Gold has held a special place in the hearts and home of Indian buyers. It is more than a metal. Gold prices in India and globally have been hitting all-time highs in recent weeks, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions, fears of recession, a weakening U.S. dollar, and continued central bank buying. Despite this rally, gold … Read more
In 2024, Sectoral and thematic funds performed well by amassing Rs. 1,09,711 crores, with thematic funds experiencing an impressive growth of 488%. However, all sector and thematic mutual funds have delivered negative returns this year. Thematic funds, which concentrate on particular industry trends, have been particularly affected by market fluctuations, leading to decreased returns. Despite … Read more
In the midst of global economic uncertainty and the potential for gold to outperform equity investments, the spotlight is on gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), net inflows in gold ETFs surged to Rs 3,751.4 crore in January 2025 from a nine-month low of Rs … Read more
Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to implement an industry-wide stress test for small-cap funds, moving away from the previous trend of conducting fund-specific assessments. Sebi’s whole-time member Ananth Narayan mentioned this significant development during his address at the Cafe Mutual Conference. He added the capital markets regulator will … Read more
Index Funds, of late, have seen a significant surge with retail investors actively buying them. During the post-Covid period, the number of retail investment accounts in index funds observed a substantial 12-fold increase, as per an analysis conducted by Zerodha Fund House. The total number of retail folios in index funds surged from 0.5 million … Read more
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch has informed that the capital markets regulator is working in tandem with mutual fund houses to bring down the minimum investment requirement under the systematic investment plans (SIPs). Madhabi Puri said that she asked some of the mutual fund houses whether an SIP of … Read more
In its upcoming semi-annual list of stocks, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) is highly likely to downgrade and One 97 Communication ( Paytm) from largecap to midcap category, according to a report by . The AMFI rejig will majorly be classified by size, taking into account data from July to December 2022. This … Read more
At a time when foreign institutional investors (FPIs) have started to repose faith in the Indian stock market, mutual fund investors are slowing down their pace. Data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) shows that mutual fund inflows were at a 10-month low of Rs 6,100 crore in August. Arun Kumar, … Read more
As Nifty recovered by nine per cent in July, net inflows in equity mutual funds dropped 42.6 per cent month-on-month to Rs 8,898.25 crore. In June, when the Nifty hit a record 52-week low, inflows in equity MFs were at Rs 15,497.76 crore, according to the data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in … Read more
Braving the selloff by foreign investors, a meltdown in global equities, weakening rupee, soaring inflation and Nifty’s 52-week low level, retail mutual fund schemes saw positive inflows for the 16th consecutive month since March 2021, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on Friday showed. Net inflows in such schemes stood … Read more