Rs 1900 Cr for SBI One India   Research   Desk |  Jan 17, 2007
SBI One India Fund has raised over Rs 1,900 crore. The NFO closed on December 22, 2006

New Year, New Number   Research   Desk |  Jan 02, 2007
Life would be so much simpler if we could just use our PAN for all investment purposes as well. But AMFI disagrees

Switching Jobs   Research   Desk |  Dec 29, 2006
Vinay Kulkarni moves to HDFC MF while Sandip Sabharwal gets at the helm of JM Financial. While Kulkarni’s last job was at Tata Mutual Fund, Sabharwal's last stint was at Lotus India

Tracking Error   Research   Desk |  Dec 27, 2006
Reliance Index Nifty has lagged its benchmark by a huge margin. While its actively managed equity schemes have done well, the fund house has faltered in managing this small-sized index fund

Fall From Grace   Research   Desk |  Dec 13, 2006
After weeks of surge came the big fall.The Sensex plummeted 6.99 percentage points, shedding 977 points over the three days.

On a Strong Base   Research   Desk |  Nov 23, 2006
Among the number of thematic funds, infrastructure funds clearly stand out. Riding on tremendous growth in construction and capital goods sectors, they have delivered trail-blazing returns

UTI Mastershare Declares 20th Dividend   Research   Desk |  Nov 07, 2006
UTI Mastershare has declared a 30 per cent dividend. The record date for the dividend is November 10, 2006

Tech Driven   Research   Desk |  Oct 30, 2006
Diversified equity funds have had the largest exposure to the technology sector since long. But within this sector, funds are moving towards large-cap companies while dumping the mid-cap ones

FMPs Mobilise Fund Houses   Research   Desk |  Oct 27, 2006
There have been a slew of fixed maturity plans (FMPs) launched off late. From 79 launches in 2003 to 108 in 2005, the current year has already seen 239 new FMPs in the market

New Avatar   Research   Desk |  Sep 29, 2006
Principal Global Opportunities Fund will now focus on emerging markets. It has picked up PGIF Emerging Markets Equity Fund as a vehicle to invest

Sitting on Cash Pile   Research   Desk |  Sep 22, 2006
Domestic equity funds are holding unprecedented amounts of cash. With over Rs 7,300 crore parked in cash and equivalents, diversified equity funds are well capable of fuelling the markets to newer highs

Regulation Change   Research   Desk |  Aug 29, 2006
SEBI had recently paved the way for 'capital protection-oriented schemes'. But as per the notification, such schemes will only try to protect the capital of the investors

MFs Unplugged   Research   Desk |  Aug 24, 2006
SEBI recently came out with the guidelines to facilitate mutual funds to invest abroad. But as per the guidelines, many fund houses will be out of contention to invest in ETFs abroad

Shopping in the Dip   Research   Desk |  Jul 27, 2006
Fund managers found the market crash an excellent opportunity to invest some cash in the markets

LIC Mutual Fund's Assets Cross Rs 10,000 cr Mark   News   Desk |  Jul 20, 2006
LIC Mutual Fund now has over Rs 10,000 crore of assets under management. The assets of the fund house have grown by 91 per cent over the last four months