For the first time ever, annual SIP inflows cross the Rs 1 lakh-crore mark

For the first time ever, annual SIP inflows cross the Rs 1 lakh-crore mark

ET Intelligence Group: The cumulative inflows from systematic investment plans (SIPs) have crossed ₹1 lakh crore in a year for the first time, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) show. Buoyed by the continued support from retail investors, the domestic flows have partially offset the selling pressure from foreign portfolio investors … Read more

New SIP accounts hit another high in September, help keep the rally going

New SIP accounts hit another high in September, help keep the rally going

ET Intelligence Group: Registration of new systematic investment plans (SIPs) continues to grow at a robust pace, and this is helping local funds expand their dominance, which in turn is powering the stock market rally. New SIP account registrations increased to a record 2.68 million in September 2021, according to data from the Association of … Read more

Afraid of Sensex’s dizzying height? Take a deep breath

Afraid of Sensex’s dizzying height? Take a deep breath

(This story originally appeared in on Sep 25, 2021) MUMBAI: There’s no reason for investors in the stock market to feel fearful when the benchmarks are at record peaks, provided they’ve invested after due diligence relating to their risk-taking ability and have several years on their hands before they would need the money. New investors, … Read more

Mutual fund SIP account additions hit a record in August

Mutual fund SIP account additions hit a record in August

Investors continued to increase exposure through the systematic investment planning (SIP) route in August amid the sustained momentum in the stock market. New SIP account registration hit a record 24.9 lakh in the month, showed the data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The number of registrations in August was nearly 2.5 … Read more

SIP | multi cap mutual funds: Should you stop your SIP in multi cap mutual funds?

SIP | multi cap mutual funds: Should you stop your SIP in multi cap mutual funds?

Mutual fund investors are calling up their advisors to check whether they should stop their regular investments in multi cap mutual funds until there is some clarity on how the fund houses are planning to deal with the issue of new Sebi norms on multi cap mutual funds. Some mutual fund advisors are indeed asking … Read more