Suggested InvestmentHorizon: >3 years
Time taken to doublemoney: 0.10 Years
“Today, there is unbounded optimism, and there is a big upmove in many sectors, segments and stocks where we are NOT invested in,” Thakkar said. PPFAS has not invested in sectors such as metals, specialty chemicals, state-owned entities, airlines, hotels and state-owned and corporate banks, Thakkar said.
He also scoffed at market’s notion that Covid-19 winners such as pharmaceuticals and information technology stocks are “over and done with,” arguing that trends in these sectors may last decades.
PPFAS has been one of the few success stories of the mutual fund industry over the past year, as its assets under management has risen from merely Rs 2,134 crore in May last year to nearly Rs 12,000 crore last month.
Rajeev Thakkar on how raising MFs overseas investment cap to help investors
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Jun 04, 2021, 10:48 AM IST
Share
Synopsis
“It is a very positive move and it should ease the concerns of investors that fund houses may have to stop assessing inflows.”
ETMarkets.com
Related
The industry will be able to offer additional geographies as well as additional sectors to the Indian investors, says Rajeev Thakkar, CIO, PPFAS MF.
Sebi has raised the overseas investment limit for individual mutual funds to $1 billion while the industry cap is still at $7 billion. What are your initial reactions from an industry standpoint and also the immediate implications of this?
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday revised the overseas investment limits for mutual funds (MFs). The market regulator in a circular stated that MFs can make overseas investments subject to a maximum of $1 billion per mutual fund, within the overall industry limit of $7 billion. MFs had made representation to the regulator to increase the investments limits. In November last year, Sebi had enhanced the overseas investment from $300 million per mutual fund to $600 million per mutual fund. Industry participants say that this announcement was the need of the hour as several of the MF schemes which were international focused were attracting huge inflows. Sebi in its circular stated that, “MFs can make investments in overseas Exchange Traded Fund (ETFs) subject to a maximum of $ 300 million per mutual fund, within the overall industry limit of US $ 1 billion.” Earlier the limit was $200 million per mutual fund.
PPFAS Mutual Fund to launch conservative hybrid fund
By IANS |
3 Views
SEBI may issue norms for minimum holding in liquid assets for MFs. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 5 : PPFAS Mutual Fund on Wednesday said it will launch Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund.
The scheme which opens on May 7 and closes May 21 aims to generate regular income through investments predominantly in debt and money market instruments.
The minimum investment shall be Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter. The scheme will reopen on 28 May 2021.
According to PPFAS, the proposed scheme also seeks to generate income and capital appreciation by investing a certain portion in equity, equity-related instruments, and Real Estate Investment Trusts / Infrastructure Investment Trusts (REITs/InvITs).
Rajeev Thakkar, CIO,
What do you make of Warren Buffett’s letter this year?
The interesting thing about this year’s letter is what is not there in the letter. People eagerly wait for the letter to get his commentary on the yield environment, on the market environment as to the listed equity and other things. He has said that bonds are not the place to be in now. He has said that before given the low interest rate. However, he has not said what should be done with the money that either Berkshire Hathaway has or other investors may have in the absence of bonds.