Mutual Funds
- AUM size classification of mutual funds in India
SEBI classifies Indian mutual fund schemes by assets under management (AUM) size into categories, large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap, based on market capitalisation ranking of underlying stocks, not the fund's own AUM. SEBI's 2017 rationalisation brought mandatory category definitions.
- Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)
AMFI is the industry body and self-regulatory organisation for mutual funds in India, established in 1995 to develop the industry, enforce codes of conduct, and protect investor interests.
- ASBA for Mutual Fund Subscriptions in India
How the Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) mechanism works for mutual fund subscriptions, its regulatory basis, the ASBA-for-MF pilot, and its role in the broader MF payment ecosystem alongside NACH and UPI AutoPay.
- Arbitrage mutual fund
Encyclopedic reference on arbitrage mutual funds in India: cash-futures spread exploitation, SEBI 65% equity (arbitrage) minimum, equity-fund taxation, comparison with liquid and overnight funds, and exemplar schemes.
- Arbitrage fund vs liquid fund for short-term cash parking
A factual comparison of arbitrage funds and liquid funds as short-term cash parking instruments in India, covering return profile, tax treatment, risk, liquidity, and use cases.
- Applicable NAV and cut-off time rules for mutual funds
Reference on applicable NAV rules for mutual fund transactions in India: SEBI cut-off time framework for equity, debt, liquid, and overnight funds, and the realisation-of-funds requirement.
- Annual report of a mutual fund scheme
The annual report of a mutual fund scheme is a comprehensive audited financial and regulatory disclosure document that each scheme must publish within four months of the financial year end, covering audited accounts, portfolio, trustee report, and fund manager commentary.
- Anil Ghelani
Anil Ghelani is the Head of Passive Investments and Products at DSP Investment Managers (DSP Mutual Fund) and a prominent advocate for passive and ETF investing within the Indian mutual fund industry.
- Angel One mutual fund platform
Angel One's mutual fund platform offers direct and regular plan MF investing integrated into the Angel One stockbroking app, operated by Angel One Limited (formerly Angel Broking).
- Anand Radhakrishnan
Anand Radhakrishnan is the Chief Investment Officer of Franklin Templeton Asset Management India, overseeing its equity investment operations, and a long-tenured fund manager with expertise in quality growth investing.
- AMFI T30 and B30 city categorisation
AMFI's T30/B30 framework divides Indian cities into the top-30 by mutual fund AUM and the next 100 cities, enabling differential distributor incentives and geographic tracking of financial inclusion in mutual fund investing.
- AMFI standardised factsheet template
The AMFI standardised factsheet template specifies the mandatory layout, data fields, and disclosure requirements for monthly mutual fund factsheets published by all SEBI-registered AMCs in India.
- AMFI SIP contribution data
AMFI publishes monthly systematic investment plan (SIP) data for the Indian mutual fund industry, including aggregate inflows, active SIP accounts, and new registrations, making it the primary source for SIP market statistics.
- AMFI scheme factsheet for mutual funds
The AMFI scheme factsheet is a standardised monthly disclosure document published by each mutual fund AMC in India, covering scheme objective, portfolio holdings, NAV, performance, risk metrics, and fund manager details as required by SEBI and AMFI.
- AMFI Risk-O-Meter
The AMFI Risk-O-Meter is a standardised six-level risk labelling tool for mutual fund schemes in India, mandated by SEBI to help investors assess and compare the risk of mutual fund products at a glance.
- AMFI revamped factsheet (2024)
The 2024 AMFI factsheet revision introduced significant changes to mutual fund monthly factsheet disclosure requirements in India, including enhanced risk disclosure, standardised performance presentation, and improved readability standards.
- AMFI Registration Number (ARN)
The AMFI Registration Number (ARN) is a mandatory licence issued by AMFI to mutual fund distributors in India, governed by SEBI regulations and NISM certification requirements.
- AMFI Quarterly Average AUM (AAUM) data
AMFI's Quarterly Average AUM (AAUM) is the average of daily AUMs over a quarter, used for computing distributor commissions, TER slabs, and regulatory tiering of mutual fund AMCs in India.
- AMFI NAV file -- NAVAll.txt
NAVAll.txt is the daily NAV file published by AMFI at amfiindia.com containing the end-of-day net asset values of all mutual fund schemes in India in a standardised pipe-delimited text format, used by platforms, RTAs, and fintech applications to update prices.
- AMFI monthly AUM data
AMFI publishes monthly assets under management (AUM) data for all mutual fund schemes and AMCs in India, making it the authoritative source for industry-wide fund size statistics.
- AMFI investor grievance escalation matrix
The AMFI investor grievance escalation matrix defines the hierarchy of complaint redressal channels available to mutual fund investors in India, from AMC-level resolution through AMFI to SEBI SCORES.
- AMFI industry composition report
The AMFI industry composition report provides a category-wise breakdown of total mutual fund AUM in India, enabling analysis of how investor assets are distributed across equity, debt, hybrid, and other scheme types.
- AMFI Group Company classification
AMFI's Group Company classification defines the rules under which mutual fund AMCs must identify and disclose investments in group companies of their sponsors, subject to SEBI's exposure limits for related-party transactions.
- AMFI Code of Ethics (ACE)
The AMFI Code of Ethics (ACE) sets out the principles-based ethical obligations that govern asset management companies and mutual fund distributors registered with AMFI in India.
- AMFI Circular 27 -- biometric KYD discontinuation
AMFI Circular 27 discontinued the mandatory biometric fingerprint requirement for mutual fund distributor KYD in India, replacing it with Aadhaar-based OTP and video-based verification methods.
- AMFI Best Practice Guidelines (BPG)
The AMFI Best Practice Guidelines are a comprehensive set of conduct and disclosure standards issued by AMFI to govern the behaviour of asset management companies and mutual fund distributors in India.
- AMFI advertisement code
The AMFI advertisement code governs the content, format, and approval requirements for all advertising by mutual fund AMCs and distributors in India, ensuring accuracy and balanced risk disclosure.
- Alpha (Jensen's alpha) in mutual funds
Jensen's alpha measures the excess return a mutual fund generates over the return predicted by the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), adjusting for systematic risk. Positive alpha indicates a fund manager has added value beyond what market exposure alone would explain.
- AIS for mutual fund transactions in India
The Annual Information Statement (AIS) aggregates all mutual fund purchase, redemption, and dividend transactions reported to the Income Tax Department by RTAs through SFT-015, providing investors with an independent tax record to cross-verify against CAMS and KFin statements.
- AIS / TIS mapping for MF transactions
Annual Information Statement (AIS) and Tax Information Summary (TIS) capture all MF transactions reported by fund houses. Reconciliation steps to avoid discrepancy notices explained.