| Retail investors flee equity funds, lap up debt funds |
| 09:01 May 05,2013 |
| More than 6.50 lakh new retail folios were added in debt funds in FY 2012-13. |
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| RBI cuts repo and reverse repo rate by 25 basis points. What should you tell your clients? |
| 07:01 May 03,2013 |
| Fund managers recommend investing in short term and dynamic bond funds for investment horizon of less than a year and long duration gilt funds for up to three years exposure. |
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| Fund houses want the ‘new cadre of distributors’ to sell more product categories |
| 09:48 Apr 26,2013 |
| Fund houses want liquid, MIPs and money market funds to be allowed to be sold through the new cadre of distributors. |
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| Debt funds the only saving grace for MF industry in FY 2012-13 |
| 09:33 Apr 15,2013 |
| MF industry gains Rs 1.14 lakh crore assets in FY 12-13, mainly in debt funds. |
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| RBI cuts repo rate. What should you tell your investors? |
| 04:37 Mar 19,2013 |
| Fund managers recommend actively managed duration funds to investors with a time horizon of 12-18 months. |
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| Investors could earn 80 basis points less due to hike in DDT in debt funds |
| 09:48 Mar 01,2013 |
| Debt funds to pay dividend distribution tax of 25% up from 12.5% from June 1. |
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| MF industry AUM crosses Rs 8 lakh crore, up 9 percent in January |
| 12:27 Feb 10,2013 |
| Industry’s assets went up to Rs 8.26 lakh crore in January, up 9% from Rs 7.59 lakh crore in December helped by robust inflows in liquid and income schemes. |
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| MF industry loses more than 30 lakh equity folios between April-November 2012 |
| 12:09 Dec 21,2012 |
| Of this, the industry lost more than 24 lakh folios from equity and balanced funds in the last eight months, shows the latest SEBI data. |
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| Advisors find liquid funds an ideal entry point for first time MF investors |
| 12:15 Oct 25,2012 |
| Retail and HNI folios in liquid funds witness an increase, shows AMFI data |
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| Equity funds see Rs 2096 crore net outflow in August |
| 10:52 Sep 12,2012 |
| Equity funds see consecutive net outflow for the third time since June |
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| Six out of the top ten AMCs register a growth in profits in FY12 |
| 09:40 Sep 11,2012 |
| The top nine fund houses recorded a combined net profit of Rs 979 crore as against Rs 931 crore the previous year. |
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| MFs see an opportunity in tapping Sahara refund money but challenges abound |
| 09:14 Sep 05,2012 |
| Ravi Samalad speaks to fund house officials and distributors and finds that they are working on a strategy. |
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| AMCs make a beeline for Interval Debt Funds |
| 10:08 Aug 29,2012 |
| The product combines the advantages of an FMP with a window for subscription and redemption. |
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| MF industry records 86 percent jump in debt folios since 2008 |
| 01:43 Aug 16,2012 |
| Retail investors share in debt assets has been rising steadily over the last three years. |
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| 7 lakh equity folios close, mainly due to scheme mergers and de-duplication |
| 06:46 Jul 18,2012 |
| Scheme mergers, de-duplication of folios to identify unique investors have led to an overall drop of close to five lakh folios in the last three months. |
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| Industry AUM up 4% in last quarter, most AMCs register growth |
| 02:10 Jul 04,2012 |
| 29 AMCs registered a growth in their assets, industry AUM goes up to Rs 6.92 lakh crore in June. |
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| What do advisors feel about the current market scenario? |
| 07:11 Jun 13,2012 |
| GDP is down, the EU is tottering, India faces a ratings downgrade and a rate cut may be on the cards. Cafemutual spoke to a few advisors to find out the course of action they are advocating. |
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| IIFL launches IIFL Dividend Opportunities Fund |
| 09:40 Jun 06,2012 |
| The NFO opens on June 06 and closes on June 19, 2012 |
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| DSP BlackRock pays over Rs 100 crore in commissions to distributors in FY12 |
| 11:14 May 14,2012 |
| Total commission paid by AMC dropped marginally in FY 2011-12 compared to the previous fiscal. The AMC reported less decline in equity assets compared to most of its peers. |
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| IFAs request SEBI to bring in variable load |
| 03:46 May 03,2012 |
| IFA associations IFA Galaxy and FIFA met SEBI today to submit their suggestions for increasing MF penetration in the hinterland. |
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| Debt funds gain even as 15.76 lakh retail equity folios close in FY 2012 |
| 05:28 Apr 26,2012 |
| Folios of retail investors in debt funds have gone up by 5.71 lakh in the previous fiscal. The industry saw Rs 8,770 crore dip in retail AUM from equity funds. |
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| RBI slashes policy rates: What should you tell your investors? |
| 04:19 Apr 17,2012 |
| Read on to find what a few leading IFAs are recommending. |
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| These seven AMCs scored big in FY12 |
| 02:24 Apr 15,2012 |
| Surprisingly, five out of the seven AMCs which recorded the largest positive AUM growth were mid-sized fund houses. |
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| HDFC retains its top position, industry AUM is 6.64 lakh crore |
| 04:45 Apr 03,2012 |
| 29 AMCs lose Rs. 23,335 crore in Jan-March quarter while 15 AMCs add Rs. 6451crore to their kitty. |
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| New FMPs to disclose sector exclusion list |
| 07:27 Feb 13,2012 |
| AMCs must declare the sectors they will avoid investing in for new FMPs. |
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| IDBI AMC unveils an all-season IDBI Dynamic Bond Fund |
| 06:06 Jan 30,2012 |
| The fund is meant to be an all-season fund, seeking to optimize returns from interest rate movements. |
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| Setting its own course – DSP BlackRock |
| 10:29 Jan 15,2012 |
| A steady performer with a clean image, the DSP BlackRock AMC has become a fund house to be reckoned with |
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| What are the MF industry honchos doing in volatile markets? |
| 05:17 Jan 11,2012 |
| As the bearish mood persists in the markets, Pallabika Ganguly spoke to some of the eminent officials in the industry to find out how they are handling their personal finances. |
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| Franklin Templeton and DSP BlackRock buck the losing trend |
| 11:05 Jan 05,2012 |
| While the top 10 AMCs together lost Rs. 38,475 crore, Franklin Templeton and DSP BlackRock recorded an AUM growth of 4% and 2%, respectively, in the October-December quarter. |
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| Capital protection funds are the flavor of the season |
| 05:38 Dec 09,2011 |
| In the current market conditions, IFAs feel it as a good investment product |
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| AMCs to focus on longer tenure FMPs once rate cuts begin |
| 09:36 Dec 08,2011 |
| Fund houses are looking for cues from RBI on interest rate cuts |
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| Debt schemes add 3.83 lakh folios |
| 09:13 Oct 13,2011 |
| Gold ETFs add more than one lakh folios as the rush of new gold funds continue |
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| Capital protection funds flood the MF market |
| 04:43 Sep 20,2011 |
| AMCs looking at launching capital protection oriented funds |
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| Equity funds see Rs 1942 crore net inflow in August |
| 09:40 Sep 09,2011 |
| Investors have taken benefit of the market dip in August by investing in equity mutual funds |
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| US downgrade leads to a fall in Indian markets; what’s ahead for the markets and your investors |
| 11:47 Aug 09,2011 |
| Following the US sovereign rating downgrade by Standard & Poor’s, Indian markets tumbled during the day. Cafemutual spoke to mutual fund experts to get clarity on what lies ahead. Read on… |
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| The new flavor is short term debt funds |
| 04:07 Jul 27,2011 |
| The new flavor is short term debt funds |
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| MF industry grows 6% in April - June 2011 |
| 04:00 Jul 04,2011 |
| Industry AUM goes up despite a fall in markets in the first quarter of 2011-12 |
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| IFAs shun ‘structured products’ |
| 06:06 Jun 08,2011 |
| Structure products are back in the market under various labels names; IFAs skeptical about such products |
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| MF investor complaints drop in 2011 |
| 11:07 Jun 08,2011 |
| The number of investor grievances drop significantly in 2011 compared to last year on account of low transaction volumes and fewer NFOs |
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| MIPs loose sheen as FMPs turn attractive |
| 06:15 Apr 29,2011 |
| Fund houses witness redemption due to tepid performance by MIPs |
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| MF industry loses more than 7.29 lakh folios in FY11 |
| 12:32 Apr 25,2011 |
| Retail investors move to debt funds which see 7.35 lakh folio additions in FY11 |
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| Short term and regular saving plans look more attractive |
| 06:29 Mar 18,2011 |
| One year investment horizon in debt funds will help to lock in good returns says Chaitanya Pande - Head Fixed Income, ICICI Prudential MF |
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| ‘It’s important to get long term investors rather than just putting the money across and buying assets’ |
| 09:36 Mar 18,2011 |
| Ashu Suyash, Managing Director & Country Head, Fidelity MF says that the FMPs may not sustain the growth rate once DTC kicks in |
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| Fund houses find solace in fixed maturity plans |
| 12:43 Mar 07,2011 |
| As many as 93 FMPs have been launched by AMCs since January 2011 to cash in on the high yields from bank CDs as equity markets remain volatile |
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| 2011 to be turning point for IFAs |
| 11:11 Jan 05,2011 |
| The business of mutual fund distribution could see a phase of consolidation in 2011 after being in a state of change for more than a year |
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| November was a better month for MFs |
| 10:22 Dec 08,2010 |
| The assets under management of the mutual fund industry witnessed a marginal increase of 2.43 per cent to Rs. 6,65,286 crore |
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| The business of FMPs |
| 05:37 Jan 01,1900 |
| Why some fund houses don’t launch FMPs? |
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| NFO mobilisations reduced to a trickle since 2010 |
| 09:29 Mar 15,2013 |
| Since 2010, 48 equity fund NFOs collect Rs 3596 crore |
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| Customers are attracted to big AMCs: Nilesh Sathe |
| 09:39 Mar 07,2013 |
| LIC Nomura Mutual Fund is making a comeback. After losing assets in its debt funds, the AMC is getting its act together and aims to reach Rs 10,000 crore by March end. Nilesh Sathe, Director & CEO, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund talks to Cafemutual about his roadmap for the fund house. |
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| Income funds will continue to attract investors in 2013: Raju Sharma, Indiabulls AMC |
| 09:34 Feb 13,2013 |
| Raju Sharma, Head - Fixed Income, Indiabulls Mutual Fund says that investors should invest in long term FMPs to get better post tax returns. |
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| Tax efficiency will continue to make FMPs attractive for investors: Amit Tripathi |
| 05:23 Feb 07,2013 |
| Amit Tripathi, Head – Fixed Income, Reliance Mutual Fund says that risk-averse investors should invest in dynamic bond funds in a declining interest rate scenario. |
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| Adapting to change has been our hallmark: Deepak Chatterjee, SBI MF |
| 11:55 Jun 29,2012 |
| SBI MF completes 25 years of operations in the Indian mutual fund industry today. Despite private sector AMCs’ aggressive entry, SBI MF is in the coveted top 10 AMC space. |
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| Keep it simple and invest in high quality: Dhawal Dalal, DSP BlackRock |
| 12:23 Jun 22,2012 |
| Dhawal Dalal, Head–Fixed Income at DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt Ltd says that advisors and investors need to focus on high quality and keep things simple for success in debt investments. |
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| No business can grow without compensating distributors: Waqar Naqvi, Taurus MF |
| 02:18 May 18,2012 |
| Taurus MF added Rs 1,184 crore of assets last year at a time when many AMCs lost ground... |
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| ‘We will come out with path-breaking solutions and programs for IFAs’ (Part 2) |
| 02:27 Feb 28,2012 |
| In Part II of his interview, Akshay Gupta, MD & CEO of Peerless Mutual Fund, shares his distribution and product strategy. |
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| FMPs: Thin margins, high volumes |
| 01:15 Jan 22,2012 |
| Despite thin margins, FMPs have ruled the roost in 2011 with the top 10 AMCs managing around Rs. 90,000 crore. |
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| ‘Debt funds ought to be a part of every investor’s portfolio’ |
| 10:35 Dec 14,2011 |
| Killol Pandya, Head- Fixed Income at Daiwa AMC explains what debt products you should recommend your investors in the current interest rate scenario |
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| ‘We want to broad base our distribution’ says Rajan Krishnan |
| 02:42 Jul 28,2011 |
| Rajan Krishnan, Managing Director, Baroda Pioneer MF and one of the most experienced mutual fund professionals talks to Cafemutual about his plans for the fund house and the current state of the fund industry |
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| MF industry loses more than 7.29 lakh folios in FY11 |
| 10:35 Apr 25,2011 |
| Retail investors move to debt funds which see 7.35 lakh folio additions in FY11 |
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| Now is the time to think short term! |
| 02:45 Mar 18,2011 |
| Rate hike makes short term lucrative, says Suyash Choudhary, Head- fixed income IDFC MF |
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| ‘FMPs are a good bet for short term’ |
| 07:43 Mar 14,2011 |
| Investors with one year horizon should consider income funds and FMPs for a short term says Ganti Murthy Head fixed income, Peerless Mutual Fund |
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| Edelweiss MF’s spotlight is on volatility control products |
| 12:20 Mar 07,2011 |
| Edelweiss Mutual Fund has now got down to hard selling its flagship product, Edelweiss Absolute Return Fund |
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| FMPs attracting lot of retail investors |
| 03:29 Jan 01,1900 |
| Retail investors get attracted to FMPs as interest rates rise and equity markets turn volatile; FMP collections in 2010 crossed Rs 72,601 crore, up from Rs 10,502 a year ago |
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| Bond issues gain acceptance among both advisors and clients |
| 07:50 Sep 06,2012 |
| With their fixed returns, the bond issues remain an attractive option for both advisors and investors, finds Ravi Samalad |
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| Sougata Mitra turned an adversity to an opportunity |
| 12:20 Aug 10,2012 |
| By educating and providing value added services to his clients, Sougata was able to turn disgruntled clients into informed and happy investors. |
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| Use liquid funds as a floating rate tool |
| 12:25 Feb 04,2011 |
| Funds that have high credit exposure at the short end of the curve are best avoided as the credit yield curve is likely to see a parallel shift upwards from current levels |
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