| Gold ETF trading picks up on bourses during Akshaya Tritiya |
| 08:12 May 14,2013 |
| Trading volumes on NSE and BSE increase on AkshayaTritiya compared to last year. |
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| Gold prices have plummeted 20 percent. What should advisors tell their clients? |
| 05:48 Apr 16,2013 |
| Fund managers say that there is nothing wrong with gold fundamentallyand the fall in gold prices is due to technical reasons. They advise investors to take this opportunity to invest in gold in a staggered manner. |
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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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| UTI- Wealth Builder Fund-Series II declares dividend of 8percent |
| 10:05 Mar 18,2013 |
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| MF distributors not keen to take up stock exchange membership |
| 10:44 Mar 03,2013 |
| Distributors are looking forward to MF Utility platform. |
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| SEBI allows Gold ETFs to invest in gold deposit schemes of banks |
| 09:12 Feb 17,2013 |
| Total investment in gold deposit scheme cannot exceed 20% of total AUM of the Gold ETF scheme. |
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| Equity mutual fund folio closures accelerate in December |
| 09:19 Feb 03,2013 |
| The industry saw more than 36 lakh folios dip in equity mutual funds while debt funds added 7.31 lakh folios from April 2012 to December 2012. |
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| Gold ETFs to be allowed to park 20 percent in banks |
| 11:17 Jan 23,2013 |
| According to fund managers, linking Gold ETFs with deposit schemes may not make any significant difference as the interest offered by banks on gold deposits is low. |
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| Optimistically Speaking |
| 09:23 Jan 02,2013 |
| Rajan Krishnan, an industry veteran feels that the industry has a lot to look forward to! |
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| Reliance MF betting big on ETFs |
| 02:24 Nov 30,2012 |
| Reliance has filed offer documents with SEBI for launching three ETFs |
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| ‘Passive’ managers line up active funds |
| 05:21 Nov 14,2012 |
| While Goldman Sachs and IDBI have launched their actively managed products, Motilal Oswal too has filed its first offer document for an actively managed equity fund. |
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| Gold ETF trading volumes zooms on exchanges during Dhanteras |
| 03:30 Nov 12,2012 |
| NSE saw trading worth Rs 1337 crore while BSE records Rs 894 crore on Dhanteras. |
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| BSE STAR MF to keep special trading session for Gold ETFs on Dhanteras |
| 04:09 Nov 06,2012 |
| Investors can trade in 14 Gold ETFs from 11 am to 3.30 pm |
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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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| Market rally spurs investors’ exit, Rs 3306 crore net outflow recorded in equity funds |
| 08:06 Oct 05,2012 |
| Barring gilt, gold ETFs and other ETFs, all other categories recorded redemptions, shows AMFI data for September |
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| MF industry sees 15 lakh equity folios dip since March 2012 |
| 09:29 Sep 21,2012 |
| Folio consolidation and redemptions from equity funds have led to the closure of 49.82 lakh equity folios since March 2010 |
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| Retail investors share in the MF pie grows |
| 03:31 Sep 10,2012 |
| SEBI data shows that net assets of retail investors went up to 48% in FY12 compared to 23% in the previous year. |
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| Profit booking continues, equity mutual funds record Rs 804 crore net outflow in July |
| 07:23 Aug 10,2012 |
| The industry’s assets under management rose 6 % from Rs 6.88 lakh crore in June to Rs 7.30 lakh crore in July helped by inflows in income and liquid schemes. |
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| IDBI MF unveils IDBI Gold Fund |
| 10:40 Jul 25,2012 |
| The NFO opens on 25 July and closes on 8th August |
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| MF industry AUM drops by a marginal 1%; outflows from Gold ETFs continue |
| 08:23 Jul 08,2012 |
| Latest AMFI monthly AUM data shows Gold ETFs have seen second consecutive outflow in June to the tune of Rs 227 crore |
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| Declaration of dividend under Kotak Mahindra MF Multi Asset Allocation Fund |
| 10:14 Jun 18,2012 |
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| Equity funds lose close to five lakh folios |
| 01:29 Jun 18,2012 |
| Overall, the industry registered a dip of more than three lakh folios. |
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| Equity funds record inflows of Rs 506 crore in May after four months of net redemptions |
| 05:52 Jun 08,2012 |
| Gold ETFs, which have been seeing continuous inflows since December 2011, witnessed Rs 41 crore of net outflows last month. |
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| MF industry AUM up 16% in April due to robust liquid fund inflows |
| 11:16 May 12,2012 |
| Gold ETF asset base crosses Rs 10,000 crore; equity asset base drops marginally |
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| Fund houses diversify offerings, line up asset allocation funds |
| 03:17 May 11,2012 |
| Many AMCs are planning to launch funds which invest in a combination of two or three asset classes like debt, equity and gold ETFs, to tide over the uncertain market. |
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| HNIs and retail investors turn to gold ETFs |
| 05:33 Apr 26,2012 |
| Retail folios in gold ETFs increase by 1.73 lakh while HNI folios shoot up by 3,853 in FY12. Total folios in gold ETFs rise to 4.59 lakh from 2.86 lakh a year ago. |
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| Gold ETFs sparkle during Akshaya Tritiya |
| 07:06 Apr 25,2012 |
| Average ticket size drops, but sales of paper gold remain healthy compared to physical sales of the yellow metal. |
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| Akshaya Tritiya: Trading hours extended for gold ETFs; charges waived |
| 11:18 Apr 24,2012 |
| The NSE and BSE have extended the trading session and waived all transaction charges for paper gold on this auspicious occasion. |
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| Indiabulls Mutual Fund files offer document for Indiabulls MIP Gold Plus |
| 02:45 Apr 24,2012 |
| This open-ended income scheme will invest in fixed income securities, gold ETFs, equity and equity related securities. |
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| Distributors bank on Akshaya Tritiya as Gold ETFs glitter |
| 06:18 Apr 19,2012 |
| Advisors are expecting high demand for paper gold from investors during the auspicious occasion. |
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| Taurus Mutual Fund files offer document for its Twin Advantage Fund |
| 04:56 Mar 30,2012 |
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| Gold ETFs and FOFs to become expensive |
| 01:02 Mar 27,2012 |
| New investors have to pay 2% extra to invest in virtual gold. |
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| Impact of budget on equity, gold and debt market: Quantum MF |
| 10:53 Mar 21,2012 |
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| As markets rise, investors book profits, causing net outflows in equity funds |
| 03:47 Mar 13,2012 |
| The AUM of equity schemes increased by 3% to Rs. 1.61 lakh crore in February from Rs. 1.56 lakh crore in January helped by a 3% spurt in BSE Sensex in February. |
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| SBI Mutual Fund files offer document for open ended hybridEDGE Fund |
| 04:35 Feb 29,2012 |
| The fund will invest 32% in equity including equity ETFs, 36% in debt instruments and money market instruments and 32% in gold ETFs. |
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| Axis Mutual Fund plans to launch Axis Life Plan |
| 01:40 Jan 17,2012 |
| Mumbai: Axis Mutual Fund has filed an offer document with SEBI to launch its open ended fund of fund scheme- Axis Life Plan. |
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| Morgan Stanley MF launches multi asset fund |
| 05:39 Jan 16,2012 |
| Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund announced the launch of its open-ended Morgan Stanley multi asset fund which opens for subscription on January 17 and closes – January 31. |
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| Equity funds record Rs. 360 crore net inflows in Dec 2011 even as the Sensex fell by 6% |
| 04:36 Jan 12,2012 |
| MF Industry AUM drops 10% largely due to redemptions in liquid funds. |
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| We need to build the knowledge levels of the existing IFA: Sundeep Sikka |
| 09:05 Dec 29,2011 |
| Sundeep Sikka, CEO, Reliance Mutual Fund feels that the industry should focus on enhancing the capabilities of existing IFAs to bring in more investors into the fold. |
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| Canara Robeco stops commission to curb inflows in InDiGo Fund |
| 04:43 Dec 16,2011 |
| The fund house has stopped upfront and trail commission for fresh inflows in its open ended debt fund Indigo Fund |
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| MF industry AUM up 8% in October at Rs. 6.95 lakh crore |
| 11:29 Nov 12,2011 |
| The inflows in equity funds dropped in October to Rs. 181 crore |
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| IDBI MF launches gold ETF |
| 02:59 Oct 20,2011 |
| IDBI MF launches gold ETF |
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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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| MF industry AUM dips 8% in September 2011 |
| 09:20 Oct 12,2011 |
| Equity funds record inflows of Rs. 1401 crore; gold ETFs continue to glitter |
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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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| Yellow metal ETFs glitter in August even as other asset classes tumble |
| 10:34 Sep 07,2011 |
| August 2011 sees gold ETFs in India record their highest ever monthly average return. Gold will continue to be a ‘safe haven’ in this global economic chaos |
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| Baroda Pioneer MF plans to launch Gold & Mining Fund |
| 12:04 Sep 03,2011 |
| The fund house has filed offer document with SEBI to launch its Baroda Pioneer Global Equity - Gold & Mining Fund and Baroda Pioneer Gold Fund |
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| Gold ETFs expected to gain further momentum |
| 10:33 Aug 30,2011 |
| Gold ETFs have gained momentum only over the past two years. With investors getting comfortable owning gold in paper format, the Gold ETF category will grow bigger |
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| CRISIL Gold Index launched |
| 05:39 Aug 29,2011 |
| The index will serve as an independent and common benchmark for evaluating the performance of Gold ETFs |
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| MF industry grows 8 percent in July: AMFI |
| 05:48 Aug 10,2011 |
| The total AUM of the industry saw a spike largely due to inflows in income and liquid funds |
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| Gold ETFs and fund of funds gaining popularity |
| 05:35 Aug 03,2011 |
| In the last six months, the AUM in gold ETFs has increased by Rs 1987 crore |
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| ETFs and Gold ETFs in demand |
| 04:50 May 11,2011 |
| Equity Funds net inflows goes down |
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| Axis MF to launch gold fund of fund |
| 11:52 May 11,2011 |
| The fund house will file offer document with SEBI to launch a gold fund which will invest in its Axis Gold ETF |
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| Gold ETF turnover touches Rs 480 crore |
| 10:59 May 09,2011 |
| The auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya saw trading volumes spurt on both the exchanges |
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| Equity funds record Rs 1,365 crore redemptions in April |
| 04:11 May 06,2011 |
| The assets under management increased 33 percent to Rs 7.85 lakh crore from Rs 5.92 lakh crore in March 2011 largely due to liquid and income funds inflows |
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| Sundaram unveils Sundaram Equity Plus Fund |
| 11:16 May 04,2011 |
| The scheme will invest 65 per cent in equity and up to 35 per cent in gold ETFs which have a sizeable AUM |
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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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| More gold funds in the pipeline |
| 06:14 Apr 22,2011 |
| Even as the NFO of Birla Gold ETF opens on April 25, Axis and Religare file offer documents with SEBI to launch gold fund of funds |
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| Bank & FMCG funds outshine diversified funds in FY11 |
| 11:58 Apr 21,2011 |
| Large cap and diversified schemes lag behind in FY11, high exposure to mid cap stocks by ELSS put them in a spot |
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| Banks & companies pull out money from income and liquid funds |
| 12:30 Apr 09,2011 |
| Equity schemes too record net outflows of Rs 124 crore in the month of March 2011 |
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| Kotak launches Kotak Gold Fund |
| 12:10 Mar 03,2011 |
| Kotak Mutual Fund is the latest fund house to launch a gold fund of fund called Kotak Gold Fund, an open ended scheme |
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| Now, take baby steps in gold ETF |
| 07:30 Feb 17,2011 |
| Reliance Mutual Fund has launched a first of its kind gold savings fund which allows investors to invest as little as Rs 100 through SIP without having to open a demat account |
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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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| ETFs have a long way to go |
| 05:16 Oct 28,2010 |
| Lower commissions, inadequate hedging options and lack of Authorised Participant interest remain areas on concern, finds team Cafemutual |
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| Global funds yet to catch advisors fancy – Part I |
| 07:56 Jan 20,2013 |
| A number of AMCs are planning to launch overseas fund of funds despite low interest from retail investors. |
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| Mid Cap Funds stood out in 2012: Morningstar |
| 01:43 Jan 08,2013 |
| 60% of diversified equity funds underperformed BSE 100 index over a one year period but over three and five year timeframe these funds did much better. |
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| ‘Investors should have 30 percent exposure in passive funds’ |
| 09:34 Nov 26,2012 |
| Manish Bandi, Vice President, Fund Manager at India Infoline AMC makes a case for passive investing. |
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| Fund houses find gold fund-of-funds route ideal to attract retail investors |
| 04:56 Jun 07,2012 |
| Fund houses are pushing gold fund-of-funds to attract retail investors because of the constraints in investing in gold ETFs via demat accounts. |
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| The advisor has to have the final say on asset allocation: Nitin Rakesh, Motilal Oswal AMC |
| 10:12 May 24,2012 |
| Nitin Rakesh, Managing Director & CEO of Motilal Oswal AMC, says that his firm will guide advisors on how to create portfolios using ETFs. |
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| “We encourage IFAs to join our platform”- V.Balasubramaniam, BSE |
| 10:12 Nov 28,2011 |
| Ravi Samalad meets V.Balasubramaniam, Chief Business Officer, BSE to find out what BSE StAR Platform has to offer to mutual fund distributors |
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| Gold ETFs rake in the moolah, shows AMFI data |
| 11:20 Jul 09,2011 |
| Gold ETFs, equity and income fund NFOs do well, shows AMFI data |
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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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| Marketing Child Plans is no child’s play for fund houses |
| 02:22 Mar 28,2011 |
| Lackluster performance of child schemes by mutual funds and aggressive push from insurance child plans are responsible for the slow take off of schemes targeted at children by mutual fund houses |
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| MFs rush to launch gold funds to catch retail investors |
| 02:57 Mar 03,2011 |
| UTI MF is set to launch its UTI Master Gold Fund while Benchmark MF has filed an offer document to launch its gold fund of fund |
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