NFO Alert: HDFC Mutual Fund launches Multi cap index fund. Should you invest?

NFO Alert: HDFC Mutual Fund launches Multi cap index fund. Should you invest?

HDFC Mutual Fund has launched NIFTY500 Multicap 50:25:25 Index Fund which was opened for subscription on August 6 and will remain open till August 20. There are options of regular and direct plans with each plan offering growth options only. This index comprises all companies that are part of Nifty500 index with allocations to large cap, mid … Read more

These fund houses show courage to launch NFOs while market is going bonkers; should you invest?

These fund houses show courage to launch NFOs while market is going bonkers; should you invest?

While benchmark indices, the Nifty50 and the Sensex 30, witnessed a steep fall of around three per cent in a single trading session on Monday, several mutual fund houses, including HDFC Mutual Fund and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund are set to launch their schemes. Here, we list out some of the mutual fund schemes that … Read more

Investor’s guide to surviving the front-running storm

Investor's guide to surviving the front-running storm

I’ve always observed these incidents with a mix of concern and professional interest. Because front-running isn’t a new phenomenon, nor is it unique to any single fund house. This practice, where insiders use advance knowledge of pending orders to trade for their own benefit, has reared its ugly head multiple times in the Indian mutual … Read more