Mar 10, 2008

Mutual Funds News - 09th March 2008 - New Schemes Rolled out - NFO

JM Financial MF rolls out FMP Series

JM Financial MF has unveiled a fund called JM Fixed Maturity Fund - Series IX - 15 Month Plan and it is a close-ended income fund with maturity of 455 days from the date of allotment. The investment objective of the fund is to generate regular returns through investments in fixed income securities normally maturing in line with the time profile of the respective plan.

      

133 Equity mutual funds outperformed Sensex

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Equity mutual funds as a class posted an average return of 31.71%, outperforming the Sensex return of 30.28%, over the one-year period ended 5 March 2008. Of the 257 equity schemes, 122 exceeded the category average of 31.71% in the one-year period, while 133 outperformed the Sensex that is posted 30.28%. The topper was Reliance Diversified Power Sector (G) with 98.97% return.

In the equity category, the diversified categories and tax planning, and Mid cap outperformed the Sensex, giving a category average of 33.35%, 33.77and 30.32% respectively while FMCG under performed the Sensex by recording 23.93% category average during the same time period. In the equity diversified category, out of the 140 schemes, 65 exceeded the category average of 33.35%, while 78 outperformed the Sensex return of 30.28%, over the one-year period ended 5 March 2008. Stan Chart Premier Equity Fund with growth option ranked the first position, with 71.13% return, followed by Reliance Regular Savings Fund - Equity (G) with 70.14% return. DWS Investment Opportunity Fund (G) secures the third position with 67.00% in 1-year period.

 

DSP Merrill Lynch MF launches two FMP Series

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Name of Fund: DSP Merrill Lynch Fixed Maturity Plan 13 Months Series 1 and DSP Merrill Lynch Fixed Maturity Plan 3 Months Series 6

Scheme: Both the funds are close-ended income schemes.

Objective: The primary investment objective of both the schemes is to seek capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market securities. It is envisaged that the portfolio of each scheme will display a maturity profile that is generally in line with the term of the scheme. The schemes may also use fixed income derivatives for hedging and portfolio balancing.

Asset Allocation: Both funds will invest can invest up to 100% in debt instruments and up to 100% in money market. These schemes may invest up to a maximum of 100% of the schemes net assets in domestic securitised debt.

Fund Opens: 5 March 2008

Fund Closes: 11 March 2008

Face Value: Rs 10.

Investment Options: These schemes has two plans i.e. regular and institutional plan. Both plans will provide growth and dividend reinvest option.

Entry Load: There will no entry load charged for both the schemes due to its close-ended structure.

Exit Load: DSP Merrill Lynch FMP 13 Months Series 1 charges an exit load of 1.50%, if the investment is redeemed before the maturity date.

DSP Merrill Lynch FMP 3 Months Series 6- charges an exit load of 0.50%, if the investment is redeemed before the maturity date.

Minimum Investment Amount: The minimum investment amount under regular plan will be Rs. 25,000 and in multiples of Re. 1 thereafter for both the schemes. Both schemes will have the investment under institutional plan will be of Rs.1 crore and in multiples of Re. 1 thereafter.

Target Amount: Rs 10 crore

Benchmark Index:

For DSP Merrill Lynch Fixed Maturity Plan 13 Months Series 1- CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index

For DSP Merrill Lynch Fixed Maturity Plan 3 Months Series 6- CRISIL Liquid Fund Index

Fund Manager: Mr. Dhawal Dalal

 

 

ING MF launches ING Long Term FMP- 1

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Name of Fund: ING Long Term FMP- 1

Scheme: ING Long Term FMP- 1 is a close-ended bond scheme offering an investment plan of 393 days maturity. The scheme shall mature on 7 April 2009.

Objective: The scheme will be investing in a portfolio of government securities or highly rated corporate bonds maturing close to the maturity of the scheme so as to generate returns comparable with alternative fixed-income instruments of similar maturity. The scheme will invest in debt securities with maturity coinciding closely with the maturity of the scheme, so as to minimise the impact of price fluctuation of such securities on the value of the security at maturity.

Fund Opens: 5 March 2008

Fund closes: 10 March 2008

Face Value: Rs 10 per unit

Investment Options: The scheme provides two plans i.e. retail and institutional plan with a sub-option of growth and dividend option.

Asset allocation: The scheme shall invest up to 100% in debt securities and money market instruments including call money and reverse repo. The debt securities may include securitised debt up to 100% of the net assets. The investments in derivatives instruments shall be to a maximum of 50% of the net assets of the scheme.

Entry load: The scheme does not charge an entry load as it is of close-ended nature.

To provide liquidity to investors, the fund proposes to provide repurchase facility in the scheme on monthly basis. The investors can submit their repurchase requests at any official points of acceptance of transactions on any date after the allotment.

If repurchase request is submitted after the date of allotment and on or before 11 March to 8 June 2008 the applicable Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) will be 4.00%. CDSC will be reduced to 3.00% if repurchase request is submitted from 8 June 2008 to 6 September 2008. If repurchase request is submitted after 6 September 2008 and on or before 5 December 2008, the applicable CDSC will come down to 2.00%. If repurchase request is submitted after 5 December 2008 and on or before 6 April 2009 the applicable CDSC will be further come down to 1.00%.

If repurchase request is submitted after 6 April 2009 and on 7 April 2009 (maturity) there will be no CDSC.

Minimum Investment Amount: The minimum investment amount under retail plan is Rs 5,000 and in multiple of Re 1 thereafter. Under institutional plan, the minimum investment amount is Rs 1 crore in multiple of Re 1 thereafter.

Minimum subscription amount: Rs 1 lakh

Benchmark index: CRISIL Liquid Fund Index

Fund Manager: Mr. Prashant Singh

 

Standard Chartered MF launches FMP

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Name of Fund: Standard Chartered Fixed Maturity Plans Yearly Series 19

Scheme: The scheme is close-ended income scheme.The scheme will have two plans Plan A and Plan B. The duration of the scheme will be from the date of allotment to 2 April 2009.

Objective: The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market instruments normally in line with the duration of the scheme.

Asset Allocation: The fund will invest up to 100% in debt and money market instruments, with low to medium risk profile. The investment in securitised debt will be up to 50% of net asset of the scheme.

Fund Opens: 7 March 2008

Fund Closes: 14 March 2008

Face Value: Rs 10

Investment Options: The scheme provides dividend and growth options.

Entry Load: There will no entry load charged for the scheme due to its close-ended structure.

Exit Load: The scheme charges an exit load of 2.00%, if the investment is redeemed from the date of allotment to 2 April 2009. There will be no exit load charged on the redemption made on maturity.

Minimum Investment Amount: The minimum investment amount under plan A is Rs 5000 and in multiple of Re 1 thereafter. Under plan B, the minimum application amount is Rs 1 lakh and in multiple of Re 1 thereafter.

Minimum targeted amount: Rs 1 crore

Benchmark Index: Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index.

Fund Manager: Mr. Kaushal Singh

 

 

HDFC MF launches 13M and 90D March (2) plans under HDFC FMP -Series VII

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Name of fund: HDFC Fixed Maturity Plan 13 Months March 2008 (2) and HDFC Fixed Maturity Plan 90 Days March 2008 (2).

Scheme: Both the schemes are of close-ended income nature.

Objective: The investment objective of the fund is to generate regular income through investments in debt, money market instruments, and government securities.

Options: Both HDFC Fixed Maturity Plans- 13 Months March and 90 Days March 2008 (2) offers wholesale plan and retail plan with growth and dividend option.

The Minimum Investment Amount:

Under retail Plan: Rs. 5,000 and in multiple of Re. 1 thereafter per application

Under wholesale Plan: Rs. 1 Crore and in multiples of Re. 1 thereafter per application

Asset allocation:

Debt securities and money market instruments: 60-100%

Government securities: 0- 40%

Securitised debt: Up to 75% of net assets of plan

Snapshot

Face value: Rs 10

Offer opens: 12 March 2008

Offer closes: 17 March 2008

Entry load: Nil

Exit load: HDFC Fixed Maturity Plan 13 Months March 2008 (2) would charge an exit load of 2.00% if the units are redeemed or switched out before maturity.

HDFC Fixed Maturity Plan 90 Days March 2008 (2) may charge an 0.75% an exit load if the units are redeemed or switched out before maturity.

Benchmark Index: Crisil Liquid Fund Index

Fund Manager: Mr. Shobhit Mehrotra.

 

Standard Chartered MF launches another FMP

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Name of Fund: Standard Chartered Fixed Maturity Plans Yearly Series 18

Scheme: The scheme is close-ended income scheme. The scheme will have two plans Plan A and Plan B. The duration of the scheme will be from the date of allotment to 2 April 2009.

Objective: The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market instruments normally in line with the duration of the scheme.

Asset Allocation: The fund will invest up to 100% in debt and money market instruments, with low to medium risk profile. The investment in securitised debt will be up to 50% of net asset of the scheme.

Fund Opens: 28 February 2008

Fund Closes: 21 March 2008

Face Value: Rs 10

Investment Options: The scheme provides dividend and growth options.

Entry Load: There will no entry load charged for the scheme due to its close-ended structure.

Exit Load: The scheme charges an exit load of 2.00%, if the investment is redeemed from the date of allotment to 2 April 2009. There will be no exit load charged on the redemption made on maturity.

Minimum Investment Amount: The minimum investment amount under plan A is Rs 5000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter. Under plan B, the minimum application amount is Rs 1 lakh and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.

Minimum targeted amount: Rs 1 crore

Benchmark Index: Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index.

Fund Manager: Mr. Kaushal Singh

 

Lotus India MF files an offer document

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Name of Fund: Lotus India Fixed Maturity Plan - 3 Months Series XXIX to XXXII

Scheme: These are close-ended debt schemes. They will have maturity of 90 days from the date of allotment of the scheme.

Objective: The objective of the scheme is to seek to seek to generate income by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market instruments normally maturing in line with the duration of the scheme.

Asset Allocation: The fund will invest 0%-85% in money market instruments including reverse repo. The investment in government securities issued by the central government and/or state government(s) will be 0%-50%. The fund will invest 15%-100% debt instruments such as bonds and debentures. The investment in securitised debt will be up to 50%. The investment in fixed income derivatives will be up to 50% of the net assets of the scheme.

Face Value: Rs 10

Investment Options: Lotus India Fixed Maturity Plan - 3 Months Series XXIX to XXXII offers two options i.e. growth and dividend reinvestment options.

Entry Load: There will no entry load charged for schemes, as they are close-ended funds.

Exit Load: The scheme charges an exit load of 1%, if the investment is redeemed any time other than specified transaction period. Whereas there will be no exit load charged on the redemption made on specified transaction period.

Minimum Investment Amount: Minimum investment under the scheme is Rs 5,000 and in multiple of Re 1 thereafter.

Minimum subscription amount: Rs 1 crore

Benchmark Index: CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund Index.

Fund Manager: Mr. Umesh Sharma.

 

Mutual funds' selling continue

Mutual funds (MFs) sold shares worth a net Rs 280.10 crore on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, compared to their selling of Rs 151.40 crore on Tuesday, 4 March 2008. MFs' net outflow of Rs 280.10 crore on 5 March 2008 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 881.70 crore and gross sales Rs 1161.80 crore. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 202.19 points or 1.24% at 16,542.08 on that day. MFs were net sellers of shares worth Rs 884.40 crore in this month, till 5 March 2008.

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