A year after the onslaught of the global pandemic, FPI inflows, corporate
performance, and news of the vaccines were key to the Indian equity markets’
immunity against Covid-19.
The capital markets’ regulator frames risk management norms for debt mutual funds, which would control debt funds' portfolio and duration risks, and protect gullible investors.
In a chat with Fortune India, Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, talks about how the fallout of the the Covid-19 pandemic can be used in a positive manner, among other things.
While the mutual fund industry assets under management crossed ₹31 lakh crore, MFs continued to reel under record–high redemption pressure in December. What would the new year bring?
According to CRISIL Research, the Indian mutual fund industry’s assets under management can touch the ₹50 lakh crore mark by March 2025, and multiple triggers will aid this massive growth.
Although bourses are roaring, SEBI data shows mutual fund managers have been playing smart by continuing to be net sellers of equities, even in the month of November.
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.
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.
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.
