...Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which one of the following statements regarding open-end mutual funds is false? A) The funds redeem shares at net asset value. B) The funds offer investors professional management. C) The funds offer investors a guaranteed rate of return. D) B and C. E) A and B. Answer: C Difficulty: Moderate Rationale: No investment offers a guaranteed rate of return. 2. Which one of the following statements regarding closed-end mutual funds is false? A) The funds always trade at a discount from NAV. B) The funds redeem shares at their net asset value. C) The funds offer investors professional management. D) A and B. E) None of the above. Answer: D Difficulty: Moderate Rationale: Closed-end funds are sold at the prevailing market price. 3. Which of the following functions do mutual fund companies perform for their investors? A) Record keeping and administration B) Diversification and divisibility C) Professional management D) Lower transaction costs E) All of the above. Answer: E Difficulty: Easy Rationale: Mutual funds are attractive to investors because they offer all of the listed services. 4. Multiple Mutual Funds had year-end assets of $457,000,000 and liabilities of $17,000,000. There were 24,300,000 shares in the fund at year-end. What was Multiple Mutual's Net Asset Value? A) $18.11 B) $18.81 C) $69.96 D) $7.00 E) $181.07 Answer: A Difficulty:...
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...RELATIONSHIP AMONG FIIs, MUTUAL FUND EQUITY INVESTMENT AND OTHER SELECTED VARIABLES WITH NIFTY” Submitted to S.R. LUTHRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In Gujarat Technological University UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Faculty Guide: Company Guide: Ms.Swapna Nair Mr. Mukesh Vishwakarma Assistant Professor Branch Manager Submitted by Mr. Kalpesh R. Ukani [Batch No. 2014-16, Enrollment No. 147500592114] MBA SEMESTER III S.R. LUTHRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT – 750 MBA PROGRAMME Affiliated to Gujarat Technological University Ahmedabad July, 2015 Company Certificate This is to certify that Mr. Kalpesh R. Ukani from S.R. LUTHRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, have carried out the research on the subject titled “TO STUDY THE DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP AMONG FIIs, MUTUAL FUND EQUITY INVESTMENT AND OTHER SELECTED VARIABLES WITH NIFTY” at ICICI SECURITIES under the supervision of Mr. Mukesh Vishwakarma, from 8th June 2015 to 17th July, 2015. I also certify that, the above mentioned student has carried the research work satisfactorily. Place: - Surat Date: - _________ Mr. Mukesh Vishwakarma (Branch Manager) Student’s Declaration I, Mr. Kalpesh R. Ukani , hereby declare that the report for Summer Internship Project entitled “TO STUDY THE DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP AMONG FIIs, MUTUAL FUND EQUITY INVESTMENT AND OTHER SELECTED...
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...Analysis of how Mutual Funds can be used as a dynamic tool for diversification.. INTRODUCTION There are a lot of investment avenues available today in the financial market for an investor with an invest-able surplus. He can invest in Bank Deposits, Corporate Debentures, and Bonds where there is low risk but low return. He may invest in Stock of companies where the risk is high and the returns are also proportionately high. The recent trends in the Stock Market have shown that an average retail investor always lost with periodic bearish tends. People began opting for portfolio managers with expertise in stock markets who would invest on their behalf. Thus we had wealth management services provided by many institutions. However they proved too costly for a small investor. These investors have found a good shelter with the mutual funds A mutual fund is an investment vehicle that comprises a pool of funds collected from a large number of investors who invest in securities such as stocks, bonds, and short term money market instruments. The portfolio of a mutual fund is structured and maintained by fund managers. Diversification means spreading out money across many different types of investments. When one investment is down another might be up. Diversification of investment holdings reduces the risk tremendously A mutual fund is a group of investors operating through a fund manager to purchase a diverse portfolio of stocks or bonds. Mutual funds are highly cost...
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...1.1. Introduction Mutual Funds in India – History The concept of Mutual Funds in India emerged as success as early as 1990s, when Government allowed public sector banks and institutions to launch mutual funds schemes. Unit Trust of India was the first Mutual Fund in India set-up in the year 1963 Security and exchange Board of India (SEBI) act was passed in the year 1192. The objectives of SEBI are - to regulate security market and protect the interests of investor community. It is regulatory institution which is responsible for formulating policies and guidelines for operation of mutual funds in India. Mutual funds have become extremely popular over the last 20 years. What was once just another obscure financial instrument is now a part of our daily lives. More than 80 million people, or one half of the households in America, invest in mutual funds. In fact, many people think investing means buying mutual funds. After all, its common knowledge that investing in mutual funds is (or at least should be) better than simply letting your cash waste away in a savings account, but, for most people, that's where the understanding of funds ends. It doesn't help that mutual fund salespeople speak a strange language that is interspersed with jargon that many investors don't understand. Originally, mutual funds were heralded as a way for the little guy to get a piece of the market. Instead of spending all your free time buried in the financial pages of the Wall Street Journal...
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...Chapter 4- Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Why buy mutual fund: people are lazy if you are trading stocks you have to give basis data for transactions you make for takes but with a mutual fund they do it for you. Diversification ** an individual investor choosing a mutual fund should consider not only the fund’s stated investment policy and past performance, but also management fees and expenses.** 4.1 INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Companies do the following tasks: WHY MUTUAL FUNDS?? • Administration & record keeping (people don’t want to do it themselves) • Diversification & divisibility (diversified portfolio) • Professional management • Reduced transaction costs Investment Companies: Net Asset Value (the value of each share) What determines share price NAV!! • Net Asset Value ' Any fund totals up all the shares does the calculation and generates an NAV ' One time per day ' Used as a basis for valuation of investment company shares ' Selling new shares cash goes in ' Redeeming existing shares (liquidate stocks and send you cash back) cash goes out ' They can keep printing more shares Calculation: Market Value of Assets - Liabilities Shares Outstanding 4.2 TYPES OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES: Investment companies: either Units of trust or managed investment companies Unit Trusts: subset of investment company (15...
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...Mutual Fund penetration in Rural India What are Mutual Funds? A mutual fund is just the connecting bridge or a financial intermediary that allows a group of investors to pool their money together with a predetermined investment objective. The mutual fund will have a fund manager who is responsible for investing the gathered money into specific securities (stocks or bonds). When you invest in a mutual fund, you are buying units or portions of the mutual fund and thus on investing becomes a shareholder or unit holder of the fund. Mutual funds are considered as one of the best available investments as compare to others they are very cost efficient and also easy to invest in, thus by pooling money together in a mutual fund, investors can purchase stocks or bonds with much lower trading costs than if they tried to do it on their own. But the biggest advantage to mutual funds is diversification, by minimizing risk & maximizing returns. Presently there are 33 Mutual Funds in India and close to 400 mutual fund schemes. Plans offered by MFs: Growth Option - Dividend is not paid-out under a Growth Option and the investor realizes only the capital appreciation on the investment (by an increase in NAV). Dividend Payout Option - Dividends are paid-out to investors under the Dividend Payout Option. However, the NAV of the mutual fund scheme falls to the extent of the dividend payout. Dividend Re-investment Option - Here the dividend accrued on mutual funds is automatically...
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...I) Topic: - Mutual Funds In India Team: - Group No. 3 * 10B910 – Siddhesh Goad * 10B913 – Chetan Gupta * 10B914 – Romit Gupta * 10B915 – Fahad Hussian Index: - Sr. No. | Topic | Page No. | 1. | History of Mutual Funds in India | 5 , 6 | 2. | Objective / Aim | 7 | 3. | Basic of Mutual Funds | 8 | 4. | Working of Mutual Funds | 9 , 10 , 11 | 5. | What is Mutual Fund? | 12 | 6. | Diversification | 13 | 7. | Types of Mutual Funds | 14 , 15 , 16 | 8. | Various other Mutual Fund Schemes: - | 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 | 9. | Types of Returns | 21 , 22 | 10. | Advantages of Investing in Mutual Funds | 23 | 11. | Disadvantages of Investing in Mutual Funds | 24 | 12. | Conclusion | 25 | 13. | Bibliography | 26 | History of Mutual Funds in India: - * The first mutual fund to be introduced in India was way back in 1963 when the Government of India launched Unit Trust of India (UTI). * UTI enjoyed a monopoly in the Indian mutual fund market till 1987 when a host of other government controlled Indian financial companies came up with their own funds. * These included State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank etc. * This market was made open to private players in 1993 after the historic constitutional amendments brought forward by the then Congress led government under the existing regime of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG). * The first private sector fund to operate in India...
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...[pic] A RESEARCH PAPER On Opportunities in indian market of mutual funds investment PIONEER (Since 1996) Submitted to Submitted By Prof. Dr. V K Jain Ravendra Kushwaha Prof. Nidhi Kothari MBA 3rd sem Roll. No. 09010118 DECLERATION I hereby declare that this Research Paper entitled “OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIAN MARKET OF MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT” submitted for the extra co curriculum activities fulfillment of the requirement of Master of Business Administration (MBA) of PIONEER INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES INDORE is based on secondary data found by me in various Companies fact sheets, books, magazines and websites & Collected by me in under guidance of Prof. Nidhi Kothari. DATE: Ravendra Kushwaha ...
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...A PROJECT REPROT ON MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In few years Mutual Fund has emerged as a tool for ensuring one’s financial well being. Mutual Funds have not only contributed to the India growth story but have also helped families tap into the success of Indian Industry. As information and awareness is rising more and more people are enjoying the benefits of investing in mutual funds. The main reason the number of retail mutual fund investors remains small is that nine in ten people with incomes in India do not know that mutual funds exist. But once people are aware of mutual fund investment opportunities, the number who decide to invest in mutual funds increases to as many as one in five people. The trick for converting a person with no knowledge of mutual funds to a new Mutual Fund customer is to understand which of the potential investors are more likely to buy mutual funds and to use the right arguments in the sales process that customers will accept as important and relevant to their decision. This Project gave me a great learning experience and at the same time it gave me enough scope to implement my analytical ability. The analysis and advice presented in this Project Report is based on market research on the saving and investment practices of the investors and preferences of the investors for investment in Mutual Funds. This Report will help to know about the investors’ Preferences in Mutual Fund means Are they prefer any particular Asset Management Company...
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...primary objective of this project is based on a methodological study, as it required to me to understand Indian consumer behavior related to the investments in mutual funds. To execute the knowledge, I preferred to study about the mutual funds and some other popular investments options in India. Thus the first part of the project based on learning the following in details: ➢ About Religare ➢ Product and services of Religare ➢ Services and charges provided by Religare ➢ Consumer behavior ➢ Analysis of Investors profiles ➢ Some popular Investments options in India ➢ Mutual Funds ➢ Market survey and research. After undergoing the training about the products and operational features. I started exploring the product and contact the prospective customers by way of tele callings, emails, corporate presentations, road shows and by arranging canopy. My primary aim was to give better options to the prospective customers by offering them products specialized features and its unique incomparable qualities in the services provided by Religare securities limited. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The objective of this research and survey is to know the Indian consumers behavior related to the investment in Mutual Funds. In this research & survey firstly I tried to analyze the various popular investment options available in India, and their strengths and weaknesses. Apart from this I also tried to find out the investors thinking, preferences...
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...through investment and taking so many challenges. Along with this they are also very much concerned about the products of the company and their position in the market. The Mutual fund is one of them who are performing their works very effectively. As we are the students of BBA department, we have to learn about the mutual fund investment system analysis of a firm. That’s why we have decided to analysis on mutual fund that renown in the world. 1.1 Origin of the Report This report is a part of “Investment Management” course under the BBA curriculum. As we are the students of BBA department, we have to learn about the financial system analysis of financial firms. That’s why we have decided to analysis on mutual fund. 1.2 Objectives • To improve our knowledge • To make us experienced • To develop our skill. • To provide brief information about our analysis 1.3 Problem and Purpose 1.3.1 Problem Statement This report seeks to address the following requirement: “To study about the mutual fund, its overall process analysis followed by firm. 1.3.2 Purpose of the Report The objective of the report is- “To acquire the practical knowledge of Mutual fund analysis followed by the firm. 1.4 Scope and Limitation 1.4.1 Scope This paper includes financial system in Bangladesh. Then Structure of Financial System, History of Bangladesh Capital Market, mutual funds, types of mutual fund schemes, set up of mutual fund, invest in mutual fund and...
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...income, and increasing awareness, mutual funds in Malaysia are becoming a preferred investment option compared to other investment avenues like Fixed Deposits (FDs) and postal savings that are considered safe but give comparatively low returns. But before investing in mutual funds, investors have to analyze the factors of the economy, industry and company within the investment environment in which they operate. There are several macro-economic factors having influence on the investment choices. The investigator intends to study more particularly, the impact of quantitative economic variables on the investment of mutual funds. The trends of the industry also have to be examined from time to time. In response to the changing circumstances, the fund houses have introduced a host of interesting technological innovations to grab the attention of the investors. Investors need to correctly appraise the risks and rewards of investing in schemes which seek to offer attractive returns. Total of 122 respondents were selected for data analysis. The respondents’ profile consists of demographic data namely, age, gender, occupation background, educational background, investment habit and years of investing activities. The gender, monthly income and race of respondent are not relevant for this research since it is basically focused on the investors’ habit in Malaysia. The perception will be taken into consideration as per their views on mutual fund investment. The last and final analysis of hypothesis...
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...ReseaRch PaPeR Commerce Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | January 2013 | ISSN - 2249-555X A Study About Awareness of Mutual Funds Among the Investors of Navsari District Keywords Mutual Funds, Investment alternatives, Investors’ perception. Dr. M. P. Desai Head, Department of Accountancy,Udhna Citizen Commerce College, Surat. Residence: 50,Niral Nivas, Ashapuri society,Vijalpore road, Navsari,396445, Gujarat. Mr. Mayur K Joshi Asst. Prof., Department of Accountancy,Udhna Citizen Commerce College, Surat. Residence: Vinay readymade, 7, shopping center,Dudhiya talav, Navsari,396445, Gujarat. ABSTRACT The financial securities include ownership securities (like shares, mutual fund units) and creditorship securities (like debentures, bonds). Ownership securities are more risky than creditorship securities. Investment decisions relating to ownership securities involve planning of investment strategies according to the extent of diversification desired by individuals. Investors can reduce risk and maximize returns by way of mutual fund investments, enjoying the expertise of professional fund management. In India, Mutual fund industry is an organised financial system, accessible to individual investors having varied needs and options. In order to identify awareness of mutual funds among the investors of Navsari District, a careful collection of primary data through questionnaire was made. Introduction Financial system comprises financial institutions, services, market and...
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...Administration Financial Management-Fall 14088 Mutual Funds, Types, Classifications, Risks, Expenses and Performance in Egypt Supervised By Dr. Ahmed Bahaa Presented by: Yasser Hassan El Sayed Oct 19, 2014 DrAhmedBahaa-ESLSCA-FM-45A-Yasser Hassan El Sayed - Mutual Funds Assignment Page |1 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................1 1) WHAT IS A MUTUAL FUND? ................................................................................................................................2 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2) WHAT IT IS? ...................................................................................................................................................2 WHY WE INVEST IN MUTUAL FUNDS?...................................................................................................................2 OBJECTIVES OF MUTUAL FUNDS? ........................................................................................................................3 MUTUAL FUNDS TYPES........................................................................................................................................3 2.1. 2.2. OPEN-END FUNDS............................................................................................................................................3 CLOSED-END FUNDS ..............................................
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...INTRODUCTION Much of the empirical research on mutual funds has not given any significant contribution for the mutual fund investor. Unfortunately many mutual fund investor have probably never heard about these research results or their implications. They have heard some rules of thumb guidelines from their brokers or peers about how to select a particular fund. The purpose of this present study is to identify the selection criteria, investors seem to use in selecting a mutual fund institution that suits the investors investment objective and also to identify the factors that are responsible for the selection of schemes floated by these organisations. Further it attempts to identify the reactions from the respondents' namely mutual fund unit holders of Mysore towards the performance of the different schemes. The researcher has employed interview schedule for the collection of data to elicit views of the Mutual Fund investors. Individuals from all walks of life have been showing increasing participation in the stock market, a place where one can see their money doubling in a period of time or disappearing depending on how they play the game. With the stupendous growth in the capital market, direct investment in the stock market has definitely become next to impossible. And yet investors undertake investments with minimal risks of the working of stock exchanges. But in order that investments prove profitable; investors need to have a fair knowledge...
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