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India's passive fund boom gets a niche makeover

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Investors hunting low-cost but innovative market bets are fueling a boom in niche passive funds targeting better returns than plain-vanilla alternatives, often alongside indices... Read More


'Inflation and pressure on US cos to invest domestically may keep FII money away'

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- India remains largely insulated from pharma tariffs and H1B visa restrictions, said Seemant Shukla, CEO of Quantum AMC. In an interview with Mint, he said that the bigger risk w... Read More


Why investors are piling into Parag Parikh AMC's unlisted stocks

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services (PPFAS), a boutique asset manager with just six mutual fund schemes, is turning heads-not only among investors in its funds but also amo... Read More


Why investors are piling into Parag Parikh AMC's unlisted stock

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services (PPFAS), a boutique asset manager with just six mutual fund schemes, is turning heads-not only among investors in its funds but also amo... Read More


What's the first test for SIF takeoff-a tough-nut test!

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Mutual funds are rolling out specialized investment funds (SIFs) with a minimum Rs.10 lakh ticket size, but the product faces a distribution hurdle. Only a fraction of India's 1... Read More


Momentum funds are having a moment. But will it last?

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- They were late to the party-but they're catching up fast. Momentum funds, barely four years old in India, have already overtaken older, more established factor strategies. Sinc... Read More


Why stock prices of mutual fund service providers are on a decline

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Stocks of service providers to mutual funds have been under pressure since January, even when mutual fund stocks have fared better. The fall in stock prices is due to falling pr... Read More


Could renewed India-US trade talks fuel the next market rally?

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- India's benchmark index, the Nifty 50 index, could be inching towards its high of 25,669 seen on 30 June, as fresh momentum builds around GST cuts, falling interest rates, and r... Read More


Debt MFs see outflows in August as investors stay cautious after GST cuts

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Even after a month of strong inflows, debt mutual funds witnessed outflows in August, triggered by concerns over a potential goods and services tax (GST) cut announced on Indepe... Read More


The long and short of it-tax sops help long-short funds bloom in GIFT City

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Long-short funds, which aim to profit in both rising and falling markets, have found a fresh momentum in GIFT City, India offshore financial hub. Stifled by high taxes at home, f... Read More