ROUGH DRAFT Critical Analysis on Mutual fund as a mode of investment to reduce the Market risk SUBMITTED BY: Raghav Vashist: 10BBL061 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Dr. Pranav Saraswat SUBMITTED TO INSTITUTE OF LAW‚ NIRMA UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013 CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal. The money thus collected is then invested in capital market instruments such as shares‚ debentures
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CHAPTER IV INVESTMENT PATTERN OF INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS This chapter analyses the investment patterns of the Ind~anmutual fund industry as a whole in general‚ the pnvate mutual funds and UTI in particular An attempt is also made in this chapter to compare across the d~fferent mutual funds on the pattern of their deployment of funds. The most Important activity In a mutual fund and operation is management of funds Fund managers acquire sk~lls expertise over a period of time. They need to have knowledge
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of Indian Investor towards investment in mutual funds with special reference to MIP Funds Prof Gauri Prabhu Associate Professor AISSMS Institute of Management‚ Pune 09823230898 gauri6474@gmail.com Dr N.M. Vechalekar Associate Dean‚ IndSearch‚ Pune Abstract: Mutual Funds provide a platform for a common investor to participate in the Indian capital market with professional fund management irrespective of the amount invested. The Indian mutual fund industry is growing rapidly and this is
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION MEANING | A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal. The money thus collected is then invested in capital market instruments such as shares‚ debentures and other securities. The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realised are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by them. Thus a Mutual Fund is the most suitable investment for the common man
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Indian Mutual Fund Industry – The Future in a Dynamic Environment Outlook for 2015 JUNE 20 09 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. The Indian Mutual Fund Industry - Current State 3. Challenges and Issues 4. Voice of the Customer 5. Future Outlook in a Dynamic Environment 6. Action Plan for Achieving Transformational Growth 7. Summary 01 03 10 15 20 26 32 Preface The Indian mutual fund industry has witnessed significant growth in the past few years driven by several favourable
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returns earned in excess of that which could have been earned on a risk-less investment per each unit of market risk. Treynor Ratio = Where rp = Expected portfolio rate of return rf = Risk free rate of return β = beta of the portfolio Thus‚ the Treynor ratio is a risk-adjusted measure of return based on systematic risk. The difference between the Sharpe ratio and the Treynor ratio is the use of beta instead of standard deviation as the measurement of risk / volatility. Point to Remember: A
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Essay on The Concept of Mutual Fund The Mutual Fund concept is based upon the "rationalistic " choice of investment portfolio. Minimization of risks‚ maximization of yield and liquidity are the objectives of investment. Individual investors have to make strenuous efforts to achieve a rational choice of securities for minimizing risks and maximizing yield. The task becomes difficult for the individual investors who are not so well informed‚ whereas a Mutual Fund possesses the resources and expertise
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of this paper is to analyze the performance of a mutual fund by applying statistical tools and secondary research on the previous ten years’ annual returns of the fund and coming up with a conclusion based on the results of the findings. Analysis of the previous ten years’ annual returns will be used to analyze the risk and return of the mutual fund and propose suitable conclusions pertaining to future investments in the mutual funds. The mutual fund under consideration has not displayed a consistent
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(ICB) became the pioneer in launching mutual funds in the capital market in the country. It was a milestone step for investors in our capital market. The then first private organisation‚ AIMS‚ evolved its professional mechanism in 1999 for organising mutual funds in Bangladesh. Mutual funds grew slowly over the period of time and had only been close-ended since beginning of its operation in the capital market. In 2010‚ also the first-ever open-end mutual fund was floated in the capital market by the
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months divided by 24. Stock | Vanguard 500 | California REIT | Brown Group | Standard Deviation | 4.61% | 9.23% | 8.17% | Expected Return | 1.10% | -2.27% | -0.67% | Question 2: To compute the standard deviation in a portfolio‚ it follows the formula SD= ( ) 1/2 First‚ it needs to get covariance‚ using the EXCEL COV ( ) Function Stock | California REIT | Brown Group | Cov (Vanguard 500‚ Stock) | 0.03% | 0.24% |
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