M Allirajan

Special Correspondent, TOI

M Allirajan writes for the business section of The Times of India. He has been tracking mutual funds and markets for nearly four years. Having worked in a business newspaper and a business magazine t ...

M Allirajan writes for the business section of The Times of India. He has been tracking mutual funds and markets for nearly four years. Having worked in a business newspaper and a business magazine tracking the emerging trends in business and developments in corporate India, he believes in giving straight, simple and reader friendly content. When not following markets and developments in the mutual funds space, he reads books and listens to music.

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Stories by the author

• Equity mutual funds turn defensive, log out of stocks

  
  26 Apr 2019 12:45 PM IST
• Mutual funds' exposure to NBFCs falls by Rs 45k cr in 7 months

  
  22 Mar 2019 11:23 AM IST
• FIIs sell big in Q3 on rising oil, US bonds, strong dollar

  
  16 Feb 2019 01:11 PM IST
• Loan waiver pledge causes 24% rise in MP farm NPAs

  
  21 Dec 2018 12:01 PM IST
• Mutual Funds investing in US markets beat desi funds

  
  12 Oct 2018 10:44 AM IST
• Insurers can’t deny cover for HIV+ patients: IRDAI

  
  11 Oct 2018 11:41 AM IST
• Big equity mutual fund investors to gain most

  
  20 Sep 2018 03:29 PM IST
• Investors in large equity MFs to gain most from lower fees

  
  20 Sep 2018 09:23 AM IST
• Why head honchos of private equity firms are launching their own funds

  
  16 Sep 2018 11:15 AM IST
• Copper production dips 47%, imports surge 233%

  
  30 Aug 2018 11:34 AM IST
• Mutual fund commissions surge on high inflows in FY18

  
  11 Aug 2018 11:22 AM IST
• Equity mutual funds bet big on IT, banking stocks

  
  22 Jun 2018 05:03 PM IST
• Equity mutual fund assets to market cap at all-time high

  
  19 Jun 2018 10:08 AM IST
• NCLT blocks sale of UB assets after SBI’s plea

  
  02 Jun 2018 11:12 AM IST
• Flip side of Sterlite shutdown

  
  30 May 2018 11:40 AM IST
• Mutual funds now nearly a fifth of FDs as small towns take SIP of equity funds

  
  28 May 2018 09:54 AM IST
• Equity mutual funds bet big on defensive sectors

  
  18 May 2018 12:43 PM IST
• Mutual funds increase exposure to IT stocks

  
  01 May 2018 10:45 AM IST
• Mutual fund SIP kitty crosses $10 billion mark in FY18

  
  18 Apr 2018 10:42 AM IST
• Assured returns to home buyers is financial debt, rules NCLAT

  
  17 Apr 2018 11:08 AM IST
• Fund raising via equity sets record in FY18

  
  30 Mar 2018 01:01 PM IST
• Landmark judgment: Guarantors’ assets cannot be liquidated under IBC

  
  08 Mar 2018 12:05 PM IST
• Book profit to rebalance your MF portfolio, cut small, midcap tilt

  
  18 Jan 2018 11:50 AM IST
• Affordable housing: Loans up to Rs 2 lakh see highest NPAs

  
  12 Jan 2018 10:36 AM IST
• Complaints against private banks grow at faster pace than PSBs

  
  27 Dec 2017 10:56 AM IST
• NCLT allows hotel buyout without haircut to lenders

  
  25 Dec 2017 11:38 AM IST
• Textile imports increase as duty cut bites after GST

  
  05 Dec 2017 10:55 AM IST
• Unusual cash deposits hit Rs 1.7L cr after note ban: RBI

  
  17 Nov 2017 11:22 AM IST
• Can a bank allow a company under insolvency to withdraw cash?

  
  06 Nov 2017 09:08 AM IST
• Drive 12,000 km a year? Cheaper to call a cab

  
  09 Aug 2017 09:42 AM IST
• Equity funds invest record Rs 12.7k crore in July

  
  05 Aug 2017 10:28 AM IST
• At $5 billion, MFs invest 2.3 times more than FIIs since April

  
  14 Jul 2017 09:50 AM IST
• Sensex at new high again: What is driving the rally?

  
  12 Jul 2017 12:00 PM IST
• 'Minority shareholders oppressed in SV Global'

  
  10 Jul 2017 10:57 AM IST
• India Inc deploys more capital than labour

  
  09 Jun 2017 11:01 AM IST
• Higher GST on inputs accessories to hit tractor makers

  
  23 May 2017 05:17 PM IST
• Mutual funds pip FIIs in equity buys since April

  
  22 May 2017 11:20 AM IST
• Mutual funds biggest investors in stock markets

  
  22 May 2017 10:42 AM IST
• UTI Mutual Fund top boss, employees highest paid in industry

  
  09 May 2017 11:19 AM IST
• SIPs draw small town India to stock markets

  
  08 May 2017 11:15 AM IST
• Equity MFs log out of IT stocks

  
  01 May 2017 11:41 AM IST
• Small and mid-cap MFs shine as Sensex hits high

  
  27 Apr 2017 12:17 PM IST
• Time to book profit, cut equity allocation

  
  27 Apr 2017 10:18 AM IST
• Most sensex scrips yet to reach previous highs

  
  08 Apr 2017 11:43 AM IST
• At Rs 29,000 crore, fund-raising via IPOs doubles in FY17

  
  30 Mar 2017 11:33 AM IST
• Tax saver funds dole out dividends as markets rise

  
  15 Mar 2017 12:11 PM IST
• Dividend yield

  
  15 Mar 2017 12:11 PM IST
• SIP investments in equity MFs jump 35 per cent

  
  17 Feb 2017 02:10 PM IST