Equity funds

A turnover ratio measures the extent to which a manager churns her portfolio.

Are you being churned?

1 min read . 03 Dec 2019

Even if a PE firm has a successful track record of 10-15 years, that success may be because of only a handful of successful investments (Photo: iStock)

Opinion | Why individual investors should avoid alternative investment funds

4 min read . 02 Oct 2019

Is your mutual fund holding too much cash?

Is your mutual fund holding too much cash?

1 min read . 17 Jun 2019

Mutual fund inflows decline 64% in April, but SIPs stay steady

Mutual fund inflows decline 64% in April, but SIPs stay steady

2 min read . 09 May 2019

Is your MF holding too much cash?

1 min read . 26 Feb 2019

Inflow in equity funds was at ₹6,606 crore in December

Inflow to equity funds slump 60% to ₹6,158 crore in January

1 min read . 12 Feb 2019

A bet on CEO, CXO suite and bench strength is one of the most important aspects of sound PE investing Photo: iStock

What private equity funds end up overlooking while investing in good assets

2 min read . 24 Dec 2018

It was advantage equity investors in 2018

4 min read . 24 Dec 2018

Defining goals will help in having clarity on short-term and long-term needs and will enable in identifying the right asset classes. Photo: iStock

Avoid equity investments for short-term goals

2 min read . 04 Dec 2018

Equity funds are allowed to charge up to 2.5% of the assets that a scheme manages; debt funds’ expenses are capped at 2.25%.

Mutual fund costs matter

1 min read . 04 Dec 2018

Typically, diversified equity funds hold 40-60 securities and are seen as bearing lower stock selection risk.

How diversified should a mutual fund be?

6 min read . 28 Nov 2018

If you are comfortable with taking some risk and are looking for better returns, you may consider multi-cap mutual funds.

4 types of mutual funds you should include in your portfolio

5 min read . 21 Nov 2018

Kogta, incorporated in 1996, has about 65 branches, 600 employees and 50,000 customers

Commercial vehicle financier Kogta in talks with PE funds to raise up to ₹150 crore

2 min read . 07 Nov 2018

Mutual fund costs matter

1 min read . 06 Nov 2018

Usually, equity funds hold cash 1-5% of a fund’s corpus in cash.

Is your MF holding too much cash?

1 min read . 30 Oct 2018

Piramal group chairman Ajay Piramal. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Piramal Enterprises may partner PEs to buy NBFC portfolios

4 min read . 26 Oct 2018

Within actively-managed funds, those that invest largely in large-sized companies are the least risky. Photo: Mint

You can minimise your risks even with equity funds

1 min read . 25 Oct 2018

More than half (55%) of the capital raised in Q3 was secured by the 10 largest vehicles that closed this quarter.

Private equity funds raised $121 billion globally in Q3 2018

2 min read . 16 Oct 2018

Past returns are not enough. Managing risk is a big part of buying market-linked financial products. Photo: iStock

Top mutual fund schemes to invest in

1 min read . 20 Sep 2018

The case comes up in Bombay HC’s division bench today. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

How two private equity funds are fighting to recover money from a failed bet

2 min read . 11 Sep 2018