The recent Liquidity Surplus and RBI’s Accommodative stance has reduced the returns that was favourable earlier at the short end of the yield curve for investment within debt mutual funds category. Besides certain recent norms introduced by the capital market regulator is making investment in debt mutual funds more transparent for investors interest for better…

It has become difficult for average-income earners to provide children with a good education in the past couple of years due to the inflating education costs.In these socio-economic times and turbulent market conditions, making smart investment choices are increasingly challenging. When it comes to child-investment plans, choosing the right one from the plethora of options…

Several fund houses are of the opinion that considering the recent corrections in the market, there is ample opportunity to do value buying. And if done with a focused approach, it will surely reward investors in the long run. Hence Invesco Mutual Fund launched Invesco India Focused 20 Equity Fund (IIF20EF) that will invest in 20 stocks…

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has launched a domestic Fund of Fund, Mirae Asset Equity Allocator Fund of Fund that will invest in ETFs predominantly. Mirae Asset Mutual fund believes that current volatile environment is difficult to do stock picking, but investing in some of the top ETFs (Nifty 50, Nifty Next 50), including Midcap ETFs, in…

Axis Mutual fund has launched an overseas fund of fund, Axis Global Equity Alpha Fund of Fund. The fund will invest in Schroder International Selection Fund Global Equity Alpha, a fund that invests in companies across the globe. Considering the volatility in Indian markets, Axis Mutual Fund is of the view that investors are losing out opportunities…

Union Mutual Fund has launched an open-ended debt scheme, Union Medium Duration Fund (UMDF). It will invest in debt and money market instruments such that the Macaulay Duration of the fund is between 3-4 years under normal circumstances. What is a medium duration fund? As per the SEBI classification, a medium duration fund will invest primarily…

Baroda Mutual Fund has launched an open-ended equity scheme, Baroda Large & Midcap Fund. Looking at the current market sentiment, several fund houses are of the view that when large-cap space and midcap space are combined, one gets an opportunity to invest in stability of large-caps and high growth potential of midcaps. Hence even Baroda Mutual…

After a tumultuous 2019, this year began on a positive note; but the equity market has crashed since the pandemic… the profit lines of most businesses are affected and global economies have suffered. As unpredictable as this crisis is, the end of COVID19 pandemic wave could be on the horizon. In the present troubled environment, there are…

Advancements in Information Technology (IT) have seen a boost since the COVID crisis, but selecting IT stocks remains a challenge, making active fund management difficult. Keeping this in mind, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched an open-ended Exchange Traded Fund – ICICI Prudential IT ETF. The fund house is of the view (as mentioned in…

In the current volatile environment, it is getting difficult to choose worthy stocks actively and most of the actively managed schemes were underperforming. So the spotlight is on passively managed funds now, especially ETFs. [Read: Are Active Funds Better Than Passive Funds?] ETFs are innovative products that provide exposure to an index or a basket of…