The second wave of COVID-19 was severe, affecting a wide range of industries and stalling economic growth. The GDP growth has now bottomed out and a robust economic revival is likely in FY22 fueled by rise in demand and normalization of economic activities after a relaxation on lockdown restrictions. Amid the pandemic, sectors such as…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for various sectors of the economy. However, for India’s mutual fund industry, the impact perhaps is the least: the Assets under Management (AUM) is on the rise supported by upward market movement, various type of mutual funds are reporting inflows, and folios have touched a record high. Yet some fund…
The mutual fund industry has grown with its product offerings from traditional large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap and flexi-cap funds to relatively evolved offerings such as the hybrid funds, ESG funds, international funds, etc. In the past two years, there has been an addition to this list with the quantitative funds. Quantitative investing is a well-established approach…
Many investors often question whether they are holding the right number of mutual funds in their portfolio to achieve their financial goals. The general assumption amongst investors is that if they keep adding popular, star-rated funds to the portfolio or newly launched funds, their portfolio will be well-diversified and in a better position to deal…
Amid the uncertainty of this pandemic, many investors plan to make investments that offer stability to their investment portfolio. In the event of a crisis, blue chip funds comprising of large cap stocks can provide steady returns as well as better protection from downside risks compared to funds in other market capitalizations. A blue-chip mutual…
Companies belonging to different market caps usually vary in performance over time-periods. Therefore, diversifying your investments across market caps can reduce portfolio risk and mitigate volatility, thereby maximizing portfolio returns over the long term. Multi-cap funds and flexi-cap funds are among the mutual fund categories that aim to provide investors opportunities across the large-cap, mid-cap,…
In India, international funds started gaining traction from 2020 onwards when the pandemic crisis ignited a big shift in consumer trends as well as the way organizations work. For many of us, cloud computing, remote working, online shopping, e-payments, machine learning, over the top (OTT) streaming, among other technological trends, have become an integral part…
Last year the COVID-19 pandemic had compelled the RBI to reduce policy repo rate by 115 bps and reverse repo rate by 155 bps within three months. In fact, the policy rates have been at a multi-year low for quite some time. Subsequently, in the bi-monthly monetary policy review that concluded on June 04, 2021,…
The second wave of COVID-19 has shown a steady decline over the past few days, though the daily cases are still higher than the peak it touched in the first wave. Moreover, there is a looming fear of a third wave of COVID-19; sadly, however, a large portion of the population is yet to be…
The second wave of COVID-19 has been brutal for India and has affected all socioeconomic classes. The last two months have thrown the Indian healthcare system in total disarray. The daily caseload surpassed the 4 lakh mark in the first week of May 2021. Thankfully, the new cases have dropped substantially of late, and currently, as of…
