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A section of mutual fund houses feared that markets regulator Sebis new framework on compensation will adversely affect their key employee cash flow and make it difficult to retain talent. In addition, the new rule will create regulatory arbitrage in favour of index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and will result in potential death of active fund management, fund houses said. On Wednesday, Sebi asked asset management companies (AMCs) to pay at least 20 per cent of gross salary of key ...

Mutual fund houses plan to approach market regulator Sebi through their industry body Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) seeking amendments to the compensation circular issued on Wednesday. Among the most important tweak sought by the industry will be to reduce the ambit of ‘key employees’. Sebi’s current definition is quite widespread and almost covers the entire staff of an asset management company (AMC). Some of them also include personnel who have nothing to do with fund m...

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According to the depositories data, overseas investors pulled out Rs 8,674 crore from equities, but invested Rs 1,052 crore in the debt segment.

Illustration by Raj Verma If liquid and short-term debt funds gave negative returns in March 2020 when the Franklin Templeton fiasco was on in full swing, duration funds turned negative in March 2021. Most debt schemes with long-duration investments, which had delivered double-digit returns in 2020, are back at single digits now. Experts blame volatility in bond yields for such a high variation in returns in the short term. Debt funds are considered safe as they hold fixed-income securities. H...

Inflow into gold ETFs climbs over 4-fold to Rs 6,900 crore in FY21 PTI New Delhi | Updated on April 11, 2021 Gold-backed ETFs are passive investment instruments that are based on price movements and investments in physical gold Heightened risk and uncertainty sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic elicited investors to rush to gold as safe haven as they infused over Rs 6,900 crore in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2020-21, more than four times from the preceding fiscal. This also marks the sec...

NEW DELHI: Heightened risk and uncertainty sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic elicited investors to rush to gold as safe haven as they infused over Rs 6,900 crore in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2020-21, more than four times from the preceding fiscal. This also marks the second consecutive year of inflow. Prior to that, gold ETFs have been witnessing outflows since 2013-14, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. Mywealthgrowth.com co-founder Harshad Chetanwala s...

As per AMFI, investors put in RS 6,919 crore in 14 gold-linked ETFs, much higher than Rs 1,614 crore invested in 2019-20

FPIs net buyers for third straight month, pour in Rs 17,304 crore in March SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 04, 2021, 03:15 PM IST Share Synopsis According to depositories data, FPIs invested Rs 10,482 crore into equities and Rs 6,822 crore in the debt segment during March 1-31. iStock Related NEW DELHI: Continuing the buying spree for the third consecutive month, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have invested Rs 17,304 crore in Indian markets so far in March. According to depositories data, FPIs i...

FPIs continue buying spree, invest Rs 17,304 cr in March According to depositories data, FPIs invested Rs 10,482 crore into equities and Rs 6,822 crore in the debt segment during March 1-31. The total net investment stood at Rs 17,304 crore during the period under review PTI | April 4, 2021 | Updated 16:50 IST Previously, overseas investors had invested Rs 23,663 crore in Indian markets in February and Rs 14,649 crore in January, on a net basis Continuing the buying spree for the third consecu...