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Mirae NBFC arm floats new product offering loans against MF holdings

Customers can avail instant loans of up to Rs 3 crore by pledging their equity and debt MF holdings on a mobile app

Fund houses line up fixed maturity plans as bond yields continue to rise

The yield on the 10-year government security on Friday ended at 7.42 per cent

Edelweiss MF dismiss report of business sale, term reports as 'baseless'

We remain excited about the prospects of this business and remain committed to investing in its growth, said Edelweiss MF CEO

Avoid sector, thematic funds; stick to diversified equity offerings

Among sector/thematic funds, technology funds are on average down 23.4 per cent year-to-date

Sebi permits FPIs to deal in exchange-traded commodity derivatives

The regulator has also prescribed a working group to examine whether measures towards any additional risk management are required to be prescribed for FPIs

Sebi lets FPIs to participate in exchange-traded commodity derivatives mkt

At its board meeting, the watchdog also cleared amendments to regulations governing mutual funds and portfolio managers.

Sebi board may clear decks for FPI entry into commodity derivatives segment

The long-awaited move is aimed at boosting liquidity and efficiency at domestic commodity bourses, even as concerns remain if this would make markets more volatile

AMCs prepare to launch new schemes from July as Sebi restriction nears end

Asset management companies are gearing up to launch new mutual fund schemes from July as capital markets regulator Sebi's ban on the introduction of new fund offerings nears its end

Five months on, some mutual funds reopen subscription to global funds

Edelweiss AMC on Monday said it has revoked the temporary suspension in seven of its international offerings with effect from June 21

Sebi allows mutual funds to resume investing in international stocks

Capital markets regulator Sebi has permitted mutual funds to again invest in foreign stocks within the aggregate mandated limit of $7 billion for the industry

One-year returns for 75% equity funds now negative as market drags

International funds have given negative returns of 17% in the last one year, while pharma and banking funds are down by 12.5% and 8.1% respectively

Don't invest directly in markets if you can't analyse stocks, say experts

Even those who know fundamentals-based investing must subject themselves to periodic reality checks

MFs incrementally adding more cash; total equity schemes cash at Rs 60k cr

Individual fund houses are sitting on more cash than others. There were at least five fund houses that held more than 5% cash as of May-end

On the radar: IPOs suck mutual fund liquidity in May, shows data

Overall, MFs invested Rs 29,400 crore last month even as overseas investors sold shares worth Rs 42,900 crore

Debt mutual funds see Rs 32,722-cr outflow in May on rising interest rates

Mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities witnessed a net outflow of Rs 32,722 crore in May in the wake of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stance on monetary policy turning hawkish

RBI rate hike: Arvind Chari explains impact on fixed-income investors

Arvind Chari, chief investment officer, Quantum Advisors explains the ramification of the RBI’s policy announcements for fixed-income investors in an interview with Sanjay Kumar Singh >

EPFO mulls increasing equity investment limit to 25% to bridge shortfall

Earlier on Saturday, the government approved 8.1% rate of interest on EPF deposits for 2021-22, which is an over four-decade low, for about 50 million subscribers of EPFO

Why LRS route for investing in capital markets abroad is mainly for HNIs

Those with small amounts should skip it owing to high costs and elaborate tax-related compliances

Bata India's promoter divests 2.56% stake, sells shares worth Rs 613 cr

The shares were picked by a clutch of domestic mutual funds, foreign investors and an insurance company

BSE StAR MF registers 20.4 mn transactions worth Rs 38,370 cr in May

It surpassed its all-time highest monthly record of 1.96 crore transactions achieved in March, while number of such transactions was 1.94 crore in April, the exchange said in a statement.