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ICICI Pru MF files an offer document- Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45

26 Apr 2008 | 16:27 ICICI Pru MF files an offer document Name of Fund: ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Scheme: It is a close-ended debt scheme, which will have 3 plans. The scheme will have following plans namely: ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Twenty Months Plan (160 days), ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Three Years Plan (1095 days) and ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Five Years Plan (1825 days). Objective: The investment objective of the Scheme and the Plans launched there under is to seek to generate regular returns by investing in a portfolio of fixed income securities/ debt instruments normally maturing in line with the time profile of the Plans. Plans: Presently there are three options available under the Scheme viz. Retail Option, Institutional Option and Institutional Option I with Cumulative and Dividend sub-options. Dividend payout is the only facility available under Dividend sub-option. Retail option shal

ICICI Pru MF files another offer document-Income Opportunities Fund

26 Apr 2008 | 15:29 ICICI Pru MF files another offer document Name of Fund: ICICI Prudential Income Opportunities Fund Scheme: It is an open-ended income scheme, which will have 3 plans. The scheme will have following plans namely: ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Twenty Months Plan (160 days), ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Three Years Plan (1095 days) and ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan Series 45 Five Years Plan (1825 days). Objective: The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate income through investments in a range of debt and money market instruments of various credit ratings and maturities with a view to maximizing income while maintaining an optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity. Plans: Presently there are two options available under the Scheme viz. Retail Option and Institutional Option. Growth and Dividend sub-options are available under each Option. Dividend sub-option has Payout and Reinvestment facility with a

Mirae Asset MF files an offer document -Global Commodity Stocks Fund

26 Apr 2008 | 14:16 Mirae Asset MF files an offer document Name of Fund: Mirae Asset Global Commodity Stocks Fund Scheme: It is an Open ended equity fund. Objective: The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio investing in equity and equity related securities of companies that benefit either directly or indirectly from commodity price movements, with at least 65% of the corpus invested overseas in Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets. Plans: The scheme shall have regular plan. Investment option: The investors will have the choice of two options viz. Dividend Option and Growth Option Dividend Option shall have the choice of dividend payout, dividend reinvestment and dividend transfer options. Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) / Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) / Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) will be available in the Scheme. Asset Allocation: Asia Pacific and/or Emerging Markets Equities and Equity

ABN Amro MF files an offer document - Fixed Term Plan -Series 12

26 Apr 2008 | 12:48 ABN Amro MF files an offer document Name of Fund: ABN Amro Fixed Term Plan -Series 12 Scheme: It is a close-ended income scheme, which will have 3 plans. Each plan would comprise of securities normally maturing in line with the scheme. The scheme will have following plans namely: ABN Amro Fixed Term Plan -Series 12-Plan A, ABN Amro Fixed Term Plan -Series 12-Plan B and ABN Amro Fixed Term Plan -Series 12-Plan C. Objective: The Investment objective of the Plans under the Scheme would be to achieve growth of capital through investments made in a basket of fixed income securities in line with the duration of Plans under the Scheme. Plans: The scheme will have regular plan and institutional plan with a common portfolio. Investment option: The investors will have the choice of two options viz. Dividend Option and Growth Option Dividend Option (Calendar Monthly, Calendar Quarterly, Calendar Half Yearly, Calendar Yearly, and Dividend on Maturity Option) offers

ING MF files an offer document- ING Fixed Maturity Fund Series 47-50

26 Apr 2008 | 12:39 ING MF files an offer document Name of Fund: ING Fixed Maturity Fund Series 47-50 Scheme: It is a close-ended bond scheme. Objective: A close-ended scheme 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 and the value at maturity. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved. Plans: The scheme will have retail plan and institutional plan with a common portfolio. Investment option: The investors will have the choice of two options viz. Dividend Option and Growth Option Dividend Option ING Fixed Maturity Fund Series 47 and 48: Under this option the divid

SEBI paves way for REMFs

25 Apr 2008 | 17:24 SEBI paves way for REMFs SEBI, vide Notification dated 16 April 2008 has amended SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 to permit mutual funds to launch Real Estate Mutual Fund Schemes (REMFs). The salient features of REMFs are as under: Existing Mutual Funds are eligible to launch real estate mutual funds if they have adequate number of experienced key personnel / directors. Sponsors seeking to set up new Mutual Funds, for launching only real estate mutual fund schemes, shall be carrying on business in real estate for a period not less than five years. They shall also fulfill all other eligibility criteria applicable for sponsoring a MF. Every real estate mutual fund scheme shall be close-ended and its units shall be listed on a recognized stock exchange. Net asset value (NAV) of the scheme shall be declared daily. At least 35% of the net assets of the scheme shall be invested directly in real estate assets. Balance may be invested in mortgage backed s

Mutual Funds News 25 Apr 2008

25 Apr 2008 | 11:20 Sahara MF launches new fund Sahara Mutual Fund will launch Sahara Power and Natural Resources Fund on 28 April 2008. Subscription to the sectoral growth scheme will close on 27 May 2008. the open ended schemes assets will be deployed in equities, and equity related instruments of companies engaged in the business of power generation, transmission, and distribution or principally engaged in discovery, development, production, or processing of natural resources. 25 Apr 2008 | 11:21 SBI MF launches new fund SBI Mutual Fund will launch a 90-day debt fund under SBI Debt Fund Series on 28 April 2008. Subscription to the offer will remain open for two days until 29 April 2008. the close ended scheme will maintain 100% exposure to AAA/AA+ rated debt instruments, government securities, and money market instruments. 25 Apr 2008 | 17:07 Mutual funds continue buying Mutual funds (MFs) bought shares worth a net Rs 33.10 crore on Thursday 24 April 2008 compared to

ICICI Pru MF introduces new option in FMP-S 43-14 M-Plan B

25 Apr 2008 | 10:12 ICICI Pru MF introduces new option in FMP-S 43-14 M-Plan B ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund introduced new option under ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 43 - Fourteen Months - Plan B (FMP - S 43- 14 M- Plan B). As per the announcement the fund house has introduced Institutional Option. The new option will have a minimum application amount of Rs 10 million and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter. There will not be any entry load however the scheme will charge an exit load of 2% if the units are redeemed during repurchase facility period. Further the new option will have Cumulative and Dividend Pay-out Option. Cumulative sub option shall be the default sub option. ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - Series 43 - Fourteen Months - Plan B, is a close ended debt scheme that seeks to generate returns by investing in fixed income securities and debt instruments, maturing in line with the time profile of the scheme. Let us Contact you

Mutual Fund - New Fund Offerings(NFO) – ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund

New Fund Offerings – ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched an open-ended equity scheme, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund. Invest in Mutual Fund – Transact Online             Invest in Mutual Fund - Offline Investment Objective Seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation and income distribution to unit holders from a portfolio that is invested in equity and equity related securities of about 20 companies belonging to the large cap domain and the balance in debt securities and money market instruments. The Fund Manager will always select stocks for investment from among Top 200 stocks in terms of market capitalization on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. If the total assets under management under this scheme goes above Rs.1000 crores the Fund Manager reserves the right to increase the number of companies to more than 20. Investment Strategy ·          This fund aims to invest in the companies which it believes are,

INVESTMENT STRATEGY : Invest into “Flexi-Cap” Funds

INVESTMENT STRATEGY : Invest into "Flexi-Cap" Funds In the current market scenario, where the prices of shares across market capitalizations have been corrected, a flexi approach of investment is a prudent way of investment. As the markets are expected to be volatile in the short to medium term, this can be a better way of getting benefited from the opportunities available across market capitalizations. Flexi-Cap funds are a type of Diversified Equity Funds. These funds are called flexi cap because they do not have any bias towards any market capitalizations i.e. they can invest in Large Cap / Mid Cap / Small Cap etc. stocks in order to benefit from any investment opportunities available. These funds are actively managed and keep on changing / realigning allocations for market capitalizations / sectors on a frequent basis or as an when the market conditions changes. At present most of the flexi cap funds have large exposure to large cap stocks and less exposure to mid