When it comes deploying their resources for long term debt products, the mutual funds bet the most on the government securities or the sovereign, an ASSOCHAM analysis has shown.
"Making extra bucks in the short term and safety through risk aversion in the long term is the name of the game for the mutual funds operating in the debt space, " the analysis done by the chamber based on the market data has pointed out.
For deploying of money in assets with maturity period of one year and above, the government securities are considered to be safest bet for the Mutual Funds (MFs). This segment alone contributes about 20 per cent of the total Asset Under Management (AUM) of the MFs, month after month.
