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Small towns account for 16% of MF asset base; Maharashtra contributes most

Assets from B30 locations increased to Rs 4.61 trillion as of October-end from Rs 4.47 trillion at September-end, a 3 per cent growth.

Looking for a go-anywhere fund? Opt for the new flexi-cap category

The requirement that debt funds must allocate 10 per cent of their portfolio to liquid assets will improve their risk profile

What makes managing debt funds a challenge for mutual funds industry

In the last couple of decades, the regulator has had to constantly tinker with the guidelines but new problems have cropped up every few years

Sebi tweaks product labelling norms for MF industry, introduces new label

The regulator also released a detailed framework for assigning labels to various mutual fund schemes

Sebi revises disclosure norms for debt, money mkt securities transactions

To further enhance transparency, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday revised disclosure requirements pertaining to debt and money market securities transactions for mutual funds. The new framework will come into effect from October 1, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in circular. Now, the regulator has asked mutual funds to disclosedetails of debt andmoneymarketsecurities transactedin their schemes portfolio, including inter-scheme transfers, on a dailybasis witha time lag of 15 days in a prescribed format. At present, a time lag of 30 days has been been allowed. Under the new disclosure format, fund houses need to mention about name of the security, type of security, most conservative rating of security at thetime of transaction, if applicable,name of the rating agency and transaction type. Among others, they need to disclose aboutlisted status of security, name of mutual fund,scheme name, type of scheme, residual days to final maturity, deemed maturity date,

Unlock BFSI 2.0: There's no irrational exuberance in market, say MF experts

Fund managers and chief executives of mutual funds (MFs) were speaking during the fourth part of a series of webinars being organised by Business Standard under 'Unlock BFSI 2.0'

YES Bank signs agreement with White Oak to sell stake in MF arm

Private bank's mutual fund business was rudderless for while with uncertainty over bank's former leadership

At Rs 2,480 cr, equity schemes see largest outflow in seven years

Investors move towards debt, gold ETF, eyeing pockets of safety

Equity MFs witness outflows after 4 years amid Covid-19 uncertainty

Outflows stood at over Rs 3,500 crore in July as investors took advantage of market rebound amid Covid uncertainty

Amfi hired agency to carry out valuation of market-linked debentures: Sebi

The regulator has made these changes because of amendment done in rating agencies' norms, Sebi said in a circular.

What happens to investments when the holder dies without nominating anyone?

Your family could face difficulties as getting a succession certificate from court is easier said than done

Mutual funds rebalancing in May shows preference for low-beta stocks

Market observers say selling these two stocks were more of a tactical call following a sharp run-up in them during April

Hybrid schemes lose traction among investors, net outflow over RS 9,000 cr

Equity market volatility, credit risk concerns impact sentiment

Max Financial says Nippon MF sold its own investments, not pledged shares

Share sale by fund house had led to speculation on promoters' pledged shares being invoked

Gujarat HC stays Franklin Templeton MF's voting process following plea

According to experts, this move could delay the wind-up process of monetising the scheme assets and distributing the payouts to investors

Wealth managers advise clients to invest in US-oriented offshore products

International funds delivered 6.8% returns in one year, against large drawdowns in domestic funds

Debt fund managers bet on shorter duration play to ride RBI easing

Fund managers expect yields to remain elevated at the longer-end of the yield curve in light of government's borrowing plans

Inter-scheme transfers in mutual funds elevated amid debt crisis

Sebi data reveals transactions remained high in both March and in April

India's MF industry gets 'average' grade on regulation and taxation

Morningstar says fund governance strong positive, bundled fee structure can be reviewed

Mutual funds likely to get Sebi lifeline to tide over liquidity woes

Market regulator likely to relax 20% cap on MF borrowing