Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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What do you need KYC for Investing in Mutual Fund?

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 06:23 AM PDT

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Investors need to be KYC complaint for most mutual fund related transactions. For all fresh and subsequent investments, systematic investment plans (SIPs), switch over from one scheme to another, the fund house will ask you for your KYC details.


However, in case of withdrawal of funds from a scheme, you don't need a KYC. So if you or someone in your family had invested in a mutual fund scheme years ago and now need to redeem funds, you can do that even if the investor is not KYC complaint. As per existing regulations, while redemptions do not require a KYC, but for any new money one intends top put into a fund, KYC is a must.

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Invest in Tax Saving Mutual Funds ( ELSS Mutual Funds ) to upto Rs 1 lakh and Save tax under Section 80C.

Invest Tax Saving Mutual Funds Online

Tax Saving Mutual Funds Online

These links can be used to Purchase Mutual Funds Online that are regular also (Investment, non-tax saving)

Download Tax Saving Mutual Fund Application Forms from all AMCs

Download Tax Saving Mutual Fund Applications

These Application Forms can be used for buying regular mutual funds also

Some of the best Tax Saving Mutual Funds available ( ELSS Mutual Funds )

  1. ICICI Prudential Tax Plan Invest Online
  2. HDFC TaxSaver Invest Online
  3. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund Invest Online
  4. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund Invest Online
  5. Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Invest Online
  6. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Invest Online
  7. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Scheme 1993 Invest Online
  8. Sundaram Tax Saver Invest Online
  9. Edelweiss ELSS Invest Online

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Best Performing Mutual Funds

    1. Largecap Funds Invest Online
      1. DSP BlackRock Top 100 Fund
      2. ICICI Prudential Focused Blue Chip Fund
      3. Birla Sun Life Front Line Equity Fund
    2. Large and Midcap Funds Invest Online
      1. ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan
      2. HDFC Top 200 Fund
      3. UTI Dividend Yield Fund
    1. Mid and SmallCap Funds Invest Online
      1. Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund
      2. DSP BlackRock Small & Midcap Fund
      3. Sundaram Select Midcap
      4. IDFC Premier Equity Fund
    1. Small and MicroCap Funds Invest Online
      1. DSP BlackRock MicroCap Fund
    1. Sector Funds Invest Online
      1. Reliance Banking Fund
      2. Reliance Banking Fund
    1. Tax Saver MutualFunds Invest Online
      1. ICICI Prudential Tax Plan
      2. HDFC Taxsaver
      3. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
      4. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund
    2. Gold Mutual Funds Invest Online
      1. Relaince Gold Savings Fund
      2. ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
      3. HDFC Gold Fund

Investments into sector mutual funds should be timed

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:07 AM PDT

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Sector funds are at the higher end of the risk spectrum, as they invest in individual sectors or themes that either could be the leaders or laggards of the season. This means that at times they do better than the broader market and at others, they lag way behind. For example, over a year, returns from banking funds were at 35.44 per cent, FMCG funds at 33.12 per cent while technology funds were 9.74 per cent. In the diversified category, large- cap funds returned 23.36 per cent and the S& P BSE Sensex earned 25.20 per cent.

 

If you had invested in technology funds last year, you would have made less money, while an investment in banking funds would have made you more money than the Sensex. So, timing, for both entry and exit, has to be right. Because it's choppy, retail investors have to know what they are getting into. For risk- averse investors a diversified largecap fund or an equity- oriented balanced fund ( which has up to 65 per cent holding in equity) is a better alternative than sector or thematic funds.

But if you want some higher returns and are willing to take the risk, sector funds could sometimes give you that little extra. Returns from these tend to be cyclical, and can even be timed. For instance, with interest rates likely to head down, rate- sensitive sectors such as automobile or banking tend to do well. Hence, it's easier at times for investors to time their entry and exit in these sectors.

 

Explaining the importance of timing, Surajit Misra, executive vice- president and national head ( mutual funds) at Bajaj Capital, says, " Most sector funds tend to attract investors when stocks have peaked. For instance, infrastructure funds collected money when infra stocks were at their peak. So, investors entering banking stocks or banking sector funds now will find it more risky than those who invested in these, say, six months ago." Similarly, timing your exit is equally important. For sector funds, it is advisable to look at profits and not the holding period.

 

So, set a profit target and exit once you reach that target. Sector funds can also go out of favour, depending on the market circumstances. That is why a sector fund requires far more active monitoring than an equity- oriented balanced fund or a large- cap fund, says Ashish Shanker, head, investment advisory, Motilal Oswal Private Wealth Management.

 

For those investors who want exposure to a sector but not the risk of under- performance due to the fund manager, Shanker advises investing in passive sector funds in the form of, say, a banking exchange- traded fund. " Such funds will replicate the returns offered by the banking index,'' he says. Another factor to look out for is how long a fund has been in existence and how consistent it is with its mandate. For instance, after the infrastructure boom of 2007- 08, many infra funds started moving to other sectors. Similarly, if the corpus of the fund shrinks, or if the sector loses flavour, the fund house might merge it with other schemes. " But since the objective is that it should outperform the index, if the fund moves away from the mandate, it might not meet its objective," Shanker says.

Investors in such funds should ensure that they are invested in the right sector that has an upside. Remember, also due to the risky nature of sector funds, experts suggest limiting your investments to about 5- 10 per cent of your portfolio.

Happy Investing!!

We can help. Call 0 94 8300 8300 (India)

Leave your comment with mail ID and we will answer them

OR

You can write back to us at PrajnaCapital [at] Gmail [dot] Com

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Invest in Tax Saving Mutual Funds ( ELSS Mutual Funds ) to upto Rs 1 lakh and Save tax under Section 80C.

Invest Tax Saving Mutual Funds Online

Tax Saving Mutual Funds Online

These links can be used to Purchase Mutual Funds Online that are regular also (Investment, non-tax saving)

Download Tax Saving Mutual Fund Application Forms from all AMCs

Download Tax Saving Mutual Fund Applications

These Application Forms can be used for buying regular mutual funds also

Some of the best Tax Saving Mutual Funds available ( ELSS Mutual Funds )

  1. ICICI Prudential Tax Plan Invest Online
  2. HDFC TaxSaver Invest Online
  3. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund Invest Online
  4. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund Invest Online
  5. Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Invest Online
  6. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Invest Online
  7. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Scheme 1993 Invest Online
  8. Sundaram Tax Saver Invest Online
  9. Edelweiss ELSS Invest Online

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Best Performing Mutual Funds

    1. Largecap Funds Invest Online
      1. DSP BlackRock Top 100 Fund
      2. ICICI Prudential Focused Blue Chip Fund
      3. Birla Sun Life Front Line Equity Fund
    2. Large and Midcap Funds Invest Online
      1. ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan
      2. HDFC Top 200 Fund
      3. UTI Dividend Yield Fund
    1. Mid and SmallCap Funds Invest Online
      1. Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund
      2. DSP BlackRock Small & Midcap Fund
      3. Sundaram Select Midcap
      4. IDFC Premier Equity Fund
    1. Small and MicroCap Funds Invest Online
      1. DSP BlackRock MicroCap Fund
    1. Sector Funds Invest Online
      1. Reliance Banking Fund
      2. Reliance Banking Fund
    1. Tax Saver MutualFunds Invest Online
      1. ICICI Prudential Tax Plan
      2. HDFC Taxsaver
      3. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
      4. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund
    2. Gold Mutual Funds Invest Online
      1. Relaince Gold Savings Fund
      2. ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
      3. HDFC Gold Fund

DSP BlackRock MIP

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:38 PM PDT

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We like this fund for its consistency and discipline to have equity allocation up to 25 per cent as stated in its objective. Further, it actively manages the equity allocation and the selected stocks.

 

Strategy


This fund invests 75 per cent of its portfolio in debt and 25 per cent in equities which are both actively-managed. The fund manager follows a mix of top-down and bottom-up approach to stock selection, which has helped in its performance. Further, the fund manager uses in-house research to identify preferred growth and value stocks that have strong fundamentals and reasonable valuations, run by quality management. On the debt front, a high quality portfolio with a low maturity profile that rarely exceeded 1 year has aided performance. The debt portfolio is actively managed and churned in a timely manner. The fund, however, tends to play it quite safe with the debt portfolio. Credit risk is minimised with instruments rated AAA or AA+ and a fairly short portfolio maturity of around 2 years. Exposure to bonds has been around 40 per cent since 2011 and instruments like floating rate bond as well as floating rate note have regularly been part of the portfolio.

 

Performance


This fund has outperformed in six out of its 7-year history, with 2010 being the only exception. A regular top two quartile performer, its best performance was in 2009 when it posted 20.50 per cent returns compared to the 14.70 per cent by the category average. The fund manager does not hesitate from increasing the equity exposure to benefit from market rallies that has helped its performance. For instance, in December 2011, the fund raised its equity exposure which touched almost 25 per cent. The fund also sold into the rally in the second half of 2012, with its equity exposure settling to about 17 per cent. The debt market exposure of this fund is churned in a timely manner, with exposure to non-convertible debentures going down and increasing the allocation to gilts. However, an expense ratio of about 2 per cent, compared to the category average of 1.3 per cent, is a tad expensive.

 

Why invest?


While MIP managers tend to manage the equity portion of their portfolio in a relatively passive manner, this fund has resorted to offbeat equity picks with a number of mid-cap stocks.

Happy Investing!!

We can help. Call 0 94 8300 8300 (India)

Leave your comment with mail ID and we will answer them

OR

You can write back to us at PrajnaCapital [at] Gmail [dot] Com

---------------------------------------------

Invest in Tax Saving Mutual Funds ( ELSS Mutual Funds ) to upto Rs 1 lakh and Save tax under Section 80C.

Invest Tax Saving Mutual Funds Online

Tax Saving Mutual Funds Online

These links can be used to Purchase Mutual Funds Online that are regular also (Investment, non-tax saving)

Download Tax Saving Mutual Fund Application Forms from all AMCs

Download Tax Saving Mutual Fund Applications

These Application Forms can be used for buying regular mutual funds also

Some of the best Tax Saving Mutual Funds available ( ELSS Mutual Funds )

  1. ICICI Prudential Tax Plan Invest Online
  2. HDFC TaxSaver Invest Online
  3. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund Invest Online
  4. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund Invest Online
  5. Birla Sun Life Tax Relief '96 Invest Online
  6. IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund Invest Online
  7. SBI Magnum Tax Gain Scheme 1993 Invest Online
  8. Sundaram Tax Saver Invest Online
  9. Edelweiss ELSS Invest Online

------------------

Best Performing Mutual Funds

    1. Largecap Funds Invest Online
      1. DSP BlackRock Top 100 Fund
      2. ICICI Prudential Focused Blue Chip Fund
      3. Birla Sun Life Front Line Equity Fund
    2. Large and Midcap Funds Invest Online
      1. ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan
      2. HDFC Top 200 Fund
      3. UTI Dividend Yield Fund
    1. Mid and SmallCap Funds Invest Online
      1. Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund
      2. DSP BlackRock Small & Midcap Fund
      3. Sundaram Select Midcap
      4. IDFC Premier Equity Fund
    1. Small and MicroCap Funds Invest Online
      1. DSP BlackRock MicroCap Fund
    1. Sector Funds Invest Online
      1. Reliance Banking Fund
      2. Reliance Banking Fund
    1. Tax Saver MutualFunds Invest Online
      1. ICICI Prudential Tax Plan
      2. HDFC Taxsaver
      3. DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund
      4. Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund
    2. Gold Mutual Funds Invest Online
      1. Relaince Gold Savings Fund
      2. ICICI Prudential Regular Gold Savings Fund
      3. HDFC Gold Fund

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