Asset allocation must be viewed as a function of risk appetite. A discerning investor would be aware of the realities he faces. There would be many opportunities, limitations, challenges for him; the ...

According to Tyagi, another issue that needs to be examined is the impact of large redemptions on the remaining unit holders of a scheme. For schemes witnessing large redemption requests, there are h...

Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) turned net sellers in the Indian markets by pulling out Rs 2,038 crore so far in September as participants turned cautious in view of rising India-China tensions and ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Sunday sought to allay the concerns of fund managers of multi-cap mutual funds after it tightened the investment rules for the category on Friday. ...

Equity mutual funds saw their first outflow in four years in July as profit booking by investors saw them making net withdrawals of Rs 2,480.35 crore. In the preceding month, the net inflows into thes...

Banks may be staring at falling fee-based income in the June quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic has affected new loan applications and the sale of third-party products. Fee income occupies a major chun...

As far as investing goes, there’s no alternative to a well-hedged portfolio. It should contain, in the mix appropriate to the investor, all the instruments he needs to thrive in any economic wea...

Inflow into equity mutual funds slumped 95 per cent to a little over Rs 240 crore in June as investors pulled out from large-cap and multi-cap funds due to profit booking.  This is the third con...

From July onwards, investors would have to pay stamp duty on the purchase and transfer of shares and mutual funds. The government had introduced the changes to the Stamp Duty Act last year by introduc...

Funds flow into equity mutual funds jumped over 31 per cent in October even as markets stayed volatile amid concerns that retail investors will press the panic button.Latest data released by the Assoc...