Smart Things To Know: Power Of Attorney In Mutual Funds
Mutual Fund Investors Can Issue A Power Of Attorney To A Designated Person In Order To Operate Their Folios And Conduct Transactions On Their Behalf.

Colour Codes For Mf Schemes Confusing, Say Analysts
Colour-Coding For Mutual Fund Products, According To Their Risk Profiles, Has Resulted In Confusion Among Fund Houses And Investors, Specially In The Case Of Debt Schemes.

Cash Holdings Rise In Long-Term Funds Amid Rupee Volatility
Following The Volatility In The Rupee’S Value Against The Dollar, Fixed Income Fund Managers Have Increased Their Cash Holding In Long-Term Funds. Negligible In Early April, This Proportion Has Gone Up To About 20 Per Cent, Indicating They’Re Bearish On The Market And Are Holding Back On Purchases.

Sensex Regains 20,000 Level As Fiis Reverse Bearish F&O Bets
Stock Markets Rose For A Third Straight Day On Monday As Investors Cheered Junes Wholesale Inflation Data, Which Was In Line With Expectations. Notably, The Sensex Crossed The Psychologically-Important 20,000-Mark After One-And-A-Half Months. However, The Gains Were Limited With Investors Turning Cautious About The Markets Near-Term Prospects As Foreign Institutional Inflows Have Turned Erratic.

Mutual Fund Accounts Decline By 10 Lakh In Apr-Jun
Mutual Funds Lost 10 Lakh Investors, Measured In Terms Of Individual Accounts Or Folios, In April-June 2013-14 Mainly Due To Profit Booking And Various Merger Schemes In The Industry.

Fund Managers Increase Cash Holding In Long-Term Funds
Following The Volatility In The Rupee Against The Dollar, Fixed Income Fund Managers Have Increased Their Cash Holding In Long-Term Funds. Cash Holding In Long-Term Funds Were Negligible At The Start Of The Fiscal, But Now It Has Gone Up To About 20% Indicating That Fund Managers Are Bearish About The Market And Are Holding Back On Making New Purchases.

Fixed Deposits Earning You Negative Returns
Holders Of Fixed Deposits Have Been Earning A Negative Return In Real Terms For Most Of The Preceding Five Years, Thanks To Inflation Outstripping Interest Rates.

Sensex Likely To Open Higher On Positive Global Cues
The S&P Bse Sensex Is Likely To Open On A Flat-To-Positive Note Taking Cues From Global Peers. The Trade Is Likely To Turn Choppy As The Session Progresses Due To Disappointing Industrial Output And Consumer Inflation Data.

Mutual Funds Flock To Equities Amid Fii Selloff
Mutual Fund Houses Flocked Back To The Equity Markets In June, After Avoiding Them For Nearly Two Years, Investing Rs 937 Crore In Stocks, Their Highest In 21 Months.

Axis Mutual Fund Launches Axis Hybrid Fund Series 5
Axis Mutual Fund Has Launched A Closed End Income Fund - Axis Hybrid Fund Series 5. The Fund Will Invest In High Quality Fixed Income Securities That Are Maturing On Or Before The Maturity Of The Scheme And In Equity Instruments. The New Fund Offer Is Currently Open For Subscription And Closes On July 19.

Bnp Paribas Capital Protection Oriented Fund - Series Ii
Bnp Paribas Mutual Fund Has Launched A Closed End Income Fund - Bnp Paribas Capital Protection Oriented Fund - Series Ii (35 Months And 9 Days). The New Fund Offer Is Currently Open For Subscription And Closes On July 22.

Idbi Bank Launches Retail Platform For Inflation Indexed Bonds
Rbi Deputy Governor H K Khan Today Expressed The Hope That A Part Of Huge Remittance Inflows Would Be Diverted To Recently-Launched Inflation Indexed Bonds (Iibs), And Not In Gold Or Realty.

Mfs Lose 1.9 Million Equity Folios In First Half
Indias Mutual Fund Industry Has Lost A Whopping 1.9 Million Equity Folios In The First Half Of The Current Calendar Year.

Colour-Codes For Mfs Leave Investors, Fund Houses Confused
Mutual Fund Houses Are Now Colour-Coding Products On The Basis Of Their Risk Profile. However, Confusion Still Persists Among Fund Houses On The Definitions Of The Colour Schemes, Particularly Among Debt Products.

June Closures In Equity Folios At 17-Month Low
Indias Mutual Fund (Mf) Sector Has Put A Brake On The Sharp (Month-On-Month) Fall In Its Equity Investors Base. In June, The Monthly Decline In Equity Folios Was Only 113,000, A Remarkable Improvement. It Is The Lowest Such Erosion In 17 Months.

Nifty Tops 6,000, Infosys Q1 Earnings Cheers
Market Have Opened Higher On Friday After Encouraging First Quarter Earnings From Software Major Infosys.Infosys Has Rallied Nearly 15% To Rs 2,899, In Opening Deals On Nse, After The Company Has Reported A Better-Than-Expected Consolidated Net Profit At Rs 2,374 Crore For The First Quarter Ended June 2013 (Q1).

Mutual Funds Invest Rs 2.92 Lakh Crore In Debt Market In H1 2013
Domestic Mutual Funds Pumped In A Staggering Rs 2.92 Lakh Crore Into The Debt Market In The First Half Of 2013 To Take Benefit Of Higher Interest Rates.

Axis Mutual Fund Launches New Scheme
Axis Mutual Fund Today Launched A New Fund That Largely Invests In Fixed Income Instruments And A Portion In Equity And Equity-Related Products.

June Brings Cheer To Equity Mutual Funds
After A Long Wait For The Tide To Turn, Indias Equity Mutual Funds Saw The Highest Net Inflows Over The Past 21 Months In June. The Month Was Full Of Volatility, Wherein The Benchmark Indices Had Lost About Six Per Cent At One Point Of Time Before Bouncing Back.

Rupee Plunge Keeps Debt Funds Under Leash As Bond Yield Jumps
Returns From The Debt Funds In The Mutual Fund Industry Are Likely To Be Subdued Due To The Hardening Bond Yields Following The Rupee Plunge, According To Industry Experts.

Mutual Funds Garner Rs 37,000 Cr From Investors In May
Investors Pumped In More Than Rs 37,000 Crore In Various Mutual Fund Schemes In May Taking The Total Funds Mobilisation During The First Two Months Of The Current Fiscal To Rs 1.44 Lakh Crore.

Opportunity Funds: Tap Unique Investment Ideas For Good Returns
Investors Are Always On The Lookout For Good Investment Ideas, And The Market Occasionally Throws Up Some That Are Either Sector-Specific, Like Fmcg, Or Theme-Related, Like Consumption, Exports Or Digitisation. These Also Come Up Due To Structural Changes In The Economy, And You Can Tap Them Even If The Broader Market Is In A Rut.

Indian Bonds Fall, But State-Run Banks Start Buying
Indias Benchmark 10-Year Bond Yield Is More Range-Bound After The Early Jump On The Back Of Strong Us Jobs Data.

Deutsche Cuts Bse Sensex Target To 21,000
Deutsche Bank Has Cut The Bse Sensexs Target To 21,000 From 22,500, Citing Faster-Than-Anticipated Tapering Down Of Us Monetary Stimulus, Indias High Short-Term External Financing Needs And Fears Over A China Slowdown.

Bnp Paribas To Hike Geojit Stake To 37.6%
Bnp Paribas, One Of The Largest Global Banks Headquartered In Paris, Is Planning To Raise Its Stake In Its Indian Retail Broking Joint Venture Geojit Bnp Paribasbse -2.20 % By 4% To 37.58%, A Person With Direct Knowledge Of The Plan Said.

Bse It Index Is Expected To Outperform Sensex In Near Term
The Bse It Index Has Outperformed The Sensex By Nearly 10 Per Cent So Far In The Year As Compared To Less Than 1 Per Cent Gain In The Benchmark Index.

Bond Yields Jump As Rupee Falters; Us Data Watched
Government Bond Prices Fell On Friday While The Swap Curve Disinverted For The First Time In Two Years As The Rupee Slumped Toward A Record Low, Spurring Concerns The Central Bank Would Not Continue To Cut Interest Rates This Year.

Mfs Reduce Exposure To Banking Stocks By 2% In May
Mutual Funds (Mfs) Reduced Their Holdings In Banking Stocks By 2.4 Per Cent In May Compared To The Previous Month. The Investment In Banking Stocks Was 20.1 Per Cent Of Mfs’ Total Equity Assets Under Management (Aum) Of Rs 1.87 Lakh Crore In May, According To Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Sebi) Data.

Winds Of Change At Uti Mutual Fund
As Dust Settles At Uti Mutual Fund, With A Permanent Head Set To Take Charge, After Over Two Years Of Dallying, The Focus Is Now On The Changes That Could Happen At The Country’S Oldest Asset Manager.

Mfs Net Selling Of Equities Dips To 15-Month Low
Its A Much-Needed Break Time For Indias Equity Fund Managers When It Comes To Liquidating Their Holdings To Meet Redemption Requests.

Dividend Yield Is The Best Tool To Forecast Trends
From The Perspective Of Investing, It Is Easier To Ascertain What Is In The Valuations Rather Than To Forecast Cash Flows In The Coming Quarters Or Years. The Key Question Is Which Valuation Metrics Does A Better Job In Forecasting Returns.

Mfs Seek More Time To Meet Sector Caps
Domestic Mutual Funds Are Seeking Extension Or Relaxation Of A Rule Requiring Debt Schemes To Limit Investments In Every Sector To 30 Percent Of Assets From September. The Association Of Mutual Funds In India (Amfi) Has Written To The Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Sebi) On The Matter, Asset Managers Worry That Returns From Close-Ended Schemes Could Take A Hit If They Sell Illiquid Securities To Meet The Norm, Sources Said.

Government Bonds Remain Bearish, Call Rate Held Steady
The Government Securities (G-Sec) Remained Bearish On Sustained Selling Pressure From Banks And Corporates, While The Call Money Rates Ended Steady At The Overnight Call Money Market Here Today As Demand From Borrowing Banks Matched Supplies.

M&M Sells Rs 500 Crore Worth 50-Yr Bonds
Tractor Maker Mahindra And Mahindra Will Follow Gujarat State Petroleum And Tata Power In Selling Long-Term Bonds To Raise Funds. Mahindra Will Issue Bonds With 50-Year Maturity To Raise 500 Crore.

Nifty Seen Opening Lower; May Test 5800 Levels
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Lower On Wednesday Tracking Muted Asian Markets. Tracking The Muted Momentum, The Index Is Expected To Test Its Key Psychological Support Level Of 5800 In Trade Today.

Smart Things To Know About Mutual Fund Benchmarks
1) The Primary Objective Of A Mutual Fund Is To Perform Better Than A Passively Constructed Portfolio, Which Is Called A Benchmark.

Bonds Surrender Gains As Volatile Rupee, Fii Selling Hurt
Benchmark Government Bonds Fell On Monday, Snapping A Two-Day Winning Streak On The Back Of Some Profit-Taking And After Foreign Investors Continued A Recent Steep Selling Spree.

Nifty Seen Opening Soft; May Retest 5900 Levels
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Soft On Tuesday Tracking Mixed Asian Markets. Tracking The Muted Momentum, The Index Is Likely To Retest Its Key Psychological Level Of 5900 In Trade Today.

How Simple, Well-Defined Mutual Fund Products Avoid Misselling
Last Week, I Was Speaking At The Ciis Annual Mutual Fund Conference. One Of The Issues That Was Raised Involved Selling Suitable Solutions To The Investor. The Argument Was That Pushing Of Products Has Hurt Investors And There Is Rampant Misselling.

Mf Investments: What To Do When There Is A Change Of Karta In An Hindu Undivided Family
In The Case Of Mutual Fund Investments Of A Hindu Undivided Family (Huf), If The Karta Dies, The Individual Who Takes Over Needs To Submit The Following Documents To The Fund House Or Its Registrar And Transfer Agent.

Sumeet Industries Launches Fixed Deposit Scheme
Sumeet Industrues Has Launched Fixed Deposits For A Time Frame Of One, Two And Three Years Respectively. The Minimum Amount Of Investment Is Rs 20,000 And In Multiples Of Rs 1,000 Thereafter. Surat Based, Sumeet Industries Is In The Textile Business With A Spinning Capacity Of 100,000 Tpa. It Manufactures And Exports Pet Chips, Polyester Yarn And Polypropylene Yarn.

Sidbi To Raise Rs 13,500 Crore Through Bonds, Certificate Of Deposits In Fy14
Small Industries Development Bank Of India (Sidbi) Plans To Raise Rs 13,500 Crore Through A Mix Of Bonds And Other Instruments During The Current Fiscal To Fund Its Business Activities.

Bonds Post Best Day In Four Weeks As Rupee Recovers
Benchmark Government Bonds Posted Their Biggest Daily Gains In Nearly Four Weeks Friday, As A Rebounding Rupee Gave Temporary Relief In A Tough Month For Debt Markets That Was Marked By Heavy Selling From Foreign Investors.

Govt Bond Trading Band Widened For A Second Time For Friday
Trading Bands For Government Bonds For Friday Were Widened For A Second Time On A Rally Fueled By A Recovery In The Rupee And Short-Covering By Traders.

Sensex Zooms By 520 Points As Energy Sector Shares Rally
After Being Hammered For Much Of June, Markets Bounced Back Sharply On Friday As Foreign Investors Turned Buyers On Positive Asian Market Cues And Signs That Stalled Reforms Are Re-Starting Months After The Government Bit The Bullet And Decided To Double Gas Prices From The Next Fiscal Year.

Deutsche Mf Files For First-Ever Inflation-Indexed Bond Fund
Deutsche Mutual Fund Has Filed Documents With The Securities And Exchange Board Of India Requesting Permission To Launch The First-Ever Debt Scheme That Would Invest In Inflation-Indexed Bonds.

Indian Bond Yields Biased Lower; Rupee Seen Strengthening
Indian Government Bonds Are Expected To Open Firm On Friday On Expectations Of Improvement In The Local Currency. Dealers Expect Rupee To Strengthen Below 60 Per Dollar After Federal Reserve Officials Sought To Play Down Fears Over The Central Banks Plan To Gradually Reduce Stimulus.

Nifty Seen Opening Higher, May Regain 5700 Levels
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Higher On Friday Tracking Strong Asian Markets. Tracking The Positive Momentum, The Index Is Likely To Regain Its Crucial Psychological Level Of 5700 In Trade Today.

Sebis Tough Talk May Lead To Consolidation In Mf Industry
With Sebis Tough Stand On Non-Serious Asset Management Companies (Amcs), Talks Of Consolidation Are Once Again In The Air.

20 Years Events That Shaped Private Mutual Funds Industry
1993 Sebi Mf Regulations 1993 Formulated First Private Sector Mf Kothari Pioneer Registered In July 93 First Open-Ended Scheme Launched By A Private Sector Player (Kothari )

Mfs Systematic Investment Route Finds Fewer Tak
In Uncertain Market Conditions, Systematic Investment Plans (Sips) Are Seen As A Safe Route To Invest In Equity Mutual Funds. However, As Of Now, The Concept Is Finding Few Takers. The Inability Of Mutual Funds To Meet Investors’ Expectations, In Terms Of Returns, Is Acting As A Deterrent To Starting Fresh Sips And Renewing Those That Expire.

Blame Game Starts In Mf Industry As Sebi Tweaks Norms For Custodians
With Todays Sebi Various Approvals To Pending Proposals In Mutual Fund Industry, The Blame Game Has Once Started Among The Industry Players.

Sebi Green Signal For Mf Distributors Self Regulator
The Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Sebi) On Tuesday Gave Green Signal For Setting Up A Self-Regulatory Organisation (Sro) For Mutual Fund Distributors. The Step Has Got Positive Feedback From The Industry Players.

Indian Bonds Snap Three-Day Fall; Some Fund Buying Seen
Government Bonds Rose On Tuesday After Three Sessions Of Fall As Buying Emerged From Domestic Mutual Funds Following Recent Steep Falls, Though Worries About Continued Foreign Selling Remain With The Rupee Still Within Sight Of Record Lows.

Mutual Funds Likely To Get An Sro, Trade On The Debt Segment
Mutual Fund Industry Is Set For A Slew Of Regulatory Changes, Including Setting Up Of A Single Sro (Self Regulatory Organisation) For All Distributors, Who Would Also Be Allowed To Access The Stock Exchange Platforms.

Funds Cut Exposure To State Debt
Securities Issued By State Governments Are Losing Their Popularity Among Debt Fund Managers At Domestic Mutual Funds. The Narrowing Spread Between State Development Loans (Sdls) And Central Government Securities (G-Secs) Has Made Fund Managers Pare Down Their Holdings In The Former. The Spread, Which Was As High As 80 Basis Points At One Point, Has Come Down To 40 Basis Points, Said Fund Managers.

Mid- & Small-Caps: Invest With Caution
Shares Of Mid- And Small-Cap Companies Saw Heavy Selling Pressure On The Bourses Today, With The S&P Bse Mid-Cap And Small-Cap Indices Falling To 5,869.02 And 5,585.83, Respectively, In Intra-Day Deals – Their Lowest Levels In 12 Months.

Indian Bond Yields Ease; Rupee Direction Key
Indian Government Bond Yields Ease, Taking Cues From Overnight Bounce Back In The Us Bond Prices From Two-Year Lows. Rupee Movement Expected To Be Key In Trade.

Mutual Fund Mis-Selling Comes Under Scanner
With An Aim To Check Mis-Selling Of Mutual Funds By Bank Staff And Employees Of Other Financial Services Firms, The Regulators Have Made It Mandatory For Such Persons To Get An Employee Unique Identification Number (Euin) For Sale Of Mf Schemes.

Bonds Post Worst Week In Nearly A Year On Re Slide
Indian Bonds Fell For A Second Consecutive Session, Posting Their Worst Weekly Loss In Nearly A Year As Foreign Investors Sold Heavily On The Back Of A Fall In The Rupee To Record Lows And Narrowing Differentials With Us Treasury Yields.

F&O Tracker: Nifty May Not Be Able To Sustain Above 5700
Last Week We Observed Selling Pressure In All Asset Classes Across The Globe Due To The Announcements Made By The Us Federal Reserve, Which Aggravated The Outflows From Indian Equities.

Bse Sensex Slips Over 100 Points On Weak Global Cues
The S&P Bse Sensex Started On A Cautious Note, Down Over 100 Points In Morning Trade On Monday, Led By Losses In Ril, Infosys And Itc. The 50-Share Nifty Index Slipped Below Its Crucial Psychological Support Level Of 5650.

Mutual Fund Mis-Selling Comes Under Scanner
With An Aim To Check Mis-Selling Of Mutual Funds By Bank Staff And Employees Of Other Financial Services Firms, The Regulators Have Made It Mandatory For Such Persons To Get An Employee Unique Identification Number (Euin) For Sale Of Mf Schemes.

Bonds Post Worst Week In Nearly A Year On Re Slide
Indian Bonds Fell For A Second Consecutive Session, Posting Their Worst Weekly Loss In Nearly A Year As Foreign Investors Sold Heavily On The Back Of A Fall In The Rupee To Record Lows And Narrowing Differentials With Us Treasury Yields.

Rbi Raises Rs 150 Billion At Bond Auction
The Reserve Bank Of India Raised Rs 150 Billion ($2.5 Billion) Through A Bond Auction On Friday, With A Cut-Off Price Of Rs 98.06, Yielding 7.4388 Per Cent On The 10-Year Benchmark 7.16 Per Cent 2023 Bond, Lower Than The Reuters Poll Forecast Of 7.4505 Per Cent.

Amfi Extends Registration Fee Waiver Till Sept
The Association Of Mutual Funds In India (Amfi), India’S Mutual Fund Lobby, Has Extended The Free-Registration Scheme For New Distributors By Three Months. The Earlier Deadline Was June 30.

Jll Announces First Closing Of Its Rs 300-Crore Maiden Fund
Real Estate Consultancy Firm, Jones Lang Lasalle’S (Jll), Segregated Funds Group Today Announced The First Closing Of Its Maiden Real Estate Fund In India. The Fund, Residential Opportunities Fund – I (Rof – I), Raised Rs 101 Crore Of Capital Commitments In Its First Closing, In Line With The Rs 300 Crore Total Fund Raising Target.

Only A Third Of Equity Folios Active
Even As They Lost A Whopping 700,000 Equity Folios Last Month, The Largest Ever Drop In A Month, The Reality Is Far More Worrisome For Indias Mutual Fund Industry.

Bond Yields Range-Bound Ahead Of Fed Meet Outcome
Bond Yields Edged Lower On Wednesday, Tracking Slight Gains In The Rupee, In A Session Marked By Tight Ranges Ahead Of The Conclusion Of The Us Federal Reserve Meeting Later In The Day That Could Result In A Roll-Down Of Its Monetary Stimulus.

Icici Prudential Mutual Fund Launches Multiple Yield Fund - Series 4C
Icici Prudential Mutual Fund Has Launched A New Closed End Income Fund -Icici Prudential Multiple Yield Fund - Series 4 C, With A Maturity Period Of 1100 Days. The Primary Objective Of The Scheme Is To Seek To Generate Income By Investing In A Portfolio Of Fixed Income Securities/Debt Instruments.

Karvy Captial Launches First Hedge Fund
Karvy Capital, The Asset Management Arm Of Financial Services Provider Karvy Group, On Tuesday Launched First Hedge Fund Named Systematic Edge Fund.

Icici Bank Raises Chinese Yuan 650 Million Through Bond Sale
Top Private Lender Icici Bankbse -0.51 % Today Raised Yuan 650 Million In An Offshore Chinese Debt Market Offering, Merchant Bankers Associated With The Bond Sale Said.

Nifty Seen Opening Soft, May Test 5800 Levels
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Soft On Wednesday Tracking Asian Markets Which Were Trading Mixed As Investors Across The Globe Eye Outcome Of Two-Day Us Federal Reserve Meet.

Reliance Mutual Fund Opens Door To Small Investors Without Pan
In What Could Be A Significant Step Towards Financial Inclusion, Reliance Mutual Fund Has Launched A Micro Investment Facility That Allows People Without Pan Cards To Invest In Mutual Funds. The Kyc N

Invest In Mid And Small-Cap Funds For High Returns
Sujit Kumar, A Delhi-Based Lawyer, Began Investing In 2007, Starting With Just One Fund. While It Delivered A Decent Return Of 54% That Year, Several Funds Gave Blockbuster Returns Of Up To 100%. Wanting To Know Why His Fund Had Not Done As Well, The 42-Year-Old Approached A Financial Planner.

Bonds Remain Bullish, Call Rate Ends Higher
The Government Securities (G-Sec) Surge On Consistent Buying Support From Banks And Corporates, While The Call Money Rates Recovered At The Overnight Call Money Market Here Today On Fresh Demand From Borrowing Banks.

Sensex Opens In Red; Nifty Slips Below 5850
The S&P Bse Sensex Slipped 0.4 Per Cent In Morning Trade On Tuesday, Tracking Mixed Global Cues. The 50-Share Nifty Index Slipped Below Its Crucial Psychological Level Of 5850.

Bonds Gain Ahead Of Rate Meet; Rupee, Easing Wpi Help
Indian Government Bonds Gained On Friday, Drawing Comfort From Easing Inflation And A Recovery In The Rupee, But Hopes Of A Rate Cut Still Remain Dim At The Central Banks Meeting On Monday.

Nifty Seen Opening Soft; Rbi Policy Eyed
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Soft On Monday Tracking Positive Asian Markets; However, Trade Is Likely To Remain Volatile Ahead Of The Reserve Bank Of Indias Policy Meet Later Today.

Markets Flat Ahead Of Rbi Policy Review
Markets Have Turned Flat After Making A Marginally Higher Opening Ahead Of Rbi’S Policy Review Later Today. By 9:30, The Sensex Was Higher By 8 Points At 19,186 Levels Whereas The Nifty Dipped By 5 Points At 5,803 Levels.

Retail Mutual Fund Investors Chant Debt Mantra
Retail Investors Are Flocking To Debt Mutual Funds Big Time. At A Time When Investment In Equities Has Lost All Passion Among Investors, They Are Happy Making 7-10% Return.

Bonds Gain Ahead Of Rate Meet; Rupee, Easing Wpi Help
Indian Government Bonds Gained On Friday, Drawing Comfort From Easing Inflation And A Recovery In The Rupee, But Hopes Of A Rate Cut Still Remain Dim At The Central Banks Meeting On Monday.

Nifty Forms Positive Island Reversal Pattern; Rally Seen Over 6000 Levels
The Benchmarks Indices Have Been Hitting Fresh Intraday Highs And Are Comfortably Placed Above Crucial Support Levels. The Strength In The Market Has Been On The Back Of Positive Global Cues And Easing Wpi Inflation.

Retail Investors Sell Mf Units As Sensex Hovers At 20K
Indias Retail Investors Accessing Stock Markets Through Mutual Funds Seem To Have Lost Patience With Their Investment In Equities. They Are Losing No Chances To Sell Their Units Whenever Markets Inch Higher.

May Mayhem Hits Equity Mutual Funds
May Saw Another Massive Exodus Of Retail Investors From Mutual Fund Schemes. Around 700,000 Equity Folios Were Closed, The Highest Ever Monthly Closure In The Sectors History.

Bonds Fall On Dimming Rate Cut View; Chidambaram Disappoints
Bonds Fell On Thursday As Dealers Chose To Focus On The Central Banks Upcoming Rate Decision, Ignoring The Governments Move To Allow Foreigners To Invest More In Rupee-Denominated Debt.

Mutual Funds Garner Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore From Investors In April
Investors Pumped In More Than Rs 1 Lakh Crore In Various Mutual Fund Schemes During April, The Highest In Two Years. The Funds Mobilisation In April Comes After A Net Outflow Of Rs 1.08 Lakh Crore In The Preceding Month.

Colour Coding In Mfs: Will It Help You Invest In The Best Fund Schemes?
For Most Investors, Choosing The Right Mutual Fund Can Be Confusing, Given The Various Categories And Obscure Nomenclature. If You Dont Have An Adviser To Guide You, It Can Be A Tough Exercise.

Indian Bonds Gain As Fitch Upgrades Rating Outlook
Indian Government Bonds Recouped Early Losses To End Higher On Wednesday After Fitch Ratings Upgraded The Countrys Rating Outlook To "Stable", A Move Likely To Reassure Foreign Investors After High Retail Inflation And A Sliding Rupee Pushed Back Hopes Of A Rate Cut At Next Weeks Policy Review.

Nifty Seen Opening Lower, May Test 5720 Levels
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Lower On Thursday Following Weak Global Cues. Tracking The Momentum, The Index May Test Its Key Support Level Of 5720 In Trade Today.

Mutual Fund Assets Get A Debt Boost, Soar To Record High In May
The Mutual Fund Industrys Assets Under Management Hit An All-Time High Of Rs 8.68 Lakh Crore In May As Prospects Of Faster Interest Rate Cuts By The Reserve Bank Of India Spurred Investors Into Buying Debt Schemes. Equity Schemes, Which Constitute A Very Profitable Segment For The Industry, Continued To Languish With Redemptions Scaling An Eight-Month High Of Rs 2,910 Crore Following A Lacklustre Performance From The Sensex.

Tax-Free Bonds May Be Your Best Bet To Gain From Softer Interest Rates
Tax-Free Bonds Have Always Been A Favourite With Investors. Now, There Is An Even Bigger Reason For Investors To Lap Them Up. The Bonds Of Pfc, Rec, Hudco And Nhai, All Issued In The First Quarter Of

Nifty Seen Opening Lower; Iip, Cpi Data Eyed
The 50-Share Nifty Index Seen Opening Lower On Wednesday Tracking Muted Asian Markets, While Investors Will Keep A Close Eye On Iip And Cpi Data To Be Released Later In The Day.

Equity Mutual Fund Redemptions Hit 8-Month High
Investors Of Mutual Funds Appear To Have Opted To Book Profits And Exit In May, Given The Volatility In The Stock Market And A Slowing Economy With Net Outflows Soaring To Over Rs 3,300 Crore - The Highest In The Past Eight Months.

Bonds Fall For 4Th Day On Record-Low Rupee, Fii Selling
Indian Government Bonds Fell For A Fourth Straight Session On Monday As The Rupees Fall To A Record Low Raised Concerns About Inflation And The Current Account Deficit, And Clouded Hopes Of An Interest Rate Cut At Next Weeks Monetary Review.

Nifty Seen Opening Lower; Rupee Movement Eyed
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Lower On Tuesday Tracking Muted Asian Markets, While Investors Will Closely Track Movement Of Rupee Against Usd.

Bonds Fall On Rupee Weakness, Central Bank Chief Comments
Indian Government Bonds Fell On Friday As A Falling Rupee And Continued Guard From The Central Bank Chief On Inflation Further Clouded Hopes Of A Rate Cut At The June Monetary Review.

Nifty Seen Opening Higher; May Test 5900 Levels
The 50-Share Nifty Index Is Expected To Open Higher On Monday Tracking Positive Asian Markets. Tracking The Momentum, The Index Is Likely To Test Its Key Psychological Level Of 5900 In Trade Today.

Markets Open Higher Tracking Firm Global Cues
Markets Have Opened Higher Tracking Positive Cues From Asia. By 9:35, The Sensex Was Higher By 93 Points At 19,523 Levels And The Nifty Gained By 32 Points At 5,913 Mark.

Starwood Capital Shuts India Realty Fund Management Biz
The Us-Based Realty-Focused Private Equity Giant Starwood Capital Group, Which Manages Assets Of More Than $23 Billion, Has Shut Its Fund Management Business In India Recently.