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The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services, 3rd Edition
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The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services, 3rd Edition

by Bharati V. Pathak
September 2010
Beginner
798 pages
41h 9m
English
Pearson India
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15

Mutual Funds

Chapter Objectives

This chapter will enable you to develop an understanding of the following:

  1. Meaning and benefits of mutual funds

  2. History of mutual funds

  3. Growth of mutual funds in India

  4. Types of mutual fund schemes

  5. Net asset value

  6. Organisation of a mutual fund

  7. SEBI guidelines relating to mutual funds

  8. Association of mutual funds in India

  9. Unit Trust of India and US-64

  10. Growth and performance of mutual funds in India

INTRODUCTION

A mutual fund is a financial intermediary that pools the savings of investors for collective investment in a diversified portfolio of securities. A fund is ‘mutual’ as all of its returns, minus its expenses, are shared by the fund's investors.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) ...

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