Quant Funds: Algo-driven approach reduces human bias, risk of style drift

SBI Mutual Fund recently launched the SBI Quant Fund. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Its new fund offer (NFO) opened on December 4, 2024, and will close on December 18, 2024. Currently,......

AMCs look strong but high valuations risk sharper fall in downturns

Given gains in equity prices, it is not surprising that the earnings of asset management companies (AMCs) are growing quicker. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The earnings momentum looks......

Tax change, spike in inflows revive interest in Rs 84,000-crore FoF space

The Rs 84,000 crore domestic fund of funds (FoFs) space, which was in the doldrums over the past 18 months, has now caught the attention of investors due to a change in the tax structure in Budget......

Fund houses' ticker-tape parade of fiscal success on the D-Street

The financial numbers for 2023–24 (FY24) of the four pure-play listed asset management companies (AMCs) have enthused the Street. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com All firms listed......