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• Alternative Investment Funds allowed by SEBI
  on Aug 17, 2012
  In the meeting held yesterday, SEBI has allowed following 7 AIFs (Alternative Investment Funds) to operate in India:IFCI Syncamore India Infrastructure FundUtthishta Yekum FundIndiaquotient Investment TrustForefront Alternate Investment TrustExcedo R...
• Latest News:SEBI board clears incentives for mutual funds
  on Aug 16, 2012
  Latest News from SEBI on mutual funds:SEBI has allowed mutual funds flexibility in using expense charges, to expand market reach.Committee for National Mutual Fund policy. Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme may provide tax incentives for mutual funds...
• Mutual Fund Industry: India and China
  on Aug 16, 2012
  Mumbai SkylineThere has always been comparison of India and China economies. In terms of mutual funds, China marches much ahead of India with their robust economic structure. Let us look at the facts of Mutual Fund industry in India and China.Mutual...
• Decline of Mutual Fund Investments
  on Aug 14, 2012
  Even though Mutual Funds are arguably one of the best sources of generating income in long run, there has been a significant and consistent decline of mutual fund investment. First quarter of FY13 has seen a steady decline in number of equity folios...
• Top 10 Mutual Funds' favourite stocks
  on Aug 13, 2012
  Mutual funds invest money in stock market by buying shares of listed companies. On of the criteria of identifying a stock to buy, is the popularity of the stock among mutual funds. As we know, mutual funds are managed by well informed and professiona...
• How to evaluate a Mutual Fund
  on Aug 10, 2012
  There are plenty of mutual fund investment options to choose from the market. Mutual fund agents sell mutual fund products depending upon how much commission they would make and not on the basis of performance of the fund house. The one which gives t...
• New Mutual Fund Trading Platform
  on Aug 9, 2012
  In a bid to increase mutual fund investment, AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) has sent a proposal to SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) to have a platform similar to shares and equity trading, for mutual funds investment. Simila...
• P Chidambaram incentives for Mutual Funds of India
  on Aug 7, 2012
  P Chidambaram has said today that finance ministry will come up with quite a few measures to increase investment in mutual funds, considering most of the investment comes from metro cities of India. To quote "In the next few weeks, we will announce a...
• PAN Card Explained
  on Aug 7, 2012
  PAN: Permanent Account Number is one of the most important detail of an individual and organization.Following are the unique features of a PAN card:Is 10 digit alphanumeric number.First five characters are Letters, next four are numbers and last char...
• Mutual Fund Investment Value
  on Aug 6, 2012
  Tracking of your mutual fund investment is as important as your investment. It is very easy to track the value of your investment in a particular mutual fund. For this, we need to understand two terms:Number of Units: What you hold in a Mutual Fund i...
• Impact of Rupee Fall
  on Aug 4, 2012
  Indian Rupee looks to be getting weaker day by day primarily due to reduction in capital flow and European market fears. Experts believe the situation will not improve for a while. So, how does the rupee fall impact you and which industries/sectors l...
• International Mutual Funds
  on Aug 3, 2012
  International Mutual Funds are mutual funds which invest money predominantly in international market. If you understand economy of a particular international country well and know the sectors which are likely to perform well in that country, you may...
• Gilt Funds
  on Aug 2, 2012
  To understand Gilt Funds, we need to know what are G-Secs.G-Secs are Government Securities, issued by Reserve Bank of India, on behalf of government of India. The Gilt Funds invest money in these G-Secs. Similar to debt funds, these are low risk mutu...
• Best Performing Mutual Funds - Fidelity Equity Fund
  on Jul 30, 2012
  Statistics of a Mutual Fund reveals the performance of the fund. Following are the stats of a large cap Mutual Fund: Fidelity Equity Fund:Crisil Rank:1Top Holdings: ITC: 6.49%Reliance: 6.37%HDFC Bank: 5.52%ICICI Bank: 5.42%TCS: 4.07%SBI: 4.07% R...
• SIP Renewal - Points to Remember
  on Jul 25, 2012
  As mentioned in previous posts, SIP is one of the best forms of investment. Following are important points to remember while renewing your SIP.Folio number will remain same while renewing SIP.Folio number must be KYC compliant. Mutual Fund company mi...
• Tax Guide - Mutual Funds of India
  on Jul 24, 2012
  Taxation on mutual funds must be understood clearly so that returns are not eaten away by taxes. Broadly the mutual fund you purchase will be one of the following categories:Equity Mutual Fund.Liquid Fund - Money Market Fund.Debt Fund.Income generate...
• Points to remember while filing Tax Return
  on Jul 23, 2012
  Last date of filing tax in 31st July and we have by now received our Form 16 from the employer. Time now to file our returns.Pointers to note while filing tax:What is Form 16:Certificate issued by employer to employee with details of  income ear...
• File Your Income Tax Online for Free
  on Jul 19, 2012
  Create your account at http://cleartax.in/Keep your Form 16 handy.Enter details from your form 16 into following sections of the site           3.1 Personal Info.       &...
• Contra Mutual Funds
  on Jul 18, 2012
  These funds, as the name suggests, take a "contra" view on stock selection. The stocks and sectors which are undervalued and currently underperforming are picked  by the fund manager, considering they would perform well during the long run. ...
• Index Mutual Funds
  on Jul 16, 2012
  These mutual funds invest money on market index like S&P CNX Nifty and are considered as low risk funds. Their success depends on the low degree of index volatility. Investing in index funds is a type of passive investment. With proper fund manag...

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