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Date: 24/04/2018

FIIs trim exposure in April even as mutual funds buy big

Foreign investors have sold the April rally in the domestic stock markets, offloading shares to the tune of Rs 4,200 crore till Friday...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 24/04/2018

Protect downside risk with dividend yield funds as they fall less

Dividend yield funds manage to protect downside risk because they invest in cash-rich companies...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 24/04/2018

Why there is no alternative to equity for long-term investments

Long ago, perhaps till about 2000, I used to be a little defensive about advising people to put almost all their long-term savings in stocks or equity mutual funds...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 23/04/2018

DIIs flocking to mutual funds, equities due to TINA factor

Mutual fund investments are surging in India as traditional investment avenues like real estate, gold or even fixed income are not showing attractive returns...Read more...Mint

Date: 21/04/2018

ICICI Prudential AMC merges four debt mutual fund schemes

ICICI Prudential AMC is merging three debt mutual fund schemes with ICICI Prudential Long Term Gilt Fund...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 21/04/2018

Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Savings Fund merges into ABSL Tax Relief ’96

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has decided to merge their two tax-saving schemes to comply with Sebi’s new norms of mutual fund categorisation...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 20/04/2018

Should mutual fund investors alter strategy ahead of 2019 election?

Mutual fund advisors say many of their clients, worried about the impact of the general election in 2019 on their mutual fund portfolio and a likely increase in volatility in the market, are calling them up to ask whether they should make any changes to their investment strategy...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 20/04/2018

Bond ETF! Yes, soon you will be bonding with fixed income assets in a new way

The fixed income market has historically been relatively illiquid, both in India as well as globally. The Indian bond market is smaller than other Asian markets, such as China and Korea, but is more liquid than them. Yet it is largely inaccessible to retail investors...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 19/04/2018

Mutual fund SIP kitty crosses $10 billion mark in FY18

There is no stopping the mutual fund (SIP) juggernaut. Investors have committed about $10.3 billion (Rs 67,190 crore) through SIPs, the bedrock of inflows into equity mutual funds, in 2017-18, a massive 53 per cent increase over the previous financial year...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 18/04/2018

Will past returns of mutual funds matter after schemes are merged?

Sebi issued guidelines telling fund houses how to showcase their past performances in case schemes are merged, as a result of this consolidation exercise...Read more...Mint

Date: 18/04/2018

Gold ETFs or sovereign bonds: Where should you invest this Akshaya Tritiya?

Buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya is a tradition followed by many Indians for years now as it is considered auspicious and is thought to bring good luck...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 18/04/2018

Do underweight stock bets add value to a mutual fund scheme?

Actively managed funds take different routes to generate alpha, or excess returns over the benchmark index...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 17/04/2018

Franklin India fund buys 1.8% stake in TeamLease Services

Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund on Monday bought 3 lakh shares of TeamLease Services, which amounts to 1.8 per cent stake in the company, showed bulk deal data on the National Stock Exchange of India's website...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 17/04/2018

Five stocks that mutual funds think can outperform

A volatile month, correction in the markets due to implications of long-term capital gains tax and year-end considerations, gave fund managers a chance to cherry-pick stocks where earnings prospects and visibility are high over the next couple of years...Read more...Economic Times

Date: 17/04/2018

IMD monsoon forecast showers Indian economy with cheer

Rainfall will be 97% of the 50-year average with a 54% probability that rains will be normal to above normal, IMD said in its first stage, long-range monsoon forecast...Read more...Mint

Date: 17/04/2018

WPI inflation falls to 2.47% in March on cheaper food prices

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation fell to 2.47 per cent in March due to a dip in prices of food items, especially vegetables and pulses...Read more...Business Line

Date: 16/04/2018

Indian markets will outperform in case of global trade war, says S Naren

Naren says, 'Rise in crude oil prices, limited fiscal flexibility, events in run-up to 2019 elections can affect market sentiment...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 13/04/2018

India can outperform EMs; bull-case Sensex target at 41,500: Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley's S&P BSE Sensex target in a bull-case scenario to which they attach a 30 per cent probability is 41,500...Read more...Business Standard

Date: 13/04/2018

Boost for Indian economy as inflation eases further, industrial growth rises

India’s IIP grew at a robust 7.1% in February while CPI decelerated for the fourth consecutive month to 4.28% in March, leading to expectation that the Indian economy may be on a sustained recovery path...Read more...Mint

Date: 13/04/2018

Sebi issues disclosure norms to govern new mutual fund schemes post-merger

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday asked mutual funds to disclose the weighted average performance of the new as well as the old product...Read more...Mint