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MFs equity folio count rises 15 lakh in Apr-Sep FY'17

Overall, the industry's folios rose to an all-time high of 5.05 crore

Mutual funds approach Sebi with 64 new schemes this fiscal

Equity, debt, retirement, hybrid, and FMP are some of the themes for which mutual fund houses have filed the applications

Mutual Funds: Hemant Rustagi

With the stock market closing on a new high, is it a good time to start a systematic investment plan (SIP) or should one wait for a correction? It is important for investors to realise that investing through an SIP is a commitment to invest a fixed amount in a chosen fund at pre-decided intervals. In other words, SIP brings in discipline in one's investment approach and allows an investor to benefit from 'averaging'. Therefore, considering the market level before investing in SIP goes against its basic principle. For example, if one commits to invest in equity funds through SIPs for 10 years, the current market level will hardly have any impact on the end result after the completion of the time horizon. In fact, the key to success would be to stay committed to the time horizon and continue investing, irrespective of market conditions.There are a lot of times investors see their fund performing badly. How much time should one give a fund manager or a particular scheme to perform before

MFs folio count rises 29 lakh in H1 FY17 at record 5 cr

Growing participation from retail investors and huge inflows in equity schemes have helped in increasing the overall folio counts

Amfi to introduce new category for arbitrage funds

Monthly flows for equity schemes are currently shown under the heads of 'equity' and 'equity-linked saving schemes'

Equity MF inflow slows in Sep

According to AMFI data, equity schemes saw net inflow worth Rs 3,743 crore last month

Get money's worth from your distributor

Now that you can view the annual commission you pay to the distributor, make sure they truly earn the fee

Mutual funds invest Rs 13,500 cr in equities in Jan-Sep 2016

Besides, equity mutual funds folio reached 3.7 crore by the end of August

Profit from discounts in closed-end funds

They are sometimes available on the exchanges at a discount of 30-40 per cent to their net asset value

MFs struggle to meet Sebi deadline on disclosure

Industry expects a one-time delay as several issues pertaining to CAS yet to be worked out

Mutual Funds: Nimesh Shah

Nimesh Shah, managing director & chief executive officer, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, answers your questions

MF to disclose distributor commission from Oct 1

Consolidated Account Statement to also give scheme's average total expense ratio for half-year period for each scheme's plan

Commission disclosure worries mutual funds

Starting next month, the periodic statements provided to mutual fund investors will have to disclose commission paid to distributors or financial planners. Fund houses are lobbying with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to dilute this requirement. They fear it would spark an insurance-industry-like practice where investors ask for kickbacks from agents. Sources say Sebi will soon take a call on this issueChandan Kishore KantSebi, YES Bank at odds?Recently, Rana Kapoor, managing director and chief executive officer of YES Bank, said its $1-billion qualified institutional placement (QIP) failed to sail through due to the Securities and Exchange Board of India's norms. His comment seems to have not gone down well with the market regulator. According to sources, Sebi called YES Bank's investment bankers, Goldman Sachs and Motilal Oswal to understand the issue. Kapoor in an interview to a TV channel had said Sebi's two-day notice requirement acted as a hurdle.Samie ModakOnli

Mutual funds pump in Rs 11,600 cr in stock market

Market experts attributed the inflow to investment in SIPs and strong participation from retail investors

Mutual fund equity folio adds 11 lakh accounts

This is on top of an addition of 43 lakh folios in FY 2015-16 and 25 lakh in FY 2014-15

Equity MF inflows hit one-year high of Rs 6,505 cr in Aug

Well spread monsoon, better corporate results, smooth progress on GST Bill and positive data coming from US economy are the reasons

MF industry assets hit fresh high of Rs 15.6 trillion in August

Industry experts attributed the monthly rise in assets base to inflows in income and equity categories

7 out of top 10 fund picks rise 17%

Mutual funds' big-bet picks pip benchmarks in 2016

Re-evaluate investment if fund's nature changes

Ask yourself: if you had fresh money to invest, would the new or merged fund be your first choice?

Mutual Funds invest Rs 2,700 crore in stock market in August

In 2015-16, fund managers had invested over Rs 70,000 crore in the equity markets