IRJC International Journal of Marketing‚ Financial Services & Management Research Vol.1 Issue 7‚ July 2012‚ ISSN 2277 3622 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES IN INDIA DR. SARITA BAHL*; MEENAKSHI RANI** *Associate Professor‚ P.G Department of Commerce and Management‚ Arya College‚ Ludhiana. **Research Scholar‚ Department of Commerce‚ Kurukshetra University‚ Kurukshetra‚ Haryana. ABSTRACT The present paper investigates the performance of 29 open-ended‚ growth-oriented equity schemes
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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1Meaning and Definition MEANING: Stock Exchange also called stock market. It is a market place where securities are bought and sold. It is an organized market for buying and selling corporate securities. Like any other centralized market‚ stock market facilitates buyers and sellers to do business at the fairest price. As public is not admitted to the trading floor‚ business has to be done through registered brokers. A stock exchange is the central place or market where industrial securities are
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1 What are infrastructure funds? By Kelly DePonte‚ Probitas Partners Infrastructure investing is a relatively new sector within institutional investors’ portfolios and has been growing dramatically over the last five years. Though a few of the largest and most sophisticated investors have devoted the necessary resources to develop direct investment programmes‚ most investors in the sector commit through professionally managed funds‚ much as they do in private equity and opportunistic real
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Q1‚ While pension funds hold bonds as their asset‚ they also have obligations as liability. Lower interest rate‚ namely a lower discount rate‚ on one hand‚ increases bonds’ return‚ on the other hand‚ it also increase pension funds’ liabilities‚ which is the discounted value of future obligations. Moreover‚ bonds in asset side are usually in shorter term than long-term liabilities‚ and therefore are less sensitive to interest rate change. As a result‚ the increase in liability exceeds the value increase
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Sources of Funds There are several sources of finance/funds available to any company. Some of the parameters that need to be considered while choosing a source of fund are: • • Tenure • Leverage planned by the company • Financial conditions prevalent in the economy • 2. Cost of source of fund Risk profile of both the company as well as the industry in which the company operates. Categories of Sources of Funds (i) Long term Refer to those requirements of funds which
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Mutual Funds Meredith Markham Managerial Finance Marc Lafond‚ MBA May 5‚ 2013 Mutual Funds There are many different people that can be considered investors. With so many different types of investors‚ it is only natural that there be a variety of types of mutual funds to invest in. “At last count there were more than 10‚000 mutual funds in North America” meaning there “are more mutual funds than stocks” (“Mutual Funds‚” n.d.). For this paper‚ we will focus on five types of mutual funds:
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King Fin 534 Chapter 6 Hwrk Feb 2nd‚ 2014 1. You are considering investing in one of the these three stocks: Answer: B‚ B;A 2. Your friend is considering adding one additional stock to a 3-stock portfolio‚ to form a 4-stock portfolio. She is highly risk averse and has asked for your advice. The three stocks currently held all have b = 1.0‚ and they are perfectly positively correlated with the market. Potential new Stocks A and B both have expected returns of 15%‚ are in equilibrium
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Chapter 17 1. Why are mutual funds popular with individual investors? Able to enjoy economies of scale by incurring lower transaction costs and commissions. Provide opportunities for small investors to invest in a liquid and diversified portfolio of financial securities. 2. What is the purpose of index funds? How does this differ from other equity mutual funds? Why are index funds growing in popularity? Index funds are funds in which managers buy securities in proportions similar to those
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First Progress Report TITLE:- Risk returns analysis and comparative study of mutual fund. COMPANY OVERVIEW:- HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (AMC) HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd (AMC) was incorporated under the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ on December 10‚ 1999‚ and was approved to act as an Asset Management Company for the HDFC Mutual Fund by SEBI vide its letter dated July 3‚ 2000. The registered office of the AMC is situated at Ramon House‚ 3rd Floor‚ H.T. Parekh Marg‚ 169‚ Back bay
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