The mutual fund industry saw a notable decrease (43 per cent) in net inflows for the month of August, to ₹1.08 lakh crore against ₹1.89 lakh crore in July. This decline was driven primarily by a significant drop in inflows to the tune of 62 per cebt into debt mutual funds, reveals the AMFI (Association … Read more
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) recently laid out guidelines for front-running and fraudulent transactions. The AMFI’s move, which comes nearly a month after SEBI’s nudge in response to front-running allegations against Quant MF, is an attempt to tighten regulations for better transparency. Despite the market regulator’s proactive role, mutual fund investors are … Read more
Mutual fund investors tend to compare the returns delivered by different schemes before investing. Usually, retail investors compare the returns delivered by schemes in the same category before opting for one mutual fund scheme over another. It is worth noting that wealth advisors typically urge investors to make an investing decision based on an interplay … Read more
When you make an investment in a mutual fund scheme, the return grows at a rate faster in the later years than in the earlier years. This happens primarily because of compounding. The compounding is so potent a tool that it is euphemistically known as ‘magic’ by some. From Ben Graham to Warren Buffett, all … Read more
The mutual fund industry in India has witnessed a seven-fold growth in the past 10 years with the assets under management (AUM) growing from ₹8.3 lakh crore in December 2013 to ₹61.2 lakh crore in June 2024, a Motilal Oswal report for the quarter ending June 30, 2024, has revealed. The report ‘Where the Money … Read more
NEW DELHI : India had 162 million demat accounts as of June, and 93 million SIP (systematic investment plan) accounts as of July—a strong indicator of increasing financialization in the country. Still, there are places where terms like “Sensex” or “Nifty” are foreign to people. Kargil, in the Union territory of Ladakh, over 200 kilometres … Read more
For the third consecutive month, mutual fund houses have revealed the level of free float available in their small and mid-cap schemes to reveal the level of liquidity of their schemes. For the uninitiated, capital markets regulator Sebi directed mutual fund houses in March to carry out what is known as the ‘stress test’ every … Read more
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a report in August 2019 titled Unlocking the ₹100 Trillion Opportunity. The mutual fund (MF) industry had under ₹25 trillion of assets under management (AUM) in July 2019. We have come a long way since then. The industry’s AUM has more … Read more
Thanks to the ongoing bull run, total inflow into equity mutual fund schemes during the fiscal year 2023-24 touched ₹1.84 lakh crore. Significantly, total inflow into all the mutual fund schemes via systematic investment plans (SIPs) stood at ₹1.99 lakh crore, 28 per cent higher than ₹1.56 lakh crore recorded in the preceding financial year. … Read more
The mutual fund (MF) industry’s net assets under management (AUM) declined by 2 per cent to ₹53,40,194 crore at the end of March 2024, as against ₹54.54 lakh crore as on February 29 this year, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) reveals. The number of new SIPs registered in March … Read more