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SIP's share in MF AUM hit new high of 17% in October, shows data

But overall AUM has increased a mere 6%

Inflows to MF SIPs cross Rs 13K crore in October for the first time

Yet net investments in active equity schemes slump 33% in same month, shows Amfi data

80% of net SIP investments in Sept go into active equity schemes: Data

Investment advisors recommend the SIP route for investment in volatile asset classes to maximise the benefit of rupee cost averaging

Continue SIPs for eight years to avoid loss in equities, say experts

Neither day of the month nor frequency of SIP has a material impact on returns

SIP account redemptions rise to 11-mth high as investors dip into savings

Investors pulled out around Rs 6,580 crore from their SIP accounts in MF schemes for the pre-festive splurge

Net inflows into equity MFs jump 130% to Rs 14,100 crore in September

SIP inflows surged 2 per cent month-on-month (MoM) in September to Rs 12,980 crore, according to the latest data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).

Mutual funds: Limiting inflows enables fund manager to stick to quality

Massive inflows, especially in red hot markets, forces them to buy at high valuations, compromise on quality

New accounts opened via SIPs slacken in June, discontinuity increases

Experts say recent returns are a huge factor impacting incremental inflows into the market

SIP and safe: Equity MF inflows strong despite market turmoil in May

Systematic investment plans help garner flows of Rs 12,286 crore in May, up Rs 423 crore in April.

After FII, will retail investor flows into equity market also shrink?

Over past decade, strong retail flows have coincided with declining / low deposit rates, said analysts at Jefferies, who expect the deposit rates to go above the 7 per cent level with a lag

Two new players apply for licence to join the Rs 37-trillion MF market

The industry has seen a flurry of applicants in the past few months, including Samir Arora-led Helios Capital and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Alchemy Capital among others

86% of large-cap MFs underperformed indices in year to June 2021: Report

Eighty six per cent of large-cap equity schemes of mutual funds underperformed the indices during the one year to June 2021, which witnessed one of the strongest rallies in the markets, a report said on Monday. The scenario was not different in mid-cap and small-cap schemes of MFs either, which witnessed 57.1 per cent of the schemes trailing the movement in the respective benchmarks, S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) said in its half-yearly report. Markets have had a phenomenal run since April 2020, fuelled by easy liquidity conditions created the world over following the pandemic, and concerns have been raised about the financial market euphoria being de-linked from actual economic activity on the ground. The report said over longer horizons as well, majority of the actively managed funds in India underperformed their respective benchmarks. Over a five-year period ending in June 2021, 82.7 per cent of large-cap, 76.2 per cent of small/mid-cap and 69.6 per cent of equity linked ...

SBI Focused Equity Fund: Long-term wealth creator for investors

Investment objective of scheme is to provide investors with opportunity of long-term capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity and equity-related securities

MFs to focus on stronger inclusion of investors from deeper geographies

India has witnessed tremendous growth in its mutual funds industry that has grown from Rs 1.13 lakh crores to Rs 31.7 lakh crores in AUM from March 2000 to February 2021.

Mutual Fund SIP asset base touches all-time high at Rs 4.67 trillion in May

SIP AUMs have seen a close to four-fold jump to Rs 4,67,366 crore as of May this year from Rs 1,25,394 crore as of August 2016.

Markets regulator penalises Franklin Templeton AMC officials, trustee

Sebi imposed a penalty totalling Rs 15 crore on senior officials of Franklin Templeton AMC and its trustee

Debt mutual funds: Sebi asks for disclosure based on interest, credit risk

In this regard, a display table has been made mandatory from December 1, 2021

New SIP registrations down 16% sequentially in April on Covid impact

Industry participants say that distributors have been facing difficulty to reach out to newer clients particularly in the rural areas

SIP collections drop to Rs 96,000 cr in FY21 amid pandemic-led disruptions

Covid-19 induced lockdowns led to income uncertainty.

Equity mutual funds see outflows for 8th straight month in Feb

Equity mutual funds witnessed an outflow of Rs 10,468 crore in February, making it the eighthconsecutive monthly withdrawal, with flexi cap category accounting for most of the outflow. However, investors put in Rs 1,735 crore from debt mutual funds last month after pulling out Rs 33,409 crore in January, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India showed on Tuesday . Overall, the mutual fund industry witnessed a net outflow of Rs 1,843 crore across all segments during the period under review, compared to Rs 35,586 crore in January. Despite the outflow,asset under management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry rose to Rs 31.64lakh crore in February-end from Rs 30.5 lakh crore in January-end. As per the data, outflow from equity and equity-linked open ended schemes was at Rs 10,468 crore in February compared to Rs 9,253 crore in January. Barring multi cap, large & mid-cap and focussed fund categories, all the equity schemes have seen outflow last month. The newly created flexi