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Small-cap funds see better score on liquidity stress-test. What does it mean?

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Small-cap mutual funds now need less time to sell their holdings in a stress scenario, even as the money they manage has grown by about 30% this year. As of September, the averag... Read More


How you can gift stocks, mutual funds this festive season

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- With the festive season upon us around the corner, many people are looking for meaningful gifts for family and friends. One option is to gift financial assets such as shares, exc... Read More


Should you invest in contra funds?

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Fund houses are launching contra funds as several sectors face disruption amid global uncertainty. Bandhan Asset Management Company, ICICI Prudential AMC and Motilal Oswal AMC ha... Read More


Bond laddering: a simple way to manage interest-rate risk

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- When you invest a large sum in bonds or fixed deposits (FDs), you have to pick a tenure. Lock in for five years and you may miss out if rates rise later. Stay short and you may ha... Read More


Nifty 50 correction: why fund managers see more value in large caps now

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- If you are a new investor and have stayed invested in equities over the past two years, you may have little to show for it. The Nifty 50 is down about 13% over this period and is ... Read More


ICICI Pru AMC's S Naren on contrarian investing, AI risks and navigating a volatile market

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- With stock markets going through a difficult phase amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, rising crude oil prices and the 10-year US Treasury yield at multi-year highs, S Naren, exec... Read More


How hybrid long-short SIFs differ in their strategies

Mumbai, Sept. 29 -- Specialized investment funds (SIFs), a new category launched by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), are designed to allow investors to gain exposure to long-short st... Read More


Small-cap funds draw record Rs.7,973 crore. But volatility remains the catch

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Investors poured a record Rs.7,973 crore into small-cap mutual funds in August 2026, the highest monthly inflow into the category since the category-wise split was disclosed by ... Read More


US Fed rate hike: where are risks and opportunities for debt mutual fund investors ?

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The US Federal Reserve delivered a 25-basis-point rate hike on 16 September. The US 10-year Treasury yield touched about 5.02% that day-its highest in at least a year. The yield... Read More


Are we grinding through a tough time correction?

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- There are two different ways in which market corrections can emerge. One is a price correction, where you see a sharp drop in price, and the other is a time correction, where yo... Read More