Bandhan MF has launched a new fund offer (NFO) Bandhan Multi-Factor Fund. Bandhan Multi-Factor Fund is an open-ended thematic scheme that adopts a data-driven investment approach, leveraging a range of widely recognized quantitative factors. The goal is to construct a well-diversified portfolio, based on multiple factors...Read More

Index funds have been gaining popularity with retail investors rapidly over the past few years (see the chart below). In the last 5 years, assets under management (AUM) in index funds grew from Rs 562 crores to more than Rs 3 lakh crores, a growth of more than 500X. While AUM of active equity funds is still nearly...Read More

The interest rate scenario has been favourable for debt funds over the last one year or so. After a fairly long period during which the RBI held repo rate flat at 6.5%, the central bank did two rate cuts this year (CY 2025). The first rate cut of 25 bps was announced in the February Monetary Policy Committee...Read More

The market has been volatile for the last few months (see the chart below). Global risk sentiments have been weak since the beginning of this year due to the trade policies of the Trump Administration. In the Liberation Day speech in April, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from the United States' trading...Read More

Volatility in the market intensified in the first two months of CY 2025. Concerns about the economic impact of the Trump Administration’s trade policies have roiled the US stock market and global risk-off sentiments. FII sell-off continued in January – February with net sales of Rs 1.12 lakhs...Read More

Bandhan MF has launched a new fund offer (NFO), Bandhan Nifty Next 50 Index Fund. Nifty Next 50 index comprises of 51st to 100th companies by market capitalization listed on the National Stock Exchange. While Nifty 50 and Sensex are the two most popular indices among passive investors, low-cost exposure to...Read More

Bandhan MF is launching a new passive fund, the Bandhan Nifty Alpha Low Volatility 30 Index Fund. The fund tracks the Nifty Alpha low volatility 30 Indexa multi- factor index designed to reflect the performance of a portfolio consisting of stocks selected for their strong Alpha and low volatility scores.The NFO...Read More

The market has been volatile for the last few months (see the chart below). The Nifty bounced back from 23,500 but has slipped below the psychologically important 24,000 level after the US Federal Reserve indicated fewer rate cuts in 2025. There are several headwinds for the Indian equities namely cut in FY...Read More

Bandhan MF is launching a new passive fund, the Bandhan Nifty 200 Quality 30 Index Fund. As the scheme name suggests, the fund will track the Nifty 200 Quality 30 Index. Nifty 200 Quality 30 Index is a factor index, which selects stocks based on some characteristics. Passive funds tracking factor indices...Read More

Bandhan MF has launched a new passive fund, the Bandhan Nifty 500 Momentum 50 Index Fund. As the scheme name suggests, the fund will track the Nifty 500 Momentum 50 Index. Funds tracking factor indices, also known as smart beta funds, are increasingly becoming popular with investors since these funds have...Read More