MF News

‘MFDs AUM remains intact if they offer loan against mutual funds’

C R Chandrasekar, Founder and CEO, DhanLAP takes us through the concept of loan against mutual funds, its suitability for your clients and opportunities for MFDs.

by DhanLAP Feature Feb 10, 2022

Network FP raises Rs.2.60 crore from 99 MFDs/RIAs

The company will deploy this amount to develop an edutech platform and create a directory of financial advisors.

by Team Cafemutual Feb 9, 2022

Should investors take risks to invest in credit risk funds instead of equity funds?

Investors, who are averse to equities but want higher returns should look at credit risk funds, say MFDs and RIAs.

by Abhishek Kumar Feb 9, 2022

Average AUM per folio is highest in Delhi, Goa and Maharashtra

In terms of GDP to AUM ratio, Maharashtra leads the pack with 62%.

by Team Cafemutual Feb 8, 2022

What is the proportion of MF AUM of your region?

Overall, the mutual fund AUM is skewed towards western India. Read on to know what the geographic spread of mutual funds looks like.

by Team Cafemutual Feb 8, 2022

Employees of corporate RIAs cannot do both – advisory and commission

Corporate RIAs are allowed to offer both the services – fee based advisory and commission to clients; however, they will have to appoint different employees to offer different services.

by Nishant Patnaik Feb 8, 2022

What is happening to existing SIP contribution in international funds?

SEBI has asked funds houses not to invest in international stocks with the industry breaching overall limit of $7billion.

by Nishant Patnaik Feb 8, 2022

Individual investors hold 55% of the total MF assets

Assets of individual investors reach Rs.21 lakh crore in December 2021.

by Team Cafemutual Feb 7, 2022

UBS to buy Wealthfront, will shift its model to hybrid model

Another online distributor Betterment has already started hiring advisors to transform its business to the hybrid model.

by Nishant Patnaik Feb 7, 2022

SBI, ICICI Prudential and HDFC: Top 3 players in T30 locations

A few fund houses like Edelweiss, HSBC, IDFC and Kotak Mahindra see over 90% of their total assets coming from top cities.

by Karishma Gagwani Feb 7, 2022

Picture of the day by Karishma Gagwani

Here’s a sneak peek into our Senior Correspondent’s photo journal.

by Team Cafemutual Feb 4, 2022

MFDs urge MF industry to open offices with minimal staff for transaction support

MFDs say that they have to face difficulty due to rush at CAMS and KFinTech point of sale centres especially during the cut off time.

by Nishant Patnaik Feb 4, 2022

‘MFDs wanting to become RIAs need not surrender ARN’

Erik Hon, Managing Director, iFAST Financial India shares with us his views on future of distribution business, iFAST’s new initive for MFDs and more.

by iFAST feature Feb 4, 2022

UTI AMC earns Rs. 127 crore profit in December quarter

Revenue from operations declines 10% to Rs. 309 crore.

by Team Cafemutual Feb 3, 2022

As debt funds disappoint, do MFDs have an alternative?

Many MFDs and RIAs are diverting allocation meant for debt funds to bonds, bank and corporate FDs and even hybrid funds. But is it the right solution?

by Abhishek Kumar Feb 3, 2022

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