MFs shouldn’t behave like banks: SEBI chairman
Ajay Tyagi, chairman of the markets regulator, says mutual funds must remember there is a difference between ‘investing’ and ‘lending’; hints at a slew of reforms for the debt market.
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Net redemptions in credit risk funds drop 81.5%
Mutual funds industry body AMFI cites the central bank’s ₹50,000 crore special liquidity facility for the development.
RBI opens special liquidity facility for MFs
The central bank announces ₹50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds to help debt funds tide over market disruptions caused by Covid-19.
When fear overtakes greed
Franklin Templeton India has closed six yield-oriented schemes—which accounted for 63.4% of its total debt-oriented funds’ average AUM. It links the closure to Covid-19-related market dislocations.
MFs invested ₹91,678 crore in equities in FY20
Net equity inflows of mutual funds were 14.9 times higher than foreign portfolio investors’ ₹6,152 crore at end of the fiscal year ending March.
Mutual funds’ AUM declined 18% in March
AMFI data reveals that industry’s net AUM fell over ₹4.96 lakh crore over February, and down nearly 5% compared to March 2019.
Overnight funds in the fast lane
With more than quadrupled average net assets under management and doubling of investor folios in the last 10 months, overnight funds are witnessing hyper growth among debt mutual funds.
A week of global shocks for markets
After the spike in crude oil price, the US Fed’s rate cut hurts equity indices and investor sentiments.
Will election results be a non-event for markets?
After touching new highs on Tuesday, key indices pare a part of the sentimental gains seen after the general election exit polls.
‘See rapid growth for mutual funds’
Despite rising crude oil prices and looming elections hanging over the markets, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh is confident that the common man will continue to pick mutual funds to invest savings in.
