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India’s first clean economy index fund is here: Should you invest?India's green transition is accelerating, and the Motilal Oswal BSE Clean Environment Index Fund offers a unique passive investment route. ...
Fund houses face fresh compliance push on portfolio overlapSEBI now requires fund houses to cap portfolio overlap between sectoral/thematic funds and other equity schemes at 50%, giving them three y...
Bitcoin slips below $81K after Trump rejects Iran peace proposal; institutional investors continue accumulating BTCBitcoin slipped below $81,000 after briefly crossing $82,000 as geopolitical tensions rose following US President Donald Trump’s rejection ...
Sensex options can be as large as Nifty's by FY29, says Jefferies but has a warning for BSE investorsJefferies expects Sensex weekly options on BSE to match Nifty’s scale by FY29, driven by strong derivatives growth. However, it warns that ...
What’s ailing the growth of passive mutual funds despite rising AUM?When you invest in a passive fund, you are giving up the chances of getting the alpha, i.e. outperformance of your fund over the benchmark....
Sebi clears 4 IPOs including Yatayat Corporation and EAAA India AlternativesSebi has approved IPOs for four firms spanning logistics, alternatives, real estate and manufacturing. Companies aim to tap rising demand a...
Where’s the Indian mutual fund sector going ahead? 6 big trends to watch out forMutual fund trends highlight a structural shift in investor preference towards mid and small caps, sectoral themes, and multi-asset funds, ...
What changes for mutual fund investors from April 1? TER tweak, life cycle funds and folio freeze optionNew financial year brings significant mutual fund reforms. Expect revised GST, introduction of life cycle funds, and discontinuation of chi...
SEBI mutual fund reforms 2026: Equity funds can invest up to 35% of their non-core allocation in gold/silver, InvITs, debt instrumentsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced new rules for mutual funds. Equity funds can now invest in gold and silver. Solut...
Sebi tightens rules on MF classification, overlapsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has revamped mutual fund scheme classifications, mandating uniform naming conventions and...
Sebi allows equity mutual fund schemes to increase allocation in gold and silver to 35%Sebi has revamped mutual fund norms, allowing equity and hybrid schemes to increase exposure to gold and silver while tightening classifica...
Why are investors shying away from sectoral and thematic mutual funds in 2025?Sectoral and thematic equity mutual funds, popular in 2024, are experiencing reduced investor interest due to volatile returns and increase...
Passive investing is about simplicity; dont give into active fund management lurking in the garb of thematic passive fundsThe consequences for investors are less beneficial. The proliferation of quasipassive funds adds to the overwhelming array of investment op...
Thematic funds leading a speculative bubble: Why SEBI needs to check the rise of this unsustainable frenzyThematic mutual funds have been investor's favourites recently, which explains why they managed to attract Rs 80,000 crore last year. With ...
Year-ender 2024: Sectoral, thematic mutual funds fetch highest inflows. Should you focus on them in 2025?Sectoral and thematic mutual funds saw record inflows in 2024, driven by strong performance in sectors like manufacturing and healthcare. E...
MF investors rush into 'hot sectors', draw cautionThe mutual fund industry managed equity money to the tune of ₹28.5 crore as on July 31. Most of the flows into thematic and sector funds ar...
Thematic funds catch the eye of investors, draw Rs 1.22 lakh crore in FY24Assets under management (AUM) of this equity category in FY24 soared by ₹1.22 lakh crore to ₹2.93 lakh crore from ₹1.7 lakh crore a year ag...
Business cycle funds offer 16.05% in one yearMost of the schemes have managed to offer double-digit returns in this year till date, except for Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund...
What exactly is a thematic fund and should you invest in them? Mayukh Datta explainsThematic funds have gained popularity in India, with asset management companies innovating in this space. Thematic funds look at different ...
Sebi tweaks portfolio concentration norms for ETFsAs per portfolio concentration norms, an index should now have a minimum of 10 constituents.