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Share of paperless mutual fund transactions declines as economy unlocks

Physical transactions made a come back in September as offline options became viable again

Retirement-savings match explained: Key investment plan you must not ignore

According to a survey, 89 per cent Indians do not have an alternative source of income, and barely 1 in 5 factors in inflation while planning for superannuation

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

Mirae MF launches passive ESG funds, NFOs open between Oct 27-Nov 10

Mirae Asset ESG Sector Leaders ETF is an open-ended scheme tracking Nifty 100 ESG Sector Leaders Total Return Index. The second, an FoF, will invest predominantly in this ETF

Mutual fund distributors may need to rename firms after Amfi order

The move follows the decision taken by markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to separate distribution and advisory functions in the MF industry

Several MF distributors may have to go for name change after Amfi diktat

Amfi has barred them from using nomenclatures that have references to advisors, following Sebi move to separate distribution and advisory for the Rs 27-trillion industry

Top headlines: MFs may come under new tax ambit; Jio tests for 5G solutions

From MFs, alternative investment funds likely to come under ambit of new tax norms to HUL's Q2 revenue, net profit business return normal level, here are the top headlines this morning

MFs, alternative investment funds may come under ambit of new tax norms

0.1% tax collected at source may hit funds, investors

Franklin Templeton MF's six shut schemes generate Rs 8,302 cr since closure

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has said its six shut schemes have received Rs 8,302 crore from maturities, pre-payments and coupon payments since closing down in April

MFs look beyond India as asset managers launch schemes with global exposure

The thematic passive index fund is designed with the objective of providing Indian investors access to both Indian and global healthcare companies

No proposal to Sebi for new index, will follow cap on stock norms: Amfi

Amfi said that whenever any mutual fund (MF) launches a scheme, the fund house chooses an appropriate benchmark index that reflects the composition of the scheme's portfolio

Private banks continue to remain the biggest overweight for equity MFs

Telecom, utilities, and healthcare are other top weights for MFs

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

Mutual fund managers pare holdings in large banks in September

The most-bought list is dominated by companies that are expected to benefit from a revival in economic activity and consumer spending

Street signs: A breather before a new high, Parag Milk on HNI radar & more

The slew of regulatory changes has kept the mutual fund industry and officials of Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) on their toes over the past few weeks

Debt MFs log outflow for 2nd consecutive month on liquid funds withdrawal

Debt-oriented mutual fund schemes witnessed a net outflow of over Rs 51,900 crore in September, making it the second consecutive monthly withdrawal, largely on the back of a massive pullout from liquid category. Morningstar India Associate Director - Manager Research Himanshu Srivastava said investors are focusing on fixed income categories having relatively shorter duration profile, such as low duration and short duration funds, given the current interest rate scenario. In addition, they are preferring funds with pristine credit quality, especially from banking & PSU category, he said. According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), mutual funds (MFs) that invest in fixed-income securities or debt funds saw an outflow of Rs 51,962 crore last month as compared to Rs 3,907 crore in August. Prior to that, debt funds had seen an inflow of Rs 91,392 crore in July, Rs 2,862 crore in June, Rs 63,665 crore inMay and Rs 43,431 crore in April. "With September being the ...

Forensic audit report findings not final, says Franklin Templeton

Clarifies that employees who made investments in the six wound-up schemes continue to hold substantial investments in these schemes

Multicaps lead third straight month of equity scheme outflows in September

Industry AUM slips below Rs 27 trn in September

Index weighting conundrum: Mutual fund industry knock on Sebi's door

They feel regulator should allow active funds to invest above the prescribed single-stock limit

Top 10 MF fund houses record double-digit growth in assets in Sept qtr

Axis MF posted the highest growth in percentage terms, with assets up 16.4 per cent at Rs 1.56 trillion, followed by UTI MF, which rose 16.1 per cent to Rs 1.55 trillion