MFs invest ₹1,230 crore in equities during lockdown

• In the entire month of March, MFs made an investment of over ₹30,000 crore on attractive valuations as many stocks hit their 52-weeks lows
• Mutual funds have made a net investment of ₹1,230 crore in stocks since the nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24

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Mutual funds add 7 lakh folios in April, total tally surpasses 9 crore mark

According to data, the number of folios with 44 fund houses rose to 9,04,28,589 at the end of April, from 8,97,46,051 in the end of March, registering a gain of 6,82,538 folios

Mutual funds still refuse to buy all but the safest debt

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this month announced a $4 billion credit line for non-bank firms

Sebi's exchange exit option and what it means for Franklin Templeton investors

• Sebi has made it mandatory for the units of schemes undergoing winding up to be listed on stock exchanges
• It could see a secondary market evolves for these units in the coming days. Exchanges and Sebi are currently working on modalities of listing these units

Will more govt debt in mutual funds benefit you?

Debt mutual funds having more government securities will be more liquid

Mint50: Hand-picked mutual funds to build your portfolio

Mint50, a curated basket of investment-worthy funds, is the result of an exhaustive exercise that blends in various parameters with the aim of getting you the best combination of risk and returns

Secret behind an Indian quant mutual fund outperforming peers this year

• Even as profit expectations got smashed due to the pandemic, the Nippon India funds model fared better as it didn’t have earnings estimates in its quantitative mode, says the fund manager

Franklin Templeton’s e-voting views throw open legal debate

• The fund house said a negative outcome to e-voting would delay the refunds process
• But Sebi regulation is silent about the repercussions of a negative outcome of the voting exercise

Mutual fund costs matter

Here are the funds that charge the lowest expense ratios in the industry for the equity category

Despite Covid crisis, Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 mutual fund is up 30% in a year

• Indian investors can take exposure to top Nasdaq stocks through mutual fund route or direct route
• Nasdaq-100 index which has stocks like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet (Google) and Netflix

Mutual fund investors keep faith in SIPs despite market volatility

• Debt funds witnessed a net inflow of ₹43,432 crore in April
• Besides, gold ETFs saw an inflow of ₹731 crore last month

Investors rush to exit risk funds

• Debt funds save the day for MFs amid Franklin Templeton crisis in April as investors tap other categories, driving up overall assets under management
• Inflows from systematic investment plans fell marginally to ₹8,376.11 crore from ₹8,641.20 crore in March

Credit risk mutual funds see big outflows in April on Franklin Templeton shock

• The category saw a net withdrawals of ₹19,239 crore last month
• The Franklin event intensified redemptions in credit funds: Analyst

Sebi asks Franklin Templeton to focus on refunding investors' money

Sebi asks Franklin Templeton MF to return investors' money at earliest following closure of its six schemes with over ₹25,000 cr in assets

Amfi defends Sebi cap on investment in unlisted bonds

Sebi’s 10% cap on investment in unlisted non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and commercial papers (CPs) ensured access to relevant information and improved secondary market liquidity

Mint50: Hand-picked mutual funds to build your portfolio

Mint50, a curated basket of investment-worthy funds, is the result of an exhaustive exercise that blends in various parameters with the aim of getting you the best combination of risk and returns

Should you consider investing in sovereign gold bonds?

Gold bonds suit those with a longer time horizon, as they come with a long maturity of eight years

Mutual funds forced to sell less liquid corporate bonds at high spreads

• The RBI took steps to inject more liquidity into the fund industry through bank loans after Franklin Templeton shocked markets by shutting six debt funds last month
• But lenders have held back