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Inflows into equity MFs slump 61% in April; fixed maturity plans register Rs 17,644 cr outflow
•The average Assets Under Management (AUM) of the mutual funds rose to Rs 25.27 lakh crore in April. In the same month a year ago, the same was at Rs 23.25 lakh crore.
Investment in equity mutual funds drops 35% to Rs 1.11 lakh cr in FY19: AMFI data
•Investors pumped in more than Rs 1.11 lakh crore in equity-oriented mutual fund (MF) schemes in 2018-19, a decline of 35 percent compared to Rs 1.71 lakh crore inflows in 2017-18, according to the industry data
Inflow to equity mutual funds slump 60% to Rs 6,158 cr in January: AMFI data
•Amid market volatility and political uncertainty, inflow to equity mutual funds plunged by 60 percent to Rs 6,158 crore in January this year against Rs 15,390 crore seen in such schemes in the same month last year
Equity mutual funds log Rs 10,585 cr inflow in July; total investment crosses Rs 43k cr so far this fiscal
•Strong inflow pushed the asset base of equity mutual funds (MFs) by more than 10 percent to Rs 8.3 lakh crore by July-end from Rs 7.5 lakh crore at end-March.
Equity mutual fund inflows rise 15% in Q1 to Rs 33,000 crore: AMFI data
•Equity mutual funds saw an inflow of nearly Rs 33,000 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal, a surge of 15 percent year-on-year, underpinned by strong participation from retail investors, especially in small towns.
As financial year end approaches, here's how to smartly save your tax by planning ahead
Dasvir Ankhi •With the dust finally settled on the ‘populist’ budget announcement, investors can now devise strategies and discover avenues to prudently plan to save tax for the remainder of the current financial year and the next financial year as wel
RBI guv Urjit Patel's take on LTCG tax: 'Multiple taxes on capital impact investments and savings'
•Urjit Patel said there is sizable scope for the investment to GDP ratio to improve and pointed out to increasing capacity utilisation levels
Inflows into equity mutual funds increase to Rs 2.86 lakh cr after note ban; equity AUM up 46% on year
•The asset base of the MF industry, comprising 42 players, reached an all-time high of Rs 21.41 lakh crore in October-end, while that of equity AUM was over Rs 6.32 lakh crore
Equity mutual fund inflows jump three-fold to Rs 28,000-cr in Apr-Jun
•Money raised from NFOs focused on equity schemes was at Rs 4,908 crore in April-June 2017, much higher than Rs 173 crore garnered in the same period last year.
Invest in equity mutual funds for the long term for best returns
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