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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicMutual funds

Topic: mutual funds

RBI needs to open its vault and fill the hole left by Franklin Templeton

With the coronavirus lockdown decimating incomes & sentiment, leaving the hole created by Franklin Templeton unfilled may prove an error of judgment.

RBI is weighing opening a new credit line for mutual funds hit by crash crunch

RBI & finance ministry are in favour of proposal from industry regulator to open a cash window that fund houses can tap via their banks.

India’s equity mutual fund fees are among the highest in the world

Retail investors have been a force behind mutual funds’ growing heft since Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014.

Indian mutual funds continue to shun crisis-hit NBFC sector

Mistrust toward NBFCs that started with IL&FS Group’s default last year has spiralled after DHFL & units of Reliance Capital missed repayments on dues.

What selloff? Indian mutual fund investors keep faith in stocks despite market rout

Mutual funds received Rs. 8,110 crore in July, up from Rs. 7,660 crore they got in June and the highest in four months, says AMFI.

Mutual funds try to get in on $894 million in Dewan repayments

The mortgage lender is among the worst hit in India’s $42 billion shadow banking industry, which started to see cracks emerge just over a year ago.

Higher taxes are killing India’s nascent hedge funds

Hedge funds are worth saving because they can speak truth to power and put their money where the mouth is.

SEBI bans mutual funds from signing pacts with stressed companies

The Securities & Exchange Board of India’s ban comes after companies such as Essel Group reached so-called standstill agreements with money managers.

NBFCs are feeling the sting as mutual funds cut debt exposure

Mutual fund investments in commercial paper & bonds that mature within 90 days dropped to Rs 3.24 trillion at end of March, the lowest in 6 quarters.

What India’s top three mutual funds bought and sold in January

Stock funds took in a net Rs 61.6 billion, the least since January 2017, and a 7% decline over the previous month

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.