI's 2nd sandbox cohort

The four entities are: Cashfree Payments, Fairex Solutions, Nearby Technologies, and Open Financial Technologies