It is time for KRACentral

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a report in August 2019 titled Unlocking the ₹100 Trillion Opportunity. The mutual fund (MF) industry had under ₹25 trillion of assets under management (AUM) in July 2019. We have come a long way since then. The industry’s AUM has more …

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Are DTAA benefits applicable to MFs?

I read that UAE-based NRIs (non-resident Indians) are able to claim taxation exemption on mutual fund investments made in India. I had invested in some mutual funds many years back when I was a resident. Will I also get the benefit of capital gains tax exemption in India? Or is it only applicable for mutual …

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Why DSP MF’s Kalpen Parekh is bullish on long duration debt

After four-five years of staying away from it, Parekh has invested in DSP Strategic Bond Fund, an actively-managed duration fund. The fund is currently invested in debt papers that are of eight-nine years duration, says Parekh in an interaction with Mint for the Guru Portfolio series. In this series, leaders in the financial services industry …

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Should you invest in Mirae’s latest multi-factor small-cap fund?

View Full Image Graphic: Paras Jain The index—Nifty Smallcap 250 Momentum Quality 100—has been created by National Stock Exchange (NSE) based on discussions with Mirae Asset MF. Mirae Asset Nifty Smallcap 250 Momentum Quality 100 ETF—an exchange traded fund, or ETF—will aim to mimic the performance of the index, which will be reviewed and re-balanced …

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Rich foreigners will now get tax-free access to Indian MFs

It is an unprecedented move that is likely to open the flood gates for infusion of fresh funds by foreigners into India’s stock market. One of India’s leading asset management companies (AMCs)—HDFC AMC has secured approval to start six feeder funds in GIFT City (IFSC) that will in turn invest in its domestic mutual fund …

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