Mutual Funds should finance investor education and awarenessIt is important to recognise that unless distributors have a decent compensation for their efforts, they would not sell mutual funds.
24 Jul, 2012, 08.19 AM IST
- Mutual funds to get more leeway to pay more commission to distributors
The government may soon take the first step to liven up mutual funds by giving them the elbow room to pay more commission to distributors.
03 Jul, 2012, 01.25 AM IST
- Facilitate long-term investment, not return of entry load: Dhirendra Kumar, CEO, Value Research
The lack of self-generated interest among investors in equity mutual funds is just a special case of the general apathy towards equity inve...
03 Jul, 2012, 12.28 AM IST
- Burden of service should be passed on to consumers: Mutual fund industry
The mutual fund industry wants the consumers to bear the burden of 12% service tax on purchase of schemes and has also pitched for higher a...
02 Jul, 2012, 04.34 PM IST
- Finance ministry may ask Sebi to bring back entry load for brokers
In order to promote the sagging mutual fund industry, finance ministry may advise the Sebi to consider re-introduction of entry load for br...
02 Jul, 2012, 02.16 AM IST
- Finance ministry, Sebi looking to make mutual funds attractive for distributors
Commissions to distributors and marketing expenses were met by the fund house by charging an entry load of 2.25% from investors.
29 Jun, 2012, 03.58 AM IST
- MFs: SEBI's exit load redefinition raises hopes of more flexible commission regime
Less than a month after UK Sinha took charge as Sebi chief, the capital market regulator has taken the first step to liven up hopes among f...
10 Mar, 2011, 06.12 AM IST
- Now trade in MF through stock brokers
This move by SEBI is expected to reduce the transaction costs for investors. Investors pick hybrid MFs | Risk while investing in midcaps | ...
14 Nov, 2009, 08.39 AM IST
- SC to decide on 'dividend stripping' by mutual funds
The Supreme Court will decide whether mutual fund brokers can resort to a process (dividend stripping) of creating a short-term loss to avo...
22 Jul, 2009, 02.29 PM IST
- Ban on MF load to take effect on Aug 1
Despite serious protests from mutual fund distributors, capital markets regulator Sebi has gone ahead and scrapped entry load in equity mut...
01 Jul, 2009, 01.57 AM IST
SEBI removes entry load on MF schemesSEBI asked MF cos not to deduct marketing and distribution charges from investment made by subscribers.
18 Jun, 2009, 10.33 PM IST
- Variable load structure for MFs sparks debate
SEBI's consultative paper on variable load structure for MFs has again sparked off a debate in the financial services industry. When to jum...
07 Mar, 2009, 02.15 PM IST
- Quantum Gold Fund to list on NSE on Thursday
Quantum Gold Fund will list on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on February 28.
27 Feb, 2008, 09.43 PM IST
- AMCs want MF buyers to foot distributors' bill
The proposed model allows distributors to add value to its services to clients, without impacting the net asset value (NAV). How to freeze ...
17 Oct, 2007, 01.00 PM IST
- AMCs want MF buyers to foot distributors' bill
A section of asset management companies is learnt to have approached the Securities and Exchange Board of India, seeking changes in the exi...
17 Oct, 2007, 03.24 AM IST
- MF investment to get cheaper
Sebi may remove 2.25% entry load for applications not routed via distributors.
23 Aug, 2007, 11.09 AM IST
- No break for brokers
The new service tax valuation rules, which came into effect recently, will change the base on which tax is calculated.
12 Jun, 2006, 01.26 AM IST