| 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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| Make volatility your friend: S Naganath, DSP BlackRock Investment Managers |
| 11:28 Apr 30,2013 |
| Key takeaways from S Naganath's speech at the Winvestor event in Mumbai on April 26, 2013. |
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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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| RBI might scan sale of insurance policies by banks |
| 06:00 Mar 18,2013 |
| The banking regulator might be discussing this issue in the forthcoming meeting. |
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| Equity redemptions slow down as markets slide |
| 05:05 Mar 13,2013 |
| Equity mutual fund redemptions decelerate in February as S&P BSE Sensex dips more than 1000 points. |
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| Insurers can grant health insurance up to 65 years |
| 09:35 Mar 07,2013 |
| Renewal of health policies cannot be denied on the ground of age. |
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| What fund managers have to say about RBI’s policy stance? |
| 09:14 Feb 03,2013 |
| Dhawal Dalal and Santosh Kamat share their views on the recent RBI policy action and their outlook on debt markets. |
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| RBI cuts repo rate, what should you tell your investors? |
| 05:29 Jan 29,2013 |
| Advisors can recommend long tenured bond funds and dynamic bond funds to capitalize on the rate cut. |
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| AMCs line up gilt funds ahead of rate cut expectations from RBI |
| 11:54 Jan 24,2013 |
| The assets under management in gilt funds almost doubled from Rs 3442 crore in April 2012 to Rs 6500 crore in 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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| Investors cash out of equity funds as markets zoom up |
| 11:23 Jan 10,2013 |
| Investors pull out Rs 10816 crore from equity funds from April to December, shows the latest AMFI data. |
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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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| Indiabulls launches Gilt Fund |
| 07:49 Dec 31,2012 |
| The new fund offer closes for subscription on January 11 and re-opens on January 25, 2013. |
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| Fund managers remain bullish on bond funds |
| 10:34 Dec 19,2012 |
| Bond and gilt funds offer a good investment opportunity for over the medium term, say Fund Managers. |
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| Arvind Sethi appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Tata MF |
| 10:18 Dec 11,2012 |
| Arvind Sethi was an Independent Director on the Board of Tata AMC |
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| Birla, ICICI Pru and Reliance join the race to launch Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) |
| 03:52 Nov 14,2012 |
| Fund houses rush to launch Infrastructure Debt Funds. |
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| RBI credit policy & its implications – DSP BlackRock perspective |
| 07:09 Oct 30,2012 |
| DSP BlackRock’s views on the implications of CRR cut by RBI on the fixed income market |
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| Government Bonds - Time to Invest is Now |
| 12:11 Oct 29,2012 |
| Dhawal Dalal, EVP, Head - Fixed Income, DSP BlackRock makes a strong case for investing in government bonds for a time horizon of three to six months. |
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| FSLRC proposes single regulator for all financial services |
| 11:44 Oct 05,2012 |
| A unified regulator will cover mutual funds, insurance, pension and the commodities markets. |
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| Government bonds offer excellent value - Dhawal Dalal, DSP BlackRock |
| 06:34 Sep 26,2012 |
| Dhawal Dalal EVP, Head - Fixed Income, DSP BlackRock makes a strong case for investing in government bonds for a time horizon of three to six months. |
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| Prefer companies with stable earnings, even if expensive – Anoop Bhaskar, UTI Mutual Fund |
| 07:32 Sep 25,2012 |
| Anoop Bhaskar, Head-Equity, UTI Mutual Fund gives his perspective on the valuations of Indian markets. |
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| Gilt funds best performers across categories: CRISIL |
| 11:37 Aug 04,2012 |
| Despite better performance, uncertainty over the pace of rate cuts has led to a drop in assets in gilt funds. |
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| RBI keeps policy rate unchanged, what should you tell your clients? |
| 06:45 Jul 31,2012 |
| Experts say that bond yields could head higher and recommend investors to look at short-term funds with higher credit quality. |
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| MF industry feels relaxed QFI norms for debt funds will have little impact |
| 10:41 Jul 20,2012 |
| QFIs can invest $1 billion without any lock-in period. |
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| Rush of Infrastructure Debt Funds by MFs |
| 06:21 Jul 16,2012 |
| After SBI, Reliance MF files offer document to launch its Reliance Infrastructure Debt Fund. |
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| Commissions to distributors remain same for most top AMCs in FY 2012 |
| 12:06 Jul 07,2012 |
| HDFC Mutual Fund paid the largest commission at Rs. 304 crore followed by Reliance which paid Rs. 270 crore. |
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| RBI allows QFIs to invest in Infrastructure funds, slashes lock-in period to one year |
| 10:47 Jun 27,2012 |
| The central bank has also raised FII investment in government securities with immediate effect by $5 billion to $20 billion. |
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| Current economic uncertainty is an excellent buying opportunity: Navneet Munot, CIO, SBI MF |
| 11:37 May 16,2012 |
| Striking a positive note Navneet Munot says India’s growth story is intact and investors should ignore doomsday predictions. |
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| Client education is the key to success, says Sajal Roy |
| 11:36 May 08,2012 |
| Sajal Roy from Anjali Investment ensures that his clients are in touch with the latest developments in the financial world. |
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| Axis AMC-Schroders deal may be announced soon |
| 04:27 Apr 27,2012 |
| Due to tepid markets, valuations have become attractive for foreign investors looking to gain a foothold in the Indian MF industry. |
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| IDBI Mutual Fund files offer document for IDBI Gilt Fund |
| 02:47 Apr 24,2012 |
| This offering is an open-ended dedicated gilt scheme, which seeks to invest in a diversified basket of government securities. |
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| IDBI Mutual Fund files offer document for IDBI Gilt Fund |
| 02:43 Apr 17,2012 |
| This offering is an open-ended dedicated gilt scheme, which seeks to invest in a diversified basket of government securities. |
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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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| Impact of budget on equity, gold and debt market: Quantum MF |
| 10:53 Mar 21,2012 |
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| The budget is anti-inflationary and seems more realistic: Sandesh Kirkire |
| 05:47 Mar 20,2012 |
| Sandesh Kirkire, CEO, Kotak Mutual Fund says that the future direction for both the equity and the debt market would be driven by a combination of domestic factors like corporate performance and government finances, and global factors affecting the liquidity. |
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| RBI keeps policy rates unchanged; experts favor short term funds |
| 06:49 Mar 15,2012 |
| Fund managers say that short term funds like liquid, ultra short term and short term income category are likely to find traction. |
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| Budget expectations from MF officials |
| 03:28 Mar 14,2012 |
| Arindam Ghosh, CEO, Mirae Asset Global Investments says that the budget should grant equity status to international funds with over 65% exposure outside India. This according to him will be a definitive step to persuade Indian investors to take exposure to other financial markets through the mutual fund route. |
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| RBI’s CRR cut pepped up the market last week |
| 02:20 Jan 28,2012 |
| With Fitch downgrading the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain, Swapnil Suvarna advices caution as any negativity from the euro-zone will weigh on market sentiment. |
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| Dhawal Dalal: Time to invest? |
| 02:18 Jan 27,2012 |
| Govt Bond prices rallied sharply after the Reserve Bank of India cut the Cash Reserve Ratio from 6% to 5.50%, effective January 28, 2012, thereby releasing around Rs. 32,000 crore in systemic liquidity. |
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| RBI surprises with a CRR cut |
| 12:56 Jan 25,2012 |
| RBI’s surprise move will infuse Rs. 320 billion into the banking system to ease the liquidity pressure faced by banks. The central bank has revised the GDP growth for 2011-12 downwards to 7 percent and cautioned that slippage in the fiscal deficit is a threat to the economy. |
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| What successful IFAs are doing with their money – Part III |
| 11:37 Jan 25,2012 |
| The third in the series of articles, where Cafemutual speaks to successful IFAs to find out how they are managing their personal finances in these volatile times. |
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| Domestic markets look forward to RBI’s Policy Review |
| 12:06 Jan 23,2012 |
| Swapnil Suvarna expects the RBI policy review, quarterly corporate results and institutional investors to influence the market this week. |
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| Q3 2011 earnings will set the tone for domestic markets |
| 12:43 Jan 09,2012 |
| Swapnil Suvarna expects the market mood to remain sluggish in the weeks ahead. He feels that the domestic and US Q3 2011 corporate earnings due to be announced this week alongwith positive developments in the euro-zone will set the tone for the domestic markets. |
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| Income Funds win performance test in 2011! |
| 07:53 Dec 29,2011 |
| As the year 2011 comes to an end, income funds have emerged as major gainers due to declining bond yields while weak equity markets led to a plunge in the returns of equity funds. |
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| Weakness in domestic market persists |
| 11:43 Dec 17,2011 |
| Deteriorating Indian rupee and persistent signs of slowdown in the domestic economy saw Indian markets decline 4 percent last week. While Swapnil Suvarna expects the domestic markets to stay weak, he recommends that your long term investors should continue investing through SIP in equity funds, irrespective of the short term events. |
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| RBI hits ‘pause’ on rate hike and hints at reversal in policy action |
| 05:41 Dec 16,2011 |
| Accepting that the domestic economy growth is clearly decelerating, the central bank has said from this point on, monetary policy actions are likely to reverse the cycle, responding to the risks to growth |
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| Indian markets heading down |
| 03:29 Dec 10,2011 |
| Signs of deteriorating domestic economic health in terms of growth, trade & public finances and concerns of worsening European debt crisis saw the markets slip 4 percent |
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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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| CBDT asks AMCs to cough up tax on PTCs |
| 09:38 Dec 02,2011 |
| The AMC may have to cough up income tax for investments made in pass through certificate (PTC) in 2008-09 |
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| SEBI gives green signal to MFs to participate in corporate debt repos |
| 03:40 Nov 13,2011 |
| The move would give more liquidity and safety to portfolios during liquidity crunch but it does not necessarily translate into higher returns for investors |
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| Franklin Templeton unveils Templeton India Corporate Bond Opportunities Fund |
| 09:37 Nov 09,2011 |
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| Stay vigilant this week! |
| 09:22 Oct 31,2011 |
| Indian markets ended 6 percent higher last week. However, we suggest you to stay vigilant during the week ahead as any sign of pessimism in global cues will lead to a sharp downfall |
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| RBI hikes rate by 25 bps and deregulates savings bank deposit rate |
| 02:51 Oct 25,2011 |
| RBI in its 2nd quarter monetary policy review raised the key interest rates by 25 basis points (bps). It has also decided to deregulate, the savings bank deposit interest rate with immediate effect |
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| Small Savings may undergo major changes |
| 11:18 Oct 23,2011 |
| Small Savings may undergo major changes |
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| Indian markets to stay weak ahead of RBI monetary policy |
| 01:50 Oct 22,2011 |
| Indian markets slipped 2% last week on negative global cues and rising food inflation. Swapnil Suvarna expects the markets to continue to remain weak ahead of RBI’s half-yearly review of the monetary policy on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. |
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| This week, expect staggered uptrend |
| 09:29 Oct 17,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna believes the domestic markets will witness staggered uptrend as stock-specific activity may dominate the trade. He suggests your investors to consider investing in short-term debt funds as RBI rate hikes looks certain following the persistent increase in inflation. |
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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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| Q2 earnings to set the tone for Indian markets |
| 10:45 Oct 09,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna feels the domestic markets will stay fragile as investors will be closely watching Q2 earnings starting on 12 October 2011. Positive developments in global economy will boost the market sentiments. |
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| Stay cautious ahead of Q2 September 2011 results |
| 10:07 Oct 03,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna feels the Indian markets will continue staying weak ahead of the Q2 September 2011 results. Positive developments in global economy and buying by institutional investors will buoy short spells of rally. |
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| Market Commentary – 26 September 2011 – Markets to slip further with short bursts upwards! |
| 09:00 Sep 25,2011 |
| Sensex and Nifty register sharp decline during the week. Swapnil Suvarna expects the markets to continue downfall until the global economy outlook shows signs of positive developments. |
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| Sensex and Nifty witness sharp crash. What should you do? |
| 09:23 Sep 22,2011 |
| Sensex saw its biggest one-day slide in 26 months. However, experts suggest investors to maintain their investments in equities |
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| SEBI re-constitutes Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds |
| 10:36 Sep 22,2011 |
| The committee looks into matters relating to investor protection, industry development and simplification of the regulations |
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| Market Commentary – 17 September 2011 – Volatility to Continue! |
| 06:35 Sep 18,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna feels the domestic markets will remain volatile on worries of weakening Indian rupee against the US dollar and slowdown of the industrial growth. However, foreign institutional inflow will be crucial to buoy short spells of rally. |
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| RBI hikes key interest rate by 25 bps! |
| 05:03 Sep 16,2011 |
| Rate hike in line with market expectation; experts feel short-term income fund is the best option at the moment |
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| Market Commentary - 12 September 2011 – Status quo expected! |
| 09:51 Sep 11,2011 |
| A series of domestic economic data is keenly awaited this week based on which RBI will decide its stance on interest rate which will set the tone of the market trend |
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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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| Market Commentary 3 September 2011 - Markets may shed their gains, stay cautious! |
| 04:45 Sep 05,2011 |
| Last week the Sensex and Nifty ended up gaining 973 and 292 points respectively. Swapnil Suvarna feels that the domestic markets will remain weak and advises you to exercise caution |
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| Market Commentary – 27 August 2011 – Pessimism prevails! |
| 09:44 Aug 28,2011 |
| Sensex and Nifty hit a 15-month low ending the week at 15,849 and 4,748 respectively. Swapnil Suvarna feels the domestic markets will remain weak providing an excellent opportunity for investors to make fresh investments at these attractive levels. |
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| Regulators show harmony |
| 04:39 Aug 18,2011 |
| Regulators ask financial intermediaries to focus on the needs of investors by overcoming conflict of interest arising from mismatched incentives |
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| Market Commentary – 16 August 2011- Markets to stay weak! |
| 10:04 Aug 15,2011 |
| Market Commentary – 16 August 2011- Markets to stay weak! |
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| Finance Minister and RBI try to comfort Indian markets |
| 12:11 Aug 09,2011 |
| The downgrade of the long-term US sovereign rating from AAA to AA+ by rating agency Standard & Poor’s raised fears of turmoil in global financial markets |
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| Weekly Market Commentary - 8 August 2011- Eventful week ahead |
| 10:56 Aug 08,2011 |
| The last week ended with the dramatic announcement of the downgrade of US sovereign credit rating. Read on to find out what Swapnil Suvarna feels how this could impact the Indian markets this week |
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| Yeh Sensex Na Milega Dobara! ... Shayad |
| 11:17 Aug 06,2011 |
| Markets slide nearly 10% in last two weeks – What has changed? |
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| Short term debt fund is the best product, says Suyash Choudhary – IDFC MF |
| 11:47 Aug 05,2011 |
| Short term debt fund is the best product, says Suyash Choudhary – IDFC MF |
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| Market Commentary - 30 July - Downtrend Persists! |
| 01:04 Jul 30,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna feels that the bearish trend will persist in the days ahead |
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| RBI surprises market with the 50 bps rate hike |
| 09:59 Jul 26,2011 |
| The RBI surprised the markets; experts feel short term debt fund is the best option and those with SIP should continue. |
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| Market Commentary – July 22 – Stay Cautious |
| 09:35 Jul 22,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna feels that markets will continue to remain volatile and recommends you to stay cautious. |
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| Market Commentary - July 16 - Weakness Ahead |
| 10:23 Jul 18,2011 |
| Swapnil Suvarna expects the markets to continue to remain weak and suggests that the best way for your investors to beat these uncertainties is to keep investing in good quality equity schemes through SIP. |
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| Short-term bond funds outperform equity funds in the first half of 2011: Morningstar |
| 02:02 Jul 09,2011 |
| Short term bonds deliver average of 4.1 per cent while large-cap and small-/mid-cap funds category lose 7.9 per cent |
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| RBI extends the period for banks to reduce their investments in debt funds |
| 12:52 Jul 06,2011 |
| Earlier RBI had given banks deadline till October to cap their investment in liquid schemes to 10 per cent |
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| Should you be advising banking funds to your clients now? |
| 12:53 Jul 01,2011 |
| As banking stocks turn attractive, some financial planners advice an increased allocation towards banking sector funds; others maintain a neutral stand until clarity on policy rates by RBI |
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| The mutual fund industry needs to tap the rural market to grow: Subir Gokarn |
| 04:50 Jun 23,2011 |
| Rural market in India is one key area that could help in the growth of the MF industry |
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| CII Mutual Fund Summit 2011 - Update |
| 02:32 Jun 22,2011 |
| A slew of announcements were made concerning distributors and investors at the seventh edition of the CII Mutual Fund Summit 2011 |
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| Market commentary - June 18, 2011 |
| 03:10 Jun 20,2011 |
| Indian markets fell throughout the week with the Sensex and Nifty going down by 398 and 119 points, respectively, from last week’s close. Swapnil Suvarna suggests that you recommend your clients to stay the course by staying invested in the market. |
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| RBI continues rate hike to curb inflation in its mid-quarter policy review |
| 09:45 Jun 16,2011 |
| Raises short term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points; repo rate raised to 7.5 per cent, reverse repo rate at 6.5 per cent |
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| Market Commentary, June 11, 2011 |
| 01:11 Jun 13,2011 |
| Indian markets remain range-bound amidst industrial under-performance, rise in food inflation and political turmoil. Much depends on the RBI’s monetary policy review this week |
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| Mobile transaction applications yet to catch the fancy of MF investors |
| 02:50 Jun 07,2011 |
| Absence of secured payment gateway makes investors wary of investing through cell phones but MFs see a huge potential going ahead |
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| MF industry might witness exit of a few players |
| 02:03 Jun 03,2011 |
| A few small AMCs are planning to quit the MF business following low returns and growth constraints |
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| Increase in DDT will lead to reduction in corporate investment in mfs, says ICRA |
| 11:38 May 27,2011 |
| A recent ICRA report projects a fall of 17% in debt AUM and 11% decline in overall AUM |
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| RBI rule on liquid funds to hit MFs revenue |
| 09:07 May 09,2011 |
| The asset size of fund houses having sizeable corpus in liquid schemes will slump and could dent the industry revenues |
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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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| How Mohini killed Bhasmasura and how you can do the same with inflation |
| 06:29 Mar 22,2011 |
| Vijai Mantri, MD & CEO, Pramerica Mutual Fund uses mythology to explain the demon of inflation and how you could slay it with equities |
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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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| Stiff rules for wealth managers soon |
| 01:24 Mar 07,2011 |
| Wealth managers would need to comply with stringent rules as RBI and SEBI come together to regulate the estimated $1-trillion wealth management industry |
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| More Budget Reactions |
| 12:31 Feb 28,2011 |
| Franklin Templeton, Max New York, Future Generali on the impact of Union Budget proposals |
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| ING MF revises Fundamental Attributes of the schemes |
| 10:48 Feb 21,2011 |
| ING MF revises attributes of three schemes |
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| Merger norms for non-life insurers soon |
| 10:15 Feb 12,2011 |
| IRDA proposes a draft for the framework of mergers and acquisitions for non-life Insurers |
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| L&T Infrastructure floats tax saving bonds |
| 07:03 Feb 07,2011 |
| L&T Infrastructure Finance announced the public issue of its Long Term Infrastructure Bonds 2011 A –Series |
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| RBI hikes rates on inflation fears |
| 05:13 Jan 25,2011 |
| RBI hiked policy rates by 25 basis points to stop inflation from intensifying further; expected to raise rates by another 75-100 basis points |
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| MFs see softening of g-sec yields |
| 12:29 Dec 20,2010 |
| Mutual Funds expect liquidity easing measures to soften yields on government bonds till the end of 2010-11. |
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| Cash in liquid funds up to 40% |
| 06:33 Dec 10,2010 |
| MFs hold as high as 40% in cash in liquid schemes to manage volatile flows from banks |
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| SEBI announces new MF norms for derivatives investment and disclosure |
| 04:48 Aug 18,2010 |
| The market regulator SEBI issued new norms for MFs to invest in derivatives. What are they? |
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| Indiabulls launches Indiabulls Gilt Fund |
| 03:08 Jan 01,1900 |
| The new fund offer closes for subscription on January 11 and re-opens on January 25, 2013. |
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| Indiabulls launches Indiabulls Gilt Fund |
| 03:06 Jan 01,1900 |
| The new fund offer closes for subscription on January 11 and re-opens on January 25, 2013. |
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| Arvind Sethi appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Tata MF |
| 12:31 Jan 01,1900 |
| Arvind Sethi was an Independent Director on the Board of Tata AMC. |
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| Investor’s cash out of equity funds as markets zooms up |
| 11:22 Jan 01,1900 |
| Investors pull out Rs 10816 crore from equity funds from April to December, shows the latest AMFI data. |
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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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| 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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| Gold is an insurance cover on one’s investment portfolio: Lakshmi Iyer, Kotak Mutual Fund |
| 10:53 Nov 14,2012 |
| Lakshmi Iyer, Senior Vice President & Head (Fixed Income and Products) feels that duration funds and dynamic funds could work well for investors. |
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| I have always looked at India as a growth market: Swati Kulkarni, UTI Mutual Fund |
| 07:02 Nov 09,2012 |
| Swati Kulkarni EVP & Fund Manager – Equities, UTI Mutual Fund helms UTI Mastershare which is the oldest equity fund in India with a consistent dividend paying track record of 25 years. In a telephonic interview, she talked to Cafemutual about the fund’s progress, her views on markets and more. |
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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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| ‘Our focus has been on penetrating the untapped geographies’ (Part 1) |
| 02:10 Feb 27,2012 |
| Akshay Gupta, MD & CEO of Peerless Mutual Fund, says that the distributors can be winners if they sell solution-based products. |
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| India remains underserved in terms of financial services: Sivasubramanian KN |
| 02:43 Jan 06,2012 |
| Sivasubramanian KN, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Equity – India, Franklin Templeton Investments believes that companies in banking and financial services have good potential due to their low penetration. |
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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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| The mid-cap fund category outshines large cap fund category |
| 01:47 Jul 07,2011 |
| Generally, mid-cap equities offer good returns during a bull run but during a correction, these equities are the first to fall. But how have the mid cap funds faired in the recent volatile phase? Swapnil Suvarna takes a look and finds 72 per cent of mid-cap funds were outperformers against 34 per cent in the large cap fund category. |
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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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| MFs banking on banks |
| 05:45 Dec 31,2010 |
| The concentration risk notwithstanding, mutual funds still have room for increasing their exposure to banks |
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| People trust the advisor first and then the product |
| 10:01 Jul 28,2012 |
| Rajesh Koradia of Save and Smile shares how he got his first client. |
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| Next Advisors platform allows IFAs to retain their brand identity |
| 01:51 Jun 11,2012 |
| Launched a year back, this platform claims to help IFAs scale up their business by cutting costs and saving time while their clients buy, redeem and switch seamlessly from the comfort of their home or office. |
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| Beyond Boundaries |
| 10:40 May 06,2012 |
| Rajesh Krishnamoorthy points to the big opportunities outside India that can be tapped profitably by the Indian advisor |
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| Small savings committee proposes to restructure agent commission |
| 01:59 Oct 19,2011 |
| The report by finance ministry’s committee on small savings recommends either reducing or completely abolishing the commission paid to agents on various small savings schemes |
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| How to handle NRI clients – A primer |
| 05:47 Oct 03,2011 |
| The Indian Diaspora presents a lucrative opportunity to those who get it right. Ravi Samalad has a few useful tips and insights on managing NRI clients |
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| What’s with the mad rush towards gold and real estate? |
| 09:38 May 16,2013 |
| Are investors being really foolish, in saying, “my property has doubled in eight years”, when they can double their money in the bank or post office in the same time with virtually zero risk? |
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| Liquid Funds: A simpleton that we conveniently ignore at our cost! |
| 04:33 Mar 29,2012 |
| Rajesh Krishnamoorthy, MD, iFAST Financial India, shares an interesting perspective on how your investors can make the most of liquid funds. |
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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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| Inflation, liquidity will dominate |
| 09:50 Jan 03,2011 |
| January 2011 Debt Newsletter: Liquid funds will yield better returns in very short term |
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