Mumbai: Flows into equity mutual funds in September fell 30% from the previous month on account of a drop in appetite for mid-cap and small-cap funds and outflows from large-cap schemes. Investments into funds through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), however, continued at a record pace as investors saw more merit in putting money into schemes … Read more
NEW DELHI: When the market hit all-time record high levels as FII dollars started flooding Dalal Street in November, what did mutual fund investors do? They seemed to have acted smart by taking some profits off the table but didn’t forget the time-tested formula of investing in a staggered manner for long-term returns. Mutual fund … Read more
Mumbai: Flows into equity mutual funds picked up in September as the stock market weakness during the month prompted investors to pump more money into these products. Equity schemes received net inflows of ₹14,100 crore in September compared to ₹6,120 crore in the previous month, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds … Read more
Mumbai: Individual investors pumped money into equity schemes in February for the 12th straight month, undeterred by the stock market volatility due to uncertainties around monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve and geopolitical tensions. Equity mutual funds logged in flows to the tune of ₹19,705 crore in February, higher than January’s ₹14,888 crore, … Read more
Karkera said technology companies dealing in communication services, export-oriented software, and innovative product development are in a “sweet spot”. Synopsis Systematic investment plans (SIPs) in technology mutual funds have worked well for investors in the past five years, generating double the average returns from various equity schemes. Mumbai: Systematic investment plans (SIPs) in technology mutual … Read more
Mumbai: Investors looking to build a core portfolio using passive products across different asset classes at a low cost have started buying ETF baskets. Such products can be bought online with a single click and the portfolio could be actively managed based on the brokerage house view on the asset class. “Many investors want a … Read more
Mutual funds offering free term life insurance along with investments in their schemes are having second thoughts about continuing with this facility as unexpectedly high claims in the wake of Covid-19 have made it unviable to extend this benefit. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life MF have put on hold this facility … Read more