Category: Mutual Fund Research
Observations, recommendations and insights, straight from our Mutual Fund Research Desk
Why the flurry of hybrid funds in the market now?
June 25, 2015With the continuing volatility in the equity market, hybrid funds, which offer capital protection with a limited equity upside, seem to be the new buzzword for Asset Management Companies. Srikanth…Continue Reading
IDFC Premier Equity: Positive stance continues
June 24, 2015Last week, we informed you the exit of Kenneth Andrade from IDFC Mutual and said this called for a ‘hold’ strategy for now in IDFC Premier Equity. We had also…Continue Reading
FundsIndia reviews: The credit opportunity in debt funds
June 24, 2015The stock market’s phenomenal performance since late 2013 may have shifted all your attention to equity funds. In the process, you may have missed out on some less flashy opportunities…Continue Reading
IDFC Mutual CIO & fund manager Kenneth Andrade quits
June 18, 2015Kenneth Andrade, ace fund manager and CIO of IDFC Mutual quit the fund house to pursue external opportunities. This means the fund house’s flagship fund IDFC Premier Equity will come…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Strategies: The Equity Fund Playbook for Rookie Investors
June 16, 2015If you are among the many FundsIndia investors who have started investing in mutual funds in recent months, here’s a ‘Playbook’ for all of you. It is simply about how…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: Equity Savings Funds
June 10, 2015Equity savings funds are a new variant in the equity mutual fund basket. Exposure to equity, a part of which is hedged, and then some debt, and you have this…Continue Reading
Why debt funds work better than FDs
June 5, 2015If you are worrying about falling interest rates leaving you with no fixed income options, you are right – if your only fixed income option is bank Fixed Deposits (FDs).…Continue Reading
Consolidation Phase for Debt Market
June 2, 2015A 25-basis point cut in repo rate to 7.25 per cent in today’s Monetary Policy review, totals to a front-loaded 75 basis point cut thus far in 2015. Further action,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund
June 2, 2015ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund (earlier called ‘ICICI Pru Equity – Volatility Advantage Plan’, or ‘ICICI Pru VAP’) has adeptly managed the volatile markets of the last five years to…Continue Reading
Can you invest in the Equity Savings Funds of Reliance and SBI?
May 30, 2015Two new equity funds have hit the market – the Reliance Equity Savings Scheme, and the SBI Equity Savings Scheme. Srikanth Meenakshi, co-founder and COO, FundsIndia.com, explains the suitability of…Continue Reading
