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FT MF says over Rs 14,500 cr returned to investors of 6 shuttered schemes

This amounts to 58 per cent of the assets under management of the six schemes on April 23, 2020, when the fund house decided to wind them up

Sebi's new compensation rule to create arbitrage in favour of index funds

Index funds, ETFs, overnight funds and close-ended funds have been exempted from the new rule.

No plan to exit India, Franklin Templeton Chief tells investors

Statement follows reports that FT global head wrote to Indian ambassador that the asset manager would be forced to cut jobs and pull back India operations in case Sebi levies a large fine

Investors should combine asset classes with low or negative correlation

Building a diversified portfolio will protect against big drawdowns in value

What is a passive fund and is it a safe investment option? Things to know

In this podcast, Business Standard's Sanjay Kumar Singh explains the difference between active and passive funds, why should an investor get into passive funds and more

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

Value-oriented schemes lead return scorecard in Q1 of new financial year

Advisor reckon longer horizon as category can see heightened volatility

Franklin MF in talks with bond issuers to list unlisted debt on bourses

Fund house exploring ways to expedite secondary market sales to boost liquidity

Equity schemes see cuts in H1CY20 as investors book losses, exit portfolios

MF experts say that market volatility is likely to continue as economic outlook remains uncertain and Covid-19 is still a major concern

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

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

Credit funds could see unlisted exposure rise over high redemptions

Shrinking asset size has added to challenges in bringing down levels of such investments

Mutual funds apply for new funds to take advantage of market recovery

Fund managers say stocks in the sector are available at beaten-down valuations, and large-sized banks will play critical role as credit off-take will be key to economic recovery

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

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

Brokers see hit on distribution income as flows in equity schemes taper

In April -- which was the first full month post-lockdown -- equity flows were down 47 per cent down to Rs 6,212 crore, reflecting the impact of lockdown

Inter-scheme transfers in mutual funds elevated amid debt crisis

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

Share of high-fee yielding equity slips in MF industry's asset mix

Industry likely to see revenues come under pressure in new financial year

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

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

Franklin fiasco puts the spotlight on risks in shorter-tenure debt schemes

Crisis could trigger tweaking of categorisation norms by Sebi, say experts