The mutual fund industry maintained its growth momentum in September 2023 despite some moderation in inflows into equity funds. Total assets under management (AUM) of the industry stood at Rs.46.6 trillion at the end of September, largely unchanged from August 2023 levels. Equity and equity-oriented funds, which make up the largest component of mutual fund […]
Equity mutual funds witnessed strong net inflows of Rs 279.2 billion in August 2023, a significant improvement compared to July’s Rs 100 billion net inflow. This was driven by continued robust flows into small cap, mid cap and multi cap schemes. Meanwhile, systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions hit another record high of Rs 158.1 billion […]
HSBC, the global financial services giant headquartered in London, has agreed to buy L&T Mutual Fund, the asset management business of L&T Finance — the non-bank financial services arm of the Larsen & Toubro group of India. L&T Finance will get $425 mln, or around Rs 3,200 cr, for the mutual fund unit which has […]
State Bank of India said its central board has approved a proposal to potentially sell around 6% of its stake in its mutual fund arm via an initial public offering. “..the Executive Committee of Central Board of the Bank has accorded approval for exploring possibilities to offload 6% stake of the Bank in SBI Funds […]
IndiGrid, India’s first infrastructure investment trust for power assets, said it has acquired three transmission assets from its sponsor at a cost of 1,410 cr, taking the total assets under management to 5,300 cr. The company said it will also invest Rs 232 cr into Patran Transmission Company Limited, a unit of Techno Electric & […]
The government today issued clarifications on the imposition of income tax when a salaried employee claims his provident fund benefit from his Employees Provident Fund or EPF. It said the new tax has been imposed to discourage people from withdrawing and spending their pension funds Under previous rules, money invested in EPF is not taxed, […]
Mahindra Finance said it has received a license to operate Mutual Funds via its subsidiary Mahindra Asset Management Company. Mahindra Finance is currently engaged in vehicle financing, and is part of the Mahindra Group. It plans to tap into its existing network of dealers and customers to sell its mutual fund products. “Our customer base […]
Pramerica Asset Managers, the asset management business in India of Pramerica Investment Management, said it had agreed to buy Deutsche Bank’s India asset management business. Separately, Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd also said that it had decided to acquire 50% of the equity share capital of Pramerica Asset Managers Private Limited — the asset management […]
Bangalore-based Ujjivan Financial Services has become the first microfinance institution in India to raise funds directly from mutual funds, and that too one of the largest mutual funds in India. It raised Rs 50 cr from an unnamed mutual fund by placing ‘commercial paper’ (a kind of debt). “This is the first CP issuance by […]
ICICI Prudential, India’s fifth biggest mutual fund by equity holdings, increased its cash holdings in May by selling most of its holdings in Bharti Airtel and much of its holdings in ONGC, Crompton Greaves, Cairn India, Hindalco and SJVN, publicly available numbers revealed. Mutual funds typically increase cash holdings when they expect share prices to […]
The Indian mutual fund industry’s assets under management crossed the Rs 12 trillion mark in February, ending at 12.02 trillion, according to the monthly numbers released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). This is the first time the industry’s assets have crossed the Rs 12 trillion mark. Gains were led by inflows […]
The Indian mutual fund industry’s assets under management (AUM) rose 12% or by Rs 1.30 trillion in January 2015 to Rs 11.81 trillion, according to the monthly numbers released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The total shares held by mutual funds in pure equity funds were worth over Rs 34,00,00,00,00,000 (3.4 […]
Just in case you are one of those people who believe that the Indian real estate market still has upside, Indiabulls Asset Management has launched its maiden real estate fund. The Rs 500-cr fund will invest in residential projects in top 5 cities in India. “We plan to scale up our AIF / Co-investment presence […]
Three of the top four stocks held by mutual funds in India are bank stocks – ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd and State Bank of India, with Infosys Ltd being the sole exception. ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were the top holdings, with ICICI alone accounting for about Rs 14,300 crore, or about 5% […]
Assets under management (AUM) of the Indian mutual fund industry increased 1.45%, or by Rs 131 bn, in February to a record Rs 9.16 trillion, according to the monthly numbers released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The spurt was primarily due to inflows into income and equity-oriented funds. On the other […]
