With markets having plunged more than 25 per cent from their January peak, mutual fund schemes that were listed this year are virtually crying.
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The laggard pharma category has emerged as a winner in recent times. ??Though pharma sector funds were launched nine years ago, the sector has garnered barely Rs 286 crore.
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I am a 33-year old, married man. I save Rs 30,000 every month.
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Franklin Templeton, the global financial powerhouse, has raised an India-focused, Rs 600-crore private equity (PE) fund.
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I am a government servant. I recently heard that short-term capital loss (STCL) can be carried forward up to seven years, but what about long-term capital loss? If it cannot be forwarded then is it not advisable to book loss this time to adjust against profit of a later date? ??Yes, you are right that the short-term capital loss can be carried forward to the next eight assessment years if it cannot be set-off against the current year's long term or short-term capital gain.
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Mutual funds have substantially trimmed their exposure to banking and financial services stocks due to uncertainty on interest rates.
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has asked market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to examine whether there are any issues of conflict of interest occurring between sponsors of mutual funds (MFs), trustee companies and asset management companies (AMCs).
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Please take a look at my mutual fund portfolio and give your comments and suggestions.
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Nowadays, some companies are offering insurance on SIP schemes. I want to how beneficial is such an offer.
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Japanese financial services major Nomura group signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation last week to explore possibilities of expanding ties.
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A sharp fall in the equity market and tight liquidity condition have taken their toll on the the mutual fund industry's average assets under management (AUMs), with the top-five funds losing about Rs 14,800 crore in June.
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Providing an insurance cover to investors in mutual funds has become a fad. Though the idea was initiated by DSP ML back in 2005, others were quick to follow.
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Of late, there has been an avalanche of bad news flowing out of the Indian stock markets.
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I am holding mutual funds worth Rs 12 lakh in my portfolio and all of them are with dividend payout options.
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The firm plans to sell MF products based on the Macquarie Model.??IDFC is merging its Portfolio Management Services (PMS) business with the newly-acquired Standard Chartered Mutual Fund to sell MF products targeting high net worth individuals (HNIs).
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