Boost demand of Shariah-compliant MFs by giving tax relief: Experts 01/12/2014

Boost demand of Shariah-compliant MFs by giving tax relief: Experts
01/12/2014 01:16
To boost the demand for Shariah compliant mutual funds in the country, government should provide income tax relief on investment in such products along the lines of equity linked savings schemes (ELSS), experts have said as per the PTI report.
Shariah laws prohibit one from investing in companies dealing with businesses like alcohol and tobacco, among others. They also do not allow interest payments.
SBI Mutual Fund is launching an Shariah-compliant diversified equity fund on December 1, aimed at attracting investments from the country's large Muslim population. The scheme closes on December 15 and the fund is likely to reopen on or before December 26.
The leading asset management firm will become the fourth fund house in India to have an Islamic equity fund after Goldman Sachs MF, Taurus MF and Tata MF.
"There is no tax incentive on investment by the government for any of the Shariah compliant equity funds. Had there been separate tax incentive for such schemes, they must have attracted more and more people," Economic Initiatives founder and consultant for participatory finance serving Basix social enterprise group, Syed Zahid Ahmad said.
Industry officials say that tax incentives will give a much-needed boost to such products.
Tata Mutual Fund's Senior Fund Manager Pradeep Gokhale said the Tata Ethical fund offers investors (irrespective of their religious preferences) an avenue to own high quality growth stocks that perform consistently across market cycles.
"Unlike tax saving mutual funds and equity linked saving schemes (ELSS), there is no tax incentive on investment in these funds. It is despite the fact that only capital gain and dividends are tax free in these funds," Gokhale said.
There is a big niche investor base who is not investing their money anywhere else and we want to bring such money into the capital market through this scheme, SBI MF Chief Marketing Officer D P Singh said.
As applicable to other equity schemes, all returns in this type of fund, if kept for more than 12 months will be treated as long term capital gains, which is taxed as nil.
Shariah compliant equity index or BSE Sharia Index has outperformed the BSE Sensex by 7-8% in the last year, he added.
The BSE launched a specialised index, the S&P BSE 500 Shariah last year, which has given an annual return of 44.55% as against the annual return given by S&P BSE Index at 39.70% as on November 28, the BSE site said.
"The investible universe typically consists of companies that have high return ratios, strong cash generation to support the growth of their businesses and very low leverage. Such stocks give consistent and superior returns over a complete market cycle with low volatility," Gokhale said.

1822-day maturity period scheme launched by ICICI Prudential MF 28/11/2014

1822-day maturity period scheme launched by ICICI Prudential MF
28/11/2014 11:02
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Multiple Yield Fund – Series 8 – 1822 Days – Plan D” with maturity period of 1822 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on December 12.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Index. Vinay Sharma, Rahul Goswami, Aditya Pagaria and Shalya Shah will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt securities (including government securities), money market securities, cash & cash equivalent and equity or equity related securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 95 per cent of asset in debt securities (including government securities), 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market securities, cash & cash equivalent and 5 to 35 per cent of asset in equity or equity related securities.

Franklin Templeton MF announces div under Asian Equity Fund - DP 28/11/2014

Franklin Templeton MF announces div under Asian Equity Fund - DP
28/11/2014 10:50
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced 9.07 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Franklin Asian Equity Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.94.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalization.
Roshi Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

Canara Robeco MF announces 3.2% div for its Medium Term Opportunities Fund 28/11/2014

Canara Robeco MF announces 3.2% div for its Medium Term Opportunities Fund
28/11/2014 10:45
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund has announced 3.20 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Canara Robeco Medium Term Opportunities Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.98.
The investment objective of the debt-income scheme is to generate income and capital appreciation through a portfolio constituted of medium term debt instruments and money market instruments.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. Avnish Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

Div declared for Canara Robeco Medium Term Opportunities Fund - DP 28/11/2014

Div declared for Canara Robeco Medium Term Opportunities Fund - DP
28/11/2014 10:41
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund has announced 3.20 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Canara Robeco Medium Term Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.99.
The investment objective of the debt-income scheme is to generate income and capital appreciation through a portfolio constituted of medium term debt instruments and money market instruments.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. Avnish Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

9% div announced under Franklin Asian Equity Fund 28/11/2014

9% div announced under Franklin Asian Equity Fund
28/11/2014 10:37
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced 9.07 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Franklin Asian Equity Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.78.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalization.
Roshi Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

1100-days maturity period scheme launched by Sundaram MF 27/11/2014

1100-days maturity period scheme launched by Sundaram MF
27/11/2014 11:15
Sundaram Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended equity scheme named “Sundaram World Brand Fund Series I (1100 days)” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 20 and will close on December 2. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against MSCI ACWI. S Bharath and Dwijendra Srivastava will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to provide long term capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of equity and equity related instruments and domestic fixed income & money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 100 per cent of asset in equity and equity related instruments and 0 to 35 per cent of asset in domestic fixed income & money market instruments.

NFO for ‘ICICI Prudential FMP - Series 76 - 1100 Days Plan A’ opens today 27/11/2014

NFO for ‘ICICI Prudential FMP - Series 76 - 1100 Days Plan A’ opens today
27/11/2014 10:59
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 76 - 1100 Days Plan A” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on December 03. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index. Rahul Goswami and Rohan Maru will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments including government securities and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments including government securities and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

Sundaram MF announces 10% div for its Global Advantage Fund 27/11/2014

Sundaram MF announces 10% div for its Global Advantage Fund
27/11/2014 10:45
Sundaram Mutual Fund has announced 10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Sundaram Global Advantage Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 13.89. The investment objective of the funds of funds scheme is to Seek capital appreciation by investing in overseas markets. J Venkatesan is the fund manager of the scheme.

Nov 28 set as record date for div under “Religare Invesco Business Leaders Fund - DP” 27/11/2014

Nov 28 set as record date for div under “Religare Invesco Business Leaders Fund - DP”
27/11/2014 10:41
Religare Invesco Mutual Fund has announced 22 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Religare Invesco Business Leaders Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 18.44. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related instruments including equity derivatives of companies which in our opinion are leaders in their respective industry or industry segment. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX Nifty Index. Vetri Subramaniam is the fund manager of the scheme.

Religare Invesco MF announces 22% div under Business Leaders Fund 27/11/2014

Religare Invesco MF announces 22% div under Business Leaders Fund
27/11/2014 10:36
Religare Invesco Mutual Fund has announced 22 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Religare Invesco Business Leaders Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 18.11. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related instruments including equity derivatives of companies which in our opinion are leaders in their respective industry or industry segment. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX Nifty Index. Vetri Subramaniam is the fund manager of the scheme.

SBI MF to launch Shariah-compliant equity fund on Dec 1 27/11/2014

SBI MF to launch Shariah-compliant equity fund on Dec 1
27/11/2014 00:07
SBI Mutual Fund will be launching a Shariah-compliant diversified equity fund next week, which is aimed at attracting investments from the country's large Muslim population, reported PTI. The leading asset management firm will become the fourth fund house in India to have an Islamic equity fund after Goldman Sachs MF, Taurus MF and Tata MF. "We will be launching the SBI Shariah Equity Fund on December 1. The open-ended scheme will be a diversified equity fund, including large, mid and small cap companies," SBI MF Chief Marketing Officer DP Singh told PTI. The fund house declined to disclose how much it is planning to raise from this fund, saying this is a niche product and something the MF has not done in the past. The stocks to be chosen for the fund will be from the Shariah-compliant firms, which number over 170 now. Proceeds from the fund will be invested in Shariah-compliant equity and equity-related securities, Singh said. Shariah laws prohibit one from investing in companies dealing with businesses like alcohol and tobacco, among others. They also do not allow interest payments. The scheme opens on December 1 for subscription and closes on December 15. The fund is likely to reopen on or before December 26. The scheme's objective is to provide medium to long- term capital gains by investing in Shariah-compliant equity and equity-related instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realised, according to the scheme information document posted on the company's website. The scheme has two plans - regular and direct - and the minimum investment size of initial purchase is Rs 5,000. SBI Mutual Fund is a joint venture between the country's largest lender SBI and French financial services provider Amundi. The fund house manages Rs 75,000 crore in assets.

Nov 28 set as record date for div under “Franklin Asian Equity Fund” 26/11/2014

Nov 28 set as record date for div under “Franklin Asian Equity Fund”
26/11/2014 11:06
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced 9.07 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Franklin Asian Equity Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 28. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.66.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to provide medium to long term appreciation through investments primarily in Asian Companies / sectors (excluding Japan) with long term potential across market capitalization.
Roshi Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

Div declared for IDFC Arbitrage Fund – Plan B 26/11/2014

Div declared for IDFC Arbitrage Fund – Plan B
26/11/2014 10:58
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced 1 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “IDFC Arbitrage Fund Plan B” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 27. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.02.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunity in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunity available within the derivative segments and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Yogik Pitti is the fund manager of the scheme.

IDFC MF announces 0.9% div for its Arbitrage Plus Fund 26/11/2014


IDFC MF announces 0.9% div for its Arbitrage Plus Fund
26/11/2014 10:48
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced 0.90 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “IDFC Arbitrage Plus Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 27. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 11.98.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate income (absolute to low volatility returns) by taking advantage of opportunities in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets including the arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment, by using other derivative based strategies and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Yogik Pitti is the fund manager of the scheme.

BNP Paribas MF announces div under Dividend Yield Fund - DP 26/11/2014

BNP Paribas MF announces div under Dividend Yield Fund - DP
26/11/2014 10:43
BNP Paribas Mutual Fund has announced 1 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “BNP Paribas Dividend Yield Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 27. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 15.86.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities, primarily being high dividend yield stocks.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX 200 Index. Shreyash Devalkar is the fund manager of the scheme.

ICICI Prudential MF’s NFO to close on Nov 26 25/11/2014

ICICI Prudential MF’s NFO to close on Nov 26
25/11/2014 11:00
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 75 - 1246 Days Plan U” with maturity period of 1246 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 19 and will close on November 26.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index. Rahul Bhuskute and Nikhil Paranjape will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments including securitized debt and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 80 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments including securitized debt and 0 to 20 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

NFO for ‘ICICI Prudential FMP - Series 75 - Plan S’ to close today 25/11/2014

NFO for ‘ICICI Prudential FMP - Series 75 - Plan S’ to close today
25/11/2014 10:49
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 75 - 1100 Days Plan S” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 18 and it will close today.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index. Rahul Goswami and Rohan Maru will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments including securitized debt and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments including securitized debt and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

Div declared for IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan 25/11/2014

Div declared for IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan
25/11/2014 10:35
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced 0.96 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 27. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 12.78.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunity in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunity available within the derivative segments and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Yogik Pitti is the fund manager of the scheme.

IDFC MF announces div under Asset Allocation Fund of Fund - Aggressive Plan 25/11/2014

IDFC MF announces div under Asset Allocation Fund of Fund - Aggressive Plan
25/11/2014 10:31
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced 1.08 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “IDFC Asset Allocation Fund of Fund - Aggressive Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 27. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.53.
The investment objective of the funds of funds scheme is to generate capital appreciation through investment in different mutual fund schemes primarily local funds based on a defined asset allocation model.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Balanced Fund Index. Punam Sharma is the fund manager of the scheme.

Nov 27 set as record date for div under “L&T India Prudence - DP” 25/11/2014

Nov 27 set as record date for div under “L&T India Prudence - DP”
25/11/2014 10:26
L&T Mutual Fund has announced 1.10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “L&T India Prudence - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 27. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 18.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related securities and to generate reasonable returns through a portfolio of debt and money market instruments to help generating funds in the long term to save for the cost of childrens education.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against BSE 200 Index (200 Cos). Vikram Chopra is the fund manager of the scheme.

Plan V under FMP-Series 75 launched by ICICI Prudential MF 24/11/2014

Plan V under FMP-Series 75 launched by ICICI Prudential MF
24/11/2014 11:01
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 75 - 1100 Days Plan V” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 20 and will close on December 01. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index. Rahul Goswami and Rohan Maru will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments including securitized debt and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments including securitized debt and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

Nov 26 set as record date for div under “SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund” 24/11/2014

Nov 26 set as record date for div under “SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund”
24/11/2014 10:50
SBI Mutual Fund has announced 0.70 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 26. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 13.02. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to provide capital appreciation and regular income for unitholders by identifying profitable arbitrage opportunities between the spot and derivative market segments as also through investment of surplus cash in debt and money market instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Suchita Shah is the fund manager of the scheme.

Peerless MF announces 10% div for its Equity Fund - DP 24/11/2014

Peerless MF announces 10% div for its Equity Fund - DP
24/11/2014 10:45
Peerless Mutual Fund has announced 10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Peerless Equity Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 26. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 15.97. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in an actively managed portfolio predominantly consisting of Equity & equity related securities diversified over various sectors. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against NSE Index. Amit Nigam is the fund manager of the scheme.

10% div announced under Peerless Equity Fund 24/11/2014

10% div announced under Peerless Equity Fund
24/11/2014 10:41
Peerless Mutual Fund has announced 10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Peerless Equity Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 26. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 15.67. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in an actively managed portfolio predominantly consisting of Equity & equity related securities diversified over various sectors. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against NSE Index. Amit Nigam is the fund manager of the scheme.

Reliance MF announces div under Arbitrage Advantage Fund 24/11/2014

Reliance MF announces div under Arbitrage Advantage Fund
24/11/2014 10:37
Reliance Mutual Fund has announced 1.5 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Reliance Arbitrage Advantage Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 25. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 11.87. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate income by taking advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that potentially exists between cash and derivative market and within the derivative segment along with investments in debt securities & money market instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Krishan Daga is the fund manager of the scheme.

Div declared for Reliance MF’s Arbitrage Advantage Fund - Direct Plan 21/11/2014

Div declared for Reliance MF’s Arbitrage Advantage Fund - Direct Plan
21/11/2014 10:47
Reliance Mutual Fund has announced 1.5 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Reliance Arbitrage Advantage Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 25. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 12.12. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate income by taking advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that potentially exists between cash and derivative market and within the derivative segment along with investments in debt securities & money market instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Krishan Daga is the fund manager of the scheme.

UTI MF announces 25% div for its MNC Fund 21/11/2014

UTI MF announces 25% div for its MNC Fund
21/11/2014 10:38
UTI Mutual Fund has announced 25 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “UTI MNC Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 25. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 81.05. The investment objective of the open-ended equity fund scheme is to invest predominantly in the equity shares of multinational companies in diverse sectors such as FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering etc. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX MNC Index. Swati Kulkarni is the fund manager of the scheme.

25% div declared under UTI MNC Fund - DP 21/11/2014

25% div declared under UTI MNC Fund - DP
21/11/2014 10:28
UTI Mutual Fund has announced 25 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “UTI MNC Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 25. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 82.12. The investment objective of the open-ended equity fund scheme is to invest predominantly in the equity shares of multinational companies in diverse sectors such as FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering etc. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX MNC Index. Swati Kulkarni is the fund manager of the scheme.

JM Financial MF announces div under Arbitrage Advantage Fund 21/11/2014

JM Financial MF announces div under Arbitrage Advantage Fund
21/11/2014 10:20
JM Financial Mutual Fund has announced 1 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “JM Arbitrage Advantage Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 24. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.38. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate income through arbitrage opportunities emerging out of mis-pricing between the cash market and the derivatives market and through deployment of surplus cash in fixed income instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Chaitanya Choksi is the fund manager of the scheme.

Nov 24 set as record date for div under “JM Arbitrage Advantage Fund - DP” 21/11/2014

Nov 24 set as record date for div under “JM Arbitrage Advantage Fund - DP”
21/11/2014 10:13
JM Financial Mutual Fund has announced 0.80 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “JM Arbitrage Advantage Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 24. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.55. The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to generate income through arbitrage opportunities emerging out of mis-pricing between the cash market and the derivatives market and through deployment of surplus cash in fixed income instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Chaitanya Choksi is the fund manager of the scheme.

Reliance MF launches ‘Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VII- Plan A’ 20/11/2014

Reliance MF launches ‘Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VII- Plan A’
20/11/2014 12:22
Reliance Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended hybrid scheme named “Reliance Dual Advantage Fixed Tenure Fund VII- Plan A” with maturity period of 1123 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription November 19 and will close on December 3. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against Crisil MIP Blended Fund Index. Krishan Daga and Anju Chajjer will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the schemes to generate returns and reduce interest rate volatility will be met by investing in a portfolio of fixed income securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 95 per cent of asset in debt securities, 0 to 30 per cent in money market instruments and 5 to 20 per cent in equities and equity related securities.

Kotak PSU Bank ETF - Fixes Record Date for Dividend on Mutual Fund 20/11/2014

Kotak PSU Bank ETF - Fixes Record Date for Dividend on Mutual Fund
20/11/2014 12:12
Kotak Mahindar Mutual Fund - Kotak PSU Bank ETF has informed BSE that November 21, 2014 has been fixed as the Record Date for the purpose of Dividend on Mutual Fund.

NFO for ‘Sundaram World Brand Fund Series II’ opens today 20/11/2014

NFO for ‘Sundaram World Brand Fund Series II’ opens today
20/11/2014 11:54
Sundaram Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended equity scheme named “Sundaram World Brand Fund Series II (1800 days)” with maturity period of 1800 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on December 2. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against MSCI ACWI. S Bharath and Dwijendra Srivastava will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to provide long term capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of equity and equity related securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 100 per cent of asset in equity and equity related securities and 0 to 35 per cent of asset in domestic fixed income and money market instruments.

Birla Sun Life Focused Equity Fund - Series 4 NFO to close on Dec 3 20/11/2014

Birla Sun Life Focused Equity Fund - Series 4 NFO to close on Dec 3
20/11/2014 11:24
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income scheme named “Birla Sun Life Focused Equity Fund - Series 4” with maturity period of 3 years from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on December 3. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CNX 100. Mahesh Patil will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to o generate capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of equity securities specified as eligible securities for Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, 2013 (RGESS). Hence, the scheme will allocate 95 to 100 per cent of asset equity securities specified as eligible securities for RGESS and 0 to 5 per cent in cash and cash equivalents and money market instruments.

SBI MF to launch two more ETFs by the end of the fiscal 20/11/2014

SBI MF to launch two more ETFs by the end of the fiscal
20/11/2014 00:26
SBI Mutual Fund (SBI MF) said it plans to launch two more exchange-traded funds (ETF) to ramp up its bouquet of such offerings by the end of the fiscal, for which regulatory approvals are already in place, reported PTI. SBI MF is the sixth largest fund house in the country and two of its ETFs already have a presence in the market. "We already have two ETFs now -- one gold and the other in Sensex. We already have funds amounting to Rs 1,000 crore in ETF now. However, it is a very small amount when compared to our existing assets under management of Rs 75,000 crore. So we sought SEBI's nod to launch more ETFs," SBI MF's Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer D P Singh told PTI. He said that the company already has SEBI's approval for two new ETFs whose launch has been planned by the end of the current fiscal. While one of the proposed ETFs is a banking index one, the other would be a BSE-100 based fund. The timing for launch would depend on the marketing condition, he said. Citing the reason behind launching two ETFs in the current fiscal, Singh said "ETF has huge scope as it's not only cost-effective but also a tax-efficient vehicle for investors". Yesterday, SBI MF launched its SBI Equity Opportunities Fund - Series II, which is a 36-months close-ended equity scheme. It has a total of 44 products, including 20 products under the equity category, including its recently launched SBI Long-Term Advantage Fund which would be open until February next year. "We are looking at mobilising Rs 200 crore through the scheme which provides Income Tax benefits to investors under Section 80 C of the I-T Act," Singh said. "We also have SBI Magnum Tax Gain Scheme which is a three-year open-ended fund which enables investors to get a tax benefit from the first year of investment itself," he said.

Kotak Nifty ETF - Fixes Record Date for Dividend on Mutual Fund 19/11/2014

Kotak Nifty ETF - Fixes Record Date for Dividend on Mutual Fund
19/11/2014 12:48
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund - Kotak Nifty ETF has informed BSE that November 21, 2014 has been fixed as the Record Date for the purpose of Dividend on Mutual Fund.

Kotak Sensex ETF - Fixes Record Date for Dividend on Mutual Fund 19/11/2014

Kotak Sensex ETF - Fixes Record Date for Dividend on Mutual Fund
19/11/2014 12:48
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund - Kotak Sensex ETF has informed BSE that November 21, 2014 has been fixed as the Record Date for the purpose of Dividend on Mutual Fund.

11.2% div declared under Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused 25 Fund - DP 19/11/2014

11.2% div declared under Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused 25 Fund - DP
19/11/2014 12:27
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has announced 11.2 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused 25 Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 21. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.97.
The investment objective of the open ended equity diversified scheme is to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in up to 25 companies with long term sustainable competitive advantage and growth potential.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX Nifty Index. Taher Badshah is the fund manager of the scheme.

Motilal Oswal MF announces div under MOSt Focused 25 Fund 19/11/2014

Motilal Oswal MF announces div under MOSt Focused 25 Fund
19/11/2014 11:47
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has announced 10.9 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused 25 Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 21. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.63.
The investment objective of the open ended equity diversified scheme is to achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in up to 25 companies with long term sustainable competitive advantage and growth potential.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX Nifty Index. Taher Badshah is the fund manager of the scheme.

Tata MF announces div under Tata Mid Cap Growth Fund 18/11/2014

Tata MF announces div under Tata Mid Cap Growth Fund
18/11/2014 12:00
Tata Mutual Fund has announced 27.5 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Tata Mid Cap Growth Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 21. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 34.33.
The investment objective of the open ended equity diversified scheme is to provide income distribution and/or medium to long term capital gains while at all times emphasizing the importance of capital appreciation.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX Midcap Index. Atul Bhole is the fund manager of the scheme.

Franklin Templeton MF declares div under Fixed Tenure Fund - Series 17 18/11/2014

Franklin Templeton MF declares div under Fixed Tenure Fund - Series 17
18/11/2014 11:56
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced 4.72 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Franklin India Fixed Tenure Fund - Series 17” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 21. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 11.86.
The investment objective of the closed ended income scheme is to generate returns and reduce interest rate volatility, through a portfolio of fixed income securities that are maturing on or before the maturity of the Scheme along with capital appreciation through equity exposure.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Short-Term Bond Fund Index. Umesh Sharma is the fund manager of the scheme.

55% div declared under Birla Sun Life MNC Fund - Div 18/11/2014

55% div declared under Birla Sun Life MNC Fund - Div
18/11/2014 11:14
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has announced 55 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Birla Sun Life MNC Fund - Div” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 20. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 137.69.
The investment objective open ended equity scheme is to achieve long-term growth of capital at relatively moderate levels of risk by making investments in securities of multi-national companies through a research based investment approach.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against CNX MNC Index. Ajay Garg is the fund manager of the scheme.

Mutual funds bet high on bank, IT stocks 17/11/2014

Mutual funds bet high on bank, IT stocks
17/11/2014 17:40
Stock market rally has seen the mutual funds increasing their exposure to banking and software stocks. As per the data available with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the mutual funds’ investments in bank stocks surged to Rs 62,718 crore as on October 31, accounting for 19.91 per cent of the total equity assets under management (AUMs) while that in the software stocks stood at Rs 32,838 crore as on October 31, 2014, accounting for 10.43 per cent of their total equity assets under management (AUM) of Rs 3.15 lakh crore. MFs kept increasing their exposure to banking shares since January, while software emerged as the second most preferred sector with MFs in October followed by Pharma (Rs. 21,845 crore), Auto (Rs. 20,282 crore) and Finance (Rs. 17,843 crore).

SBI MF launches “SBI Equity Opportunities Fund - Series II”; NFO to close on Dec 1 17/11/2014

SBI MF launches “SBI Equity Opportunities Fund - Series II”; NFO to close on Dec 1
17/11/2014 16:39
SBI Mutual Fund on Monday launched a new close ended equity scheme named “SBI Equity Opportunities Fund - Series II” with maturity period of 3 years from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on December 1.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against S&P BSE 500. Dharmendra Grove will be the Fund Manager of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate capital appreciation will be met by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity & equity related instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 0 to 80 per cent of asset in equity & equity related instruments, and 0 to 20 per cent of asset in debt and money market instruments.

NFO for ‘Tata Dual Advantage Fund Series 2 Scheme B’ opens today 14/11/2014

NFO for ‘Tata Dual Advantage Fund Series 2 Scheme B’ opens today
14/11/2014 12:48
Tata Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income scheme named “Tata Dual Advantage Fund Series 2 Scheme B (1100 Days)” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 28.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Index. Amit Somani and Rupesh Patel will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income and/or capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt & money market instruments, securitised debt and equity & equity related instruments including derivative instruments (options/futures). Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 95 per cent of asset in debt & money market instruments, securitised debt and 5 to 30 per cent of asset in equity & equity related instruments including derivative instruments (options/futures).

Sundaram MF’s NFO to close on Nov 17 14/11/2014

Sundaram MF’s NFO to close on Nov 17
14/11/2014 12:37
Sundaram Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended equity scheme named “Sundaram Select Small Cap Series II (1400 days)” with maturity period of 1400 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 3 and will close on November 17.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against S&P BSE Small Cap Index. S Krishnakumar and Dwijendra Srivastava will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to seek capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of equity and equity related securities of companies of small-caps, other equity and fixed income and money market securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 100 per cent of asset in equity and equity related securities of companies of small-caps, 0 to 35 per cent of asset in other equity and 0 to 35 per cent of asset in fixed income and money market securities.

10-years maturity period scheme launched by SBI MF 14/11/2014

10-years maturity period scheme launched by SBI MF
14/11/2014 12:27
SBI Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended equity linked savings scheme named “SBI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series I” with maturity period of 10 years from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 01, 2014 and will close on January 31, 2015.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 500 and in multiples of Rs 500 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against S&P BSE 500 Index. Dharmendra Grover will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate capital appreciation over a period of ten years will be met by investing in a portfolio of equities, cumulative convertible preference shares and fully convertible debentures and bonds of companies and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 80 to 100 per cent of asset in equities, cumulative convertible preference shares and fully convertible debentures and bonds of companies, 0 to 20 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

Canara Robeco MF launches new plan under India Opportunities 14/11/2014

Canara Robeco MF launches new plan under India Opportunities
14/11/2014 11:20
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended equity scheme named “Canara Robeco India Opportunities” with maturity period of 3 years from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 28. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CNX Midcap. Ravi Gopalakrishna will be the Fund Manager of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of mid and small cap equity and equity related instruments, large cap equity and equity related instruments, micro cap equity and equity related instruments and debt and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 90 per cent of asset in mid and small cap equity and equity related instruments, 10 to 35 per cent of asset in large cap equity and equity related instruments, 0 to 5 per cent of asset in micro cap equity and equity related instruments and 0 to 25 per cent of asset in debt and money market instruments.

BOI AXA MF launches Capital Protection Oriented Fund Series 2 14/11/2014

BOI AXA MF launches Capital Protection Oriented Fund Series 2
14/11/2014 11:03
BOI AXA Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended capital protection oriented scheme named “BOI AXA Capital Protection Oriented Fund Series 2” with maturity period of 37 months from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 13 and will close on November 27. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Fund Index. Alok Singh and Saurabh Kataria will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to seek capital protection on maturity will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt & money market instruments and equity & equity related instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 75 to 100 per cent of asset in debt & money market instruments, 0 to 25 per cent of asset in equity & equity related instruments.

SBI MF launches “SBI Dual Advantage Fund - Series V”; NFO to close on Nov 14 13/11/2014

SBI MF launches “SBI Dual Advantage Fund - Series V”; NFO to close on Nov 14
13/11/2014 11:22
SBI Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended hybrid scheme named “SBI Dual Advantage Fund - Series V” with maturity period of 1,111 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on October 31 and will close on November 14.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Fund Index. Rajeev Radhakrishnan and Dharmendra Grover will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt & debt related instruments, money market instruments and equity & equity related instruments including derivatives. Hence, the scheme will allocate 55 to 95 per cent of asset in debt & debt related instruments, 0 to 10 per cent of asset in money market instruments and 5 to 35 per cent of asset in equity & equity related instruments including derivatives.

Reliance MF launches new plan under Fixed Horizon Fund- XXVII- Series 12 13/11/2014

Reliance MF launches new plan under Fixed Horizon Fund- XXVII- Series 12
13/11/2014 11:11
Reliance Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income scheme named “Reliance Fixed Horizon Fund- XXVII- Series 12” with maturity period of 1113 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 12 and will close on November 26.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend payout option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index. Amit Tripathi will be the Fund Manager of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate returns and growth of capital will be met by investing in a portfolio of money market instruments and government securities & debt instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 0 to 20 per cent of asset in money market instruments and 80 to 100 per cent of asset in government securities & debt instruments.

1103-day maturity period scheme launched by ICICI Prudential MF 13/11/2014

1103-day maturity period scheme launched by ICICI Prudential MF
13/11/2014 11:01
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Multiple Yield Fund – Series 8 – 1103 Days – Plan C” with maturity period of 1103 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 11 and will close on November 25.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Index. Vinay Sharma, Rahul Goswami, Aditya Pagaria and Shalya Shah will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt securities (including government securities), money market securities, cash & cash equivalent and equity or equity related securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 95 per cent of asset in debt securities (including government securities), 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market securities, cash & cash equivalent and 5 to 35 per cent of asset in equity or equity related securities.

Plan T under FMP - Series 75 launched by ICICI Prudential MF 13/11/2014

Plan T under FMP - Series 75 launched by ICICI Prudential MF
13/11/2014 10:51
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 75 - 1100 Days Plan T” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 19.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index. Rahul Goswami and Rohan Maru will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments including securitized debt and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments including securitized debt and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

NFO for DWS FMP - Series 82 opens today 13/11/2014

NFO for DWS FMP - Series 82 opens today
13/11/2014 10:39
Deutsche Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “DWS Fixed Maturity Plan – Series 82 (1100 days)” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 17.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index. Rakesh Suri will be the Fund Manager of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of domestic debt instruments including government securities and securitized debt excluding money market instrument and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 80 to 100 per cent of asset in domestic debt instruments including government securities and securitized debt excluding money market instrument and 0 to 20 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

36-month scheme launched by DSP BlackRock MF 12/11/2014

36-month scheme launched by DSP BlackRock MF
12/11/2014 12:04
DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended equity scheme named “DSP BlackRock 3 Years Close Ended Equity Fund” with maturity period of 36 months from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 07 and will close on November 21. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 1,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CNX 500 Index. Vinit Sambre and Laukik Bagwe will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of equity and equity related securities and debt, money market securities, cash & cash equivalents. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 100 per cent of asset in equity and equity related securities and 0 to 35 per cent of asset in debt, money market securities, cash & cash equivalents.

Deutsche MF launches new plan under Hybrid Fixed Term Fund - Series 32 12/11/2014

Deutsche MF launches new plan under Hybrid Fixed Term Fund - Series 32
12/11/2014 11:15
Deutsche Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt scheme named “DWS Hybrid Fixed Term Fund - Series 32 (1100 days)” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 11 and will close on November 25. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Fund Index. Rakesh Suri and Akash Singhania will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt & debt related instruments, money market instruments and equity & equity related instruments including derivatives. Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 95 per cent of asset in debt & debt related instruments, 0 to 10 per cent of asset in money market instruments and 5 to 25 per cent of asset in equity & equity related instruments including derivatives.

New Fund Offer for DWS FMP – Series 81 to close on Nov 14 12/11/2014

New Fund Offer for DWS FMP – Series 81 to close on Nov 14
12/11/2014 11:09
Deutsche Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt fund scheme named “DWS Fixed Maturity Plan – Series 81 (1100 days)” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 07 and will close on November 14. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Growth and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index. Rakesh Suri will be the Fund Manager of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of domestic debt instruments including government securities and securitized debt excluding money market instrument and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 80 to 100 per cent of asset in domestic debt instruments including government securities and securitized debt excluding money market instrument and 0 to 20 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

Birla Sun Life MF launches new open ended equity scheme 12/11/2014

Birla Sun Life MF launches new open ended equity scheme
12/11/2014 11:00
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has launched a new open ended equity scheme named “Birla Sun Life Equity Savings Fund”. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 11 and will close on November 25. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil, while exit load of 1.5 per cent will be charged if the scheme is redeemed within 365 days of allotment or 0.5 per cent of exit load will be charged if the scheme is redeemed between 365 to 540 days of allotment. However, after 540 days exit load charge will not be applicable. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The option available under the plan of the scheme are Growth and Dividend options. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against S&P BSE 200 to the extent of 30 per cent of portfolio, Crisil Short Term Bond Fund Index to the extent of 30 per cent of the portfolio and Crisil Liquid Fund Index to the extent of 40 per cent of portfolio. Satyabrata Mohanty and Prasad Dhonde will be the Fund Managers of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to provide capital appreciation and income distribution will be met by investing in a portfolio of equity & equity related instruments including derivatives and debt & money market Instruments (including margin for derivatives). Hence, the scheme will allocate 65 to 80 per cent of asset in equity & equity related instruments including derivatives and 20 to 35 per cent of asset in debt & money market Instruments (including margin for derivatives).

Mutual Funds attract Rs 1.55 lakh cr investment in Oct 11/11/2014

Mutual Funds attract Rs 1.55 lakh cr investment in Oct
11/11/2014 15:26
The investors remained positive bias towards Indian markets as they have continued to inject money in various mutual fund schemes andhas registered fourth consecutive month of inflows in October. As per the latest data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, investors put in a net of Rs 1.55 lakh crore in mutual fund schemes (MF) last month after pouring in a staggering Rs 30,517 crore in September. Investors had poured in Rs 1 lakh crore and Rs 1.13 lakh crore, respectively, in MF schemes in August and July. Prior to that, there was an outflow of Rs 59,726 crore in June. At gross level, MFs mobilised Rs 63.21 lakh crore in October, while there were redemptions worth Rs 61.67 lakh crore as well--resulting in a net inflow of Rs 1,54,958 crore, said the media report. Overall, during April-October period of current financial year, MF on a net basis have mobilised over Rs 4.5 lakh crore as compared to Rs 53,783 crore garnered in the entire 2013-14 fiscal, added the media report. Currently, there are more than 1,800 mutual fund schemes including 1,252 from debt category and 339 in equity segment.

NFO for ‘Birla Sun Life Capital Protection Oriented Fund - Series 25’ to close on Nov 21 11/11/2014

NFO for ‘Birla Sun Life Capital Protection Oriented Fund - Series 25’ to close on Nov 21
11/11/2014 11:06
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended capital protection oriented scheme named “Birla Sun Life Capital Protection Oriented Fund - Series 25” with maturity period of 1226 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 07 and will close on November 21.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The option available under the Plan of the Scheme is Growth option only.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Index. Prasad Dhonde and Ajay Garg will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to provide capital appreciation will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt securities & money market instruments and options premium. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt securities & money market instruments and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in options premium.

Div declared for Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund 11/11/2014

Div declared for Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund
11/11/2014 10:55
Sundaram Mutual Fund has announced 10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 14. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 20.34.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to achieve capital appreciation by investing mainly in small and mid-cap stocks in a diversified manner. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against BSE 500 Index (500 Cos). S Krishnakumar is the fund manager of the scheme.

Sundaram MF announces div under S.M.I.L.E.Fund - DP 11/11/2014

Sundaram MF announces div under S.M.I.L.E.Fund - DP
11/11/2014 10:52
Sundaram Mutual Fund has announced 10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 14. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 20.58.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to achieve capital appreciation by investing mainly in small and mid-cap stocks in a diversified manner. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against BSE 500 Index (500 Cos). S Krishnakumar is the fund manager of the scheme.

10% div announced under Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund - Institutional Plan 11/11/2014

10% div announced under Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund - Institutional Plan
11/11/2014 10:49
Sundaram Mutual Fund has announced 10 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Sundaram S.M.I.L.E.Fund - Institutional Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 14. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 21.
The investment objective of the equity-diversified scheme is to achieve capital appreciation by investing mainly in small and mid-cap stocks in a diversified manner. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against BSE 500 Index (500 Cos). S Krishnakumar is the fund manager of the scheme.

Birla Sun Life MF announces 27.60% div for its India Opportunities Fund 11/11/2014

Birla Sun Life MF announces 27.60% div for its India Opportunities Fund
11/11/2014 10:42
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has announced 27.60 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Birla Sun Life India Opportunities Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 13. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 27.88.
The investment objective of the Open-ended growth scheme is to achieve superior long-term growth of capital by investing in shares of companies that do one or more of the following: Leverage Indias intellectual capital for providing services, research and creative inputs; Seek to use current and impending changes in patent laws / import tariffs / quotas to supply goods and services; Leverage Indias lower labour costs for providing services and manufactured goods; Leverage Indias large population of English speaking people for providing services. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against S&P CNX 500 Equity Index (500 Cos). Naysar Shah is the fund manager of the scheme.

Reliance MF launches new close ended income scheme 10/11

Reliance MF launches new close ended income scheme
10/11/2014 11:41
Reliance Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income scheme named “Reliance Fixed Horizon Fund XXVII- Series 11” with maturity period of 1111 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 12.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Growth and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. Amit Tripathi will be the Fund Manager of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to seek to generate returns and growth of capital will be met by investing in a portfolio of Central and State Government securities and other fixed income/ debt securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 80 to 100 per cent of asset in money market instruments and 80 to 100 per cent in government securities and debt instruments.

Reliance MF announces div under Reliance Interval Fund - Quarterly Series 2 10/11/2014

Reliance MF announces div under Reliance Interval Fund - Quarterly Series 2
10/11/2014 11:28
Reliance Mutual Fund has announced 0.001 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Reliance Interval Fund - Quarterly Series 2” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 10. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.03.
The investment objective of the interval scheme is to generate regular returns and growth of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of Central and State Government Securities & other fixed income / debt securities.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Amit Tripathi is the fund manager of the scheme.

1100 Days Fixed Maturity Plan launched by ICICI Prudential MF 10/11/2014

1100 Days Fixed Maturity Plan launched by ICICI Prudential MF
10/11/2014 11:27
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt scheme named “ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan –Series 75” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 17.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against Crisil Short Term Bond Fund Index. Rohan Maru will be the Fund Manager of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to seek to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of fixed income securities/ debt instruments maturing on or before the maturity of the Scheme. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

Nov 10 set as record date for div under “Reliance Interval Fund-QS2IP” 10/11/2014

Nov 10 set as record date for div under “Reliance Interval Fund-QS2IP”
10/11/2014 11:10
Reliance Mutual Fund has announced 0.001 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Reliance Interval Fund – QS2IP” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
The record date for the dividend is November 10. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.03.
The investment objective of the interval scheme is to generate regular returns and growth of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of Central and State Government Securities & other fixed income / debt securities.
The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Amit Tripathi is the fund manager of the scheme.

Div declared for ICICI Prudential Tax Plan 07/11/2014

Div declared for ICICI Prudential Tax Plan
07/11/2014 11:00
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced 20 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “ICICI Prudential Tax Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 7. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 26.55. The investment objective of the Equity - ELSS scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against S&P CNX 500 Equity Index. Chintan Haria is the fund manager of the scheme

Religare Invesco MF announces div under Arbitrage Fund 07/11/2014

Religare Invesco MF announces div under Arbitrage Fund
07/11/2014 10:55
Religare Invesco Mutual Fund has announced 2.8 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Religare Invesco Arbitrage Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 7. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 12.78. The investment objective of the equity - diversified scheme is to generate income through arbitrage opportunities emerging out of mis-pricing between the cash market and the derivatives market and through deployment of surplus cash in fixed income instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Vetri Subramaniam is the fund manager of the scheme.

ICICI Prudential MF announces 20% div for its Tax Plan - DP 07/11/2014

ICICI Prudential MF announces 20% div for its Tax Plan - DP
07/11/2014 10:50
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced 20 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “ICICI Prudential Tax Plan - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 7. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 31.11. The investment objective of the equity - ELSS scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against S&P CNX 500 Equity Index (500 Cos). Chintan Haria is the fund manager of the scheme.

3% div announced under Religare Invesco Arbitrage Fund - DP 07/11/2014

3% div announced under Religare Invesco Arbitrage Fund - DP
07/11/2014 10:45
Religare Invesco Mutual Fund has announced 3 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Religare Invesco Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 7. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 13.03. The investment objective of the equity - diversified scheme is to generate income through arbitrage opportunities emerging out of mis-pricing between the cash market and the derivatives market and through deployment of surplus cash in fixed income instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Vetri Subramaniam is the fund manager of the scheme.

Nov 7 set as record date for div under “Reliance Interval Fund – QS2” 07/11/2014

Nov 7 set as record date for div under “Reliance Interval Fund – QS2”
07/11/2014 10:39
Reliance Mutual Fund has announced 2.01 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Reliance Interval Fund - Quarterly Series 2” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 7. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 10.25. The investment objective of the debt - income scheme is to generate regular returns and growth of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of Central and State Government Securities & other fixed income / debt securities. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Amit Tripathi is the fund manager of the scheme.

ICICI Prudential MF launches new close ended scheme 05/11/2014

ICICI Prudential MF launches new close ended scheme
05/11/2014 11:16
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended capital protection oriented fund scheme named “ICICI Prudential Capital Protection Oriented Fund-Series VII-1285 Days-Plan B” with maturity period of 1285 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 19.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Cumulative and Dividend option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL MIP Blended Index. Vinay Sharma, Rahul Goswami, Aditya Pagaria and Shalya Shah will be the Fund Managers of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to protect capital will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt securities & money market instruments and equity & equity related securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 70 to 100 per cent of asset in debt securities & money market instruments and 0 to 30 per cent of asset in equity & equity related securities.

New Fund Offer for ‘SBI Debt Fund Series B – 3 (1111 Days)’ to close on Nov 7 05/11/2014

New Fund Offer for ‘SBI Debt Fund Series B – 3 (1111 Days)’ to close on Nov 7
05/11/2014 10:58
SBI Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended debt scheme named “SBI Debt Fund Series B – 3 (1111 Days)” with maturity period of 1111 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription on November 03 and will close on November 07. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Growth and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against Crisil Short Term Bond Fund Index. Rajeev Radhakrishnan will be the Fund Manager of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to provide regular income and capital growth with limited interest rate risk will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments and money market securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 60 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments and 0 to 40 per cent of asset in money market securities.

Nov 5 set as record date for div under “IDFC Equity Opportunity - Series 2” 05/11/2014

Nov 5 set as record date for div under “IDFC Equity Opportunity - Series 2”
05/11/2014 10:42
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced 15 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “IDFC Equity Opportunity - Series 2” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 5. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 13.97. The investment objective of the equity - diversified scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of Indian and foreign companies. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against S&P BSE 500. Punam Sharma is the fund manager of the scheme.

Birla Sun Life MF announces 12% div for its Frontline Equity Fund - DP 05/11/2014

Birla Sun Life MF announces 12% div for its Frontline Equity Fund - DP
05/11/2014 10:38
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has announced 12 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Birla Sun Life Frontline Equity Fund - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 5. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 34.50. The investment objective of the open-end growth scheme is long term growth of capital, through a portfolio with a target allocation of 100% equity by aiming at being as diversified across various industries and or sectors as its chosen benchmark index, BSE 200. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against BSE 200 Index (200 Cos). Mahesh Patil is the fund manager of the scheme.

15% div announced under IDFC Equity Opportunity - Series 2 - DP 05/11/2014


15% div announced under IDFC Equity Opportunity - Series 2 - DP
05/11/2014 10:33
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced 15 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “IDFC Equity Opportunity - Series 2 - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 5. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 14.12. The investment objective of the equity - diversified scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of Indian and foreign companies. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against S&P BSE 500. Punam Sharma is the fund manager of the scheme.

New scheme of LIC Nomura MF launched under Series 90 03/11/2014

New scheme of LIC Nomura MF launched under Series 90
03/11/2014 11:03
LIC Nomura Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income scheme named “LIC NOMURA MF Fixed Maturity Plan Series 90 (1100 Days)” with maturity period of 1100 days from the date of allotment.
The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 12.
According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode.
The minimum application amount is Rs 10,000 and in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Growth and Dividend Payout option.
The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index. Kunal Jain will be the Fund Manager of the scheme.
The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to minimize interest rate risk will be met by investing in a portfolio of debt instruments and money market instruments. Hence, the scheme will allocate 75 to 100 per cent of asset in debt instruments and 0 to 25 per cent of asset in money market instruments.

1098-day maturity period scheme launched by IDFC MF 03/11/2014

1098-day maturity period scheme launched by IDFC MF
03/11/2014 10:51
IDFC Mutual Fund has launched a new close ended income scheme named “IDFC Fixed Term Plan Series -107 (1098 Days)” with maturity period of 1098 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The NFO opened for subscription today and will close on November 17. According to the offer document filed with SEBI, the entry load is nil and since the scheme is planned to be listed on the Stock Exchange or any other exchange, the exit load charge will not be applicable. This suggests that the investors wishing to exit may do so through the stock exchange mode. The minimum application amount is Rs 10,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The options available under the Plan of the Scheme are Growth and Dividend option. The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index. Anupam Joshi will be the Fund Manager of the scheme. The asset allocation of scheme will be in such a way that the objective of the scheme to generate income will be met by investing in a portfolio of money market instruments (including CBLO) and debt securities. Hence, the scheme will allocate 0 to 20 per cent of asset in money market instruments (including CBLO) and 80 to 100 per cent of asset in debt securities.

Div declared for Escorts Short Term Debt Fund 03/11/2014

Div declared for Escorts Short Term Debt Fund
03/11/2014 10:36
Escorts Mutual Fund has announced 1.1 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Escorts Short Term Debt Fund” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 4. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 15.01. The investment objective of the debt - floaters scheme is to invest in various floating rate debt and money market instruments, fixed rate debt and money market instruments swapped for floating rate returns and fixed rate debt instruments. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Liquid Fund Index. Anuj Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

Escorts MF announces 1% div for its Income Bond - DP 03/11/2014

Escorts MF announces 1% div for its Income Bond - DP
03/11/2014 10:31
Escorts Mutual Fund has announced 1 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Escorts Income Bond - Direct Plan” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 4. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 35.33. The investment objective of the debt - income scheme is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of fixed income securities with moderate risk. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. Anuj Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.

Nov 4 set as record date for div under “Escorts Income Bond” 03/11/2014

Nov 4 set as record date for div under “Escorts Income Bond”
03/11/2014 10:26
Escorts Mutual Fund has announced 1 per cent dividend under dividend payout option of scheme named as “Escorts Income Bond” on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The record date for the dividend is November 4. The latest NAV of the scheme is Rs 35.04. The investment objective of the debt - income scheme is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of fixed income securities with moderate risk. The performance of the scheme is benchmarked against Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. Anuj Jain is the fund manager of the scheme.