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MF Davids give Goliaths a run for their money

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- In India's over Rs.87-lakh crore mutual fund industry, some of the smallest Davids are giving the biggest Goliaths an uncomfortable lesson in investment performance. Not through... Read More


Conservative yet consistently rewarding

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund (PCHF) has been among the top-performing funds in the Conservative Hybrid Fund category since its launch in May 2021. Over the last five yea... Read More


Indian chemicals: From market darlings to a slow recovery

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- India's specialty chemicals sector is emerging from a downturn marked by excess capacity, weak demand and margin pressure, according to Equirus Capital. Capex doubled between FY2... Read More


SEBI turns bond ratings into a consumer-friendly traffic-light system

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- In a move to make bond investing easier for retail investors, market regulator SEBI has introduced a mandatory Credit Risk-o-Meter for debt securities. Issuers and Online Bond Pl... Read More


Overseas ETFs: Nearly 30% of turnover at inflated prices

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- With Indian equities delivering paltry returns over the past two-and-a-half years, many investors have turned to overseas markets in search of better opportunities. However, this... Read More


Retirement savings with an equity edge

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Retirement funds offered by mutual funds have recently seen a regulatory shake-up. There are 29 such schemes under the solution-oriented category, managing over Rs.33,400 crore. ... Read More


'Parking lot' funds that preserve purchasing power

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- While equity mutual funds are expected to beat inflation over the long term, low-risk investment avenues are seldom assessed on this parameter. Our analysis of debt mutual funds, ... Read More


The new gold economy: untapped wealth fuels credit boom

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- India's gold loan market has entered a new growth phase, with outstanding loans nearly quadrupling to Rs.18.6 trillion in five years, according to Motilal Oswal. Rising gold pri... Read More


The quiet inflation fighters: How debt mutual funds protected purchasing power

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Debt mutual funds are rarely sold as inflation beaters. Yet, over long holding periods, that is largely what they have been. A bl.portfolio analysis of 130 schemes across 11 deb... Read More


Quant-based funds yet to prove their mettle

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Quant-based equity mutual funds use mathematical models and data-driven rules to build portfolios. They occupy a small corner of the Indian mutual fund industry. The category ha... Read More