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Sebi, Amfi in talks on cutting KYC, depository charges with an eye on mutual fund profitability

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- India's mutual fund industry body is in discussions with the markets regulator to reduce certain fixed or non-variable costs borne by mutual funds, as these charges do not declin... Read More


Sebi steps up checks on portfolio overlap in mutual fund schemes

Mumbai, Jan. 15 -- India's market regulator is closely scrutinizing new fund offers (NFOs) for portfolio overlap with existing schemes, even though its draft proposals on overlapping stocks in mutual ... Read More


Debt mutual funds see slower inflows than hybrid and equity

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Plain-vanilla debt mutual funds have been slow to attract fresh flows for over two years now, and 2025 was no exception, even as hybrid and equity mutual funds outpaced these fix... Read More


As Sebi pushes for efficiency in mutual funds ecosystem, distributors are put through the wringer

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- A rising tide does not lift all boats-an adage that mutual fund distributors will vouch for. Despite record asset growth among such funds in the past 10-odd years, the number of ... Read More


Thematic funds top MF menu, but investors don't have a taste for them

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- India's mutual fund industry is facing a curious paradox, with asset managers doubling down on thematic and sectoral funds even as investors in new fund offers (NFOs) turn lukewa... Read More


Quantum Mutual Fund stages a comeback with a new CEO and revamped strategies; eyes sustainable growth

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- A two-decade-old mutual fund that kept a low profile in Mumbai's Churchgate area is trying to make a comeback with a new CEO and revamped strategies. Quantum Mutual Fund, which l... Read More