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Sebi puts in place mandatory stewardship code for mutual funds, AIFs

Stewardship code is a principles-based framework that assists institutional investors in fulfilling their responsibilities to help them protect and enhance the value of their clients and beneficiaries

India's total market-cap rises to Rs 155 trn on growth in FPI, MF assets

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and mutual funds (MFs) have seen their assets under custody (AUC) grow at a much faster rate

Sebi provides breather for MFs with over 10% exposure to group firms

Sebi has asked all asset management companies to publish on their respective websites a list of their group companies and those of their sponsor

Sep quarter Debt MFs see Rs 5000-crore outflow over rating downgrades

On the other hand, investors pumped nearly Rs 24,000 crore in equity mutual funds during July-September 2019, a surge of 35 per cent from the preceding quarter

Sebi says mutual funds can use 'side-pocket' for unrated debt

Market regulator clears grey area for exposures not graded by rating agencies

MFs focus on large-cap in Q2, markets bet on public sector companies

Fund managers say PSUs look attractive as valuations are cheap and possibility of strategic sales offers room for value unlocking

Fema mess: Foreign-owned mutual funds approach Sebi to get issues resolved

Market watchers believe that the change in guidelines fly in the face of some of the recent initiatives taken by the government, such as easing norms for foreign portfolio investors

FEMA norms may raise investment bar on foreign-owned mutual funds

Funds will have to adhere to sectoral caps and restrictions applicable to foreign investment in Indian equities

Samvat 2075: MF investors' appetite for equity schemes sharply diminished

Staying put for the long-haul will mitigate volatility risks, say experts

Infosys freefall hits mutual funds; FPIs lose over Rs 17,000 crore

"As Infosys is a Nifty stock, the company is widely held in several equity schemes," said a fund manager. According to industry estimates, the stock is held in over 400 MF schemes

Mutual Fund investors look to exit market as equity inflows see 27% dip

Industry observers say investors have looked at chance to exit amid uptick in markets

Sebi allows MFs to invest in unlisted NCDs up to 10% of debt portfolio

This would be subject to such investments in unlisted NCDs having simple structures being rated, secured and with monthly coupons

Investor flows shift to 'safer' corporate bond funds, say experts

Industry experts say that this trend is likely to continue

Market surge improves MF returns; investors look to take money off table

Yields by large-caps jump to positive terrain in four days

Non-residents' investments in India's mutual funds near Rs 1 trillion

It was Rs 86,000 crore a year ago

Small towns contribute 15.3% to MF industry's assets under management

Over the past few years, markets regulator Sebi has been pushing asset management companies to reach out to small towns for increasing their assets base

India's MF sector among most concentrated asset management industries

In the case of China and the UK, concentration was among the lowest at 46 and 47 per cent

Rs 26-trillion mutual fund industry yet to penetrate most Indian states

Many have Mutual fund assets, which are less than 5% of economic output

BS Fund Cafe: One misstep can set MF industry back by 10 yrs, says UK Sinha

Sinha says funds need to win trust of ordinary people

Fund investors in India keep faith in stocks despite market rout

Stock funds took in Rs 111 billion in September, the most since May, up from Rs 83 billion in August, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India show