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Thus investors choose mutual funds as their primary means of investing, as mutual funds
provide professional management, diversification, convenience and liquidity. That doesnt mean
mutual fund investments risk free.
This is because the money that is pooled are not invested only in debt fund which are less riskier
but are also invested in stock markets which involves a higher risk but can expect higher returns.
Hedge funds involves a very high risk since it is mostly traded in derivative markets which is
considered very volatile.
The mutual fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit
Trust of India, at the initiative of the Government of India and The Reserve
Bank. The history of mutual funds in India can be broadly divided into four
distinct phases:-
At the end of 1993, the mutual fund industry had assets under management
of Rs.47,004 crores.
The number of mutual fund houses went on increasing, with many foreign
mutual funds setting up funds in India and also the industry has witnessed
several mergers and acquisitions. As at the end of January 2003, there were
33 mutual funds with total assets of Rs. 1,21,805 crores. The Unit Trust of
India with Rs.44,541 crores of assets under management was way ahead of
other mutual funds.
The second is the UTI Mutual Fund Ltd, sponsored by SBI, PNB, BOB and LIC.
It is registered with SEBI and functions under the Mutual Fund Regulations.
With the bifurcation of the erstwhile UTI which had in March 2000 more than
Rs.76,000 crores of assets under management and with the setting up of a
UTI Mutual Fund, conforming to the SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations, and with
recent mergers taking place among different private sector funds, the
mutual fund industry has entered its current phase of consolidation and
growth. As at the end of March, 2006, there were 29 funds.
CHAPTER 3:
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Regulatory Framework of Mutual Funds in India.
The Regulatory frame work was designed to ensure that the Mutual funds
are managed for the benefit of their investors. The Mutual fund must not
become instrument for benefiting the promoters or the government and the
privileged public sector institutions. Another objective of the regulatory
system was to ensure that Mutual funds do not exploit their privileged
position to gain an unfair advantage over individual investor's who choose to
manage their portfolio themselves.
As per the regulation 1996, trustees are made more responsible for the
action of AMC .The provisions given in Annexure highlight their
responsibilities.
2. Diversification:
Mutual Funds invest in a number of companies across a broad cross-section
of industries and sectors. This diversification reduces the risk because
seldom do all stocks decline at the same time and in the same proportion.
You achieve this diversification through a Mutual Fund with far less money
than you can do on your own.
3. Convenient Administration:
Investing in a Mutual Fund reduces paperwork and helps you avoid many
problems such as bad deliveries, delayed payments and follow up with
brokers and companies. Mutual Funds save your time and make investing
easy and convenient.
4. Return Potential:
Over a medium to long-term, Mutual Funds have the potential to provide a
higher return as they invest in a diversified basket of selected securities.
5. Low Costs:
Mutual Funds are a relatively less expensive way to invest compared to
directly investing in the capital markets because the benefits of scale in
brokerage, custodial and other fees translate into lower costs for investors.
6. Liquidity:
In open-end schemes, the investor gets the money back promptly at net
asset value related prices from the Mutual Fund. In closed-end schemes, the
units can be sold on a stock exchange at the prevailing market price or the
investor can avail of the facility of direct repurchase at NAV related prices by
the Mutual Fund.
7. Transparency:
Investors get regular information on the value of your investment in addition
to disclosure on the specific investments made by the scheme, the
proportion invested in each class of assets and the fund manager's
investment strategy and outlook.
8. Flexibility:
Through features such as regular investment plans, regular withdrawal plans
and dividend reinvestment plans, one can systematically invest or withdraw
funds according to your needs and convenience.
9. Affordability:
Investors individually may lack sufficient funds to invest in high-grade
stocks. A mutual fund because of its large corpus allows even a small
investor to take the benefit of its investment strategy.
10.Well Regulated:
All Mutual Funds are registered with SEBI and they function within the
provisions of strict regulations designed to protect the interests of investors.
The operations of Mutual Funds are regularly monitored by SEBI.
However this only means that there is a cost to obtain the benefits of mutual
fund services. This cost is often less than the cost of direct investing.
2. No Tailor-Made Portfolios:
Investing through mutual funds means delegation of the decision of portfolio
composition to the fund managers. The very high net worth individuals or
large corporate investors may find this to be a constraint in achieving their
objectives.
AMFI has taken initiative in this regard by starting a training and certification
program for prospective Mutual Fund Advisors. SEBI has made this
certification compulsory for every mutual fund advisor interested in selling
mutual fund.
4. Taxes:
During a typical year, most actively managed mutual funds sell anywhere
from 20 to 70 percent of the securities in their portfolios. If your fund makes
a profit on its sales, you will pay
taxes on the income you receive, even if you reinvest the money you made.
5. Cost of Churn:
The portfolio of fund does not remain constant. The extent to which the
portfolio changes is a function of the style of the individual fund manager i.e.
whether he is a buy and hold type of manager or one who aggressively
churns the fund. It is also dependent on the volatility of the fund size i.e.
whether the fund constantly receives fresh subscriptions and redemptions.
Such portfolio changes have associated costs of brokerage, custody fees etc.
which lowers the portfolio return commensurately.
CHAPTER 5 : TYPES OF MUTUAL
FUND
Types of Mutual funds schemes in India:-
By structure:-
Open-Ended Schemes:
An open-end fund is one that is available for subscription all through the
year. These do not have a fixed maturity. You deal directly with the Mutual
Fund for your Investments and redemptions. The key feature is liquidity.
You can conveniently buy and sell your units at net asset value ("NAV")
related prices.
Close-Ended Schemes:
Ended schemes. You can invest directly in the scheme at the time of the
initial issue and there after you can buy or sell the units of the scheme on
the stock exchanges where they are listed. The market price at the stock
exchange could vary from the scheme's NAV on account of demand and
supply situation, unit holders expectations and other market factors. One of
the characteristics of the close-ended schemes is that they are generally
traded at a discount to NAV; but closer to maturity, the discount narrows.
Interval Schemes:
Growth Schemes:
Aim to provide capital appreciation over the medium to long term. These
schemes normally
Invest a majority of their funds in equities and are willing to bear short-term
decline in value for possible future appreciation.
These schemes are not for investors seeking regular income or needing their
money back in the short-term.
Ideal for:
Income Schemes:
Ideal for:
Retired people and others with a need for capital stability and regular
income.
Capital gains the yearn. They invest in both shares and fixed income
securities in the proportion indicated in their offer documents. In arising
stock market, the NAV of these schemes may not normally keep pace, or fall
equally when the market falls.
Ideal for:
Returns on these schemes may fluctuate, depending upon the interest rates
prevailing in the market.
Ideal for:
Corporate and individual investors as a means to park their surplus funds for
short periods or awaiting a more favourable investment alternative.
Load Funds:-
A Load Fund is one that charges a commission for entry or exit. That is, each
time you buy or sell units in the fund, a commission will be payable. Typically
entry and exit loads range from 1% to 2%. It could be worth paying the load,
if the fund has a good performance history.
No-Load Funds:
A No-Load Fund is one that does not charge a commission for entry or exit.
That is, no commission is payable on purchase or sale of units in the fund.
The advantage of a no load fund is that the entire corpus is put to work.
(C) Other Schemes:
These schemes offer tax rebates to the investors under tax laws as
prescribed from time to
time. This is made possible because the Government offers tax incentives
for investment in specified avenues. For example , Equity Linked Savings
Schemes(ELSS) and Pension Schemes.
Ideal for:
Sector Funds:
Sector funds are those with the objective to invest only in the equity of
those companies
existing in a specific sector, as laid down in the funds offer document. For
example, an FMCG sector fund shall invest in companies like HLL, Cadburys,
Nestle etc., while a technology fund will invest in software companies like
Infosys Technologies, Satyam Computers etc. There are also funds that
invest in basic sectors/industries such as Cement, steel and petrochemicals.
Index Funds:
Index Funds try to mirror the performance of a particular index such as the
BSE Sensex or the
NSE50. Index funds will invest in only those scripts that constitute a
particular index. Investment in these scripts is also made in proportion to
each stocks weight in the index.
Exchanged Traded Funds:
Advantages of ETFs:
As they are traded on the stock exchange investors can enter or exit the
fund anytime during the day at the traded price, during the trading hours.
A very big advantage over other index funds that allows entry or exit only
at the end of the days NAV.
A very good arbitrage opportunity between the ETFs and the Futures
market-thus increasing the liquidity.
A passive fund with very low cost of management and hence the NAV nearly
replicates the INDEX value.
Special Schemes:
Industry Specific Schemes:
Industry Specific Schemes invest only in the industries specified in the offer
document. The investment of these funds is limited to specific industries like
InfoTech, FMCG, and Pharmaceuticals etc.
Index Schemes:
Index Funds attempt to replicate the performance of a particular index such
as the BSE Sensex or the NSE 50
Sectoral Schemes:
Commodities Funds:
Advantages of
SIP:
Encourages Regular and Disciplined Investments
Compounding Benefits
SIMPLE &CONVENIENT
Choose one Day Of the month (5th / 10th /15th /20th /25th/30th)
Make First Investment by Cheque drawn in favor of the scheme. E.g.
SBIMF-Magnum Tax
Gain Scheme
And Relax..Every month the said amount will be debited from your
bank account and units will allocated to you.