UTI Balanced Fund to Pay 18 pc Dividend      Feb 25, 2005
UTI Balanced fund (formerly known as UTI US-95) has declared 18 per cent dividend. March 17, 2005, has been fixed as the record date for the dividend.

Franklin India Taxshield Declares Record Date      Feb 24, 2005
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has declared March 18, 2005, as the record date for dividend distribution under Franklin India Taxshield fund.

HDFC MF Announces Record Dates for HDFC Prudence, HDFC Balanced      Feb 23, 2005
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced March 18, 2005, as record date for dividend distribution under HDFC Prudence and HDFC Balanced funds.

Fidelity Seeks SEBI's Approval to Launch Equity Fund      Feb 23, 2005
Fidelity Mutual Fund has filed an offer document with the SEBI to launch its first fund in India. Named as Fidelity Equity Fund, it would be an open-ended equity scheme.

Tata Gilt Securities Fund Declares Record Date      Feb 23, 2005
Bonus option of Tata Gilt Securities Fund has declared February 28, 2005, as the record date.

Reliance Floating Rate Fund Declares 6 pc Dividend      Feb 22, 2005
Reliance Floating Rate Fund (monthly dividend option) has declared a gross dividend of 6 per cent. The record date for the dividend was February 21, 2005.

Canbank Mutual Fund Extends IPO Closing Dates      Feb 22, 2005
Canbank Mutual Fund has extended the IPO closing dates for CanEmerging Equities and CanFloating Rate funds.

UTI Basic Industries Fund to Pay 12 pc Dividend      Feb 22, 2005
UTI Basic Industries Fund has declared a 12 per cent or Rs 1.20 dividend on the face value of Rs 10. March 10, 2005, has been fixed as the record date for the dividend.

UTI Growth & Value Declares 25 pc Dividend      Feb 21, 2005
UTI Growth & Value Fund (annual dividend plan) has declared a 25 per cent dividend (or Rs 2.50 per unit on face value of Rs 10). March 10, 2005, has been fixed as the record date for the dividend.

Reliance Mutual Fund Offers More Options      Feb 19, 2005
Reliance Mutual Fund has introduced dividend pay-out and monthly dividend re-investment options under the retail plan and institutional plan of Reliance Liquid Fund (Treasury Plan). The change comes into effect from February 21, 2005.

Standard Chartered MF Offers Monthly Dividend Option      Feb 19, 2005
Standard Chartered Mutual Fund has introduced monthly dividend option under Grindlays Floating Rate Fund-Long Term Plan, Plan A (Regular Plan) & Plan B (Institutional Plan). The change comes into effect from February 24, 2005.

Pru ICICI Tax Plan Makes SIP Option Attractive      Feb 18, 2005
Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund has notified changes in the SIP under the Prudential ICICI Tax Plan Fund. Now, investors could avail the SIP option for a minimum of Rs 500.

Tata MF Plans a Floating Rate Fund      Feb 18, 2005
Tata Mutual Fund has filed an offer document with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for the launch a floating rate fund

HDFC Taxsaver Declares 50 pc Dividend      Feb 18, 2005
The HDFC Tax Saver Fund has declared 50 per cent or Rs 5 dividend on the face value of Rs 10. The record date for the dividend has been fixed as February 17, 2005.

Principal Focussed Fund's IPO Closing Date Extended      Feb 17, 2005
The closing date of Principal Focussed Advantage Fund's IPO has been extended from February 22 to February 24, 2005.