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Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 outbreak, India's MF industry, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Good time to opt for voluntary provident fund to enhance returns

Liquidity is an issue, but it scores on other parameters

Set up special vehicle to give liquidity to MF: Group tells central bank

Distributor's association asks regulators to extend direct credit line for industry.

Sebi should revisit liability side of MFs

This would be a good time to change the 20-25 rule to 50-5 or 50-10

Allow restructuring of loans, ask raters not to downgrade: NBFCs to RBI

Mutual Funds say they didn't need to use their liquidity line fully

Salaries increase for top mutual fund CEOs on robust business growth

According to an analysis of the data made public by mutual funds, the CEO salary given by the top 12 fund houses in terms of assets under management increased in the range of 2-132 per cent in 2019-20

Essel Large Cap to Quant Mid Cap: Here're funds that beat their benchmarks

The stock market may have turned around, but schemes didn't do remarkably well

Regulatory benefits for banks helping mutual fund industry, says RBI

On April 27, the RBI had introduced the Rs 50,000-crore liquidity line for the MF industry

Sebi further extends timelines for debt mutual funds to meet new norms

Norms have been extended till June 30, 2020

Yields on AT1 bonds shoot up in secondary market on MFs' liquidation move

Banks had issued these bonds as additional tier 1 (AT1) bonds to raise capital in the past

Franklin Templeton MF sees erosion in debt schemes, dip in asset size

Banking & PSU debt fund has seen assets declining from 1,542 crores to Rs 1,134 crore in the same time-frame

Don't chase higher yields, avoid risk and stick to safer categories

Stick to solid banks and shun both credit and duration risk in debt funds

Franklin Templeton's four shut schemes see NAVs dip on Future exposure

Fund house had extended moratorium to group companies on April-June obligations

Bulk maturities for 3 Franklin Templeton MF schemes after 2 years

Investors exposed to dynamic accrual fund can see shorter timeframe, as 45% of the assets are maturing within two years

Delhi court sets aside interim relief order on Indiabulls Housing Finance

The move comes after the Sebi, Association of Mutual Funds (Amfi), and IDBI trustee moved a Division Bench of the court, challenging the interim order granting protection to Indiabulls.

RBI's liquidity support for MFs may struggle to be effective: Fitch

The size of the SLF-MF appears broadly commensurate with the scale of the funds most at risk, Fitch notes

MFs' risk aversion towards NBFCs continues, exposure falls to 19% in March

The overall sectoral exposure to NBFCs, including housing finance companies, fell to 19% in March 2020

Covid-19: Sebi gives more time to mutual funds on unlisted debt

Sebi extended the timelines for reducing exposure to unlisted NCDs in phased manner to September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2020

Franklin crisis: Hindsight is 20-20, but key manager could have done better

Troubles with India's illiquid debt market have plagued Franklin Templeton since inception

Franklin Templeton's six wound-up schemes face concentration risks

Closed schemes had large exposure to some bond issuers