Equity mutual funds surge to historic Rs 34,697 crore inflows in May

Unperturbed by election uncertainty, investors poured record sums into equity mutual fund (MF) schemes in May, driving India closer to a $5 trillion market capitalisation. Illustration: Dominic......

Top six smallcap MFs to take over 20 days to liquidate 50% portfolio

The country’s six largest smallcap schemes would require more than 20 days to liquidate half of their holdings, despite most of them maintaining high cash levels and having considerable......

MFs hungry for bigger slice of banking pie amid growing investor inflows

Amidst growing investor inflows, mutual funds (MFs) are eyeing a larger slice of the banking sector. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters In the past few years, few of the major fund houses have......

Equity MF inflows hit 5-month high on record SIP run, easing outflows

The net inflows into active equity mutual fund (MF) schemes registered more than a twofold month-on-month rise in August, crossing Rs 20,000 crore, the highest in five months. Illustration: Uttam......