This study examines the relationship between fund performance and fund characteristics. The fund performance is measured by fund return and its determinants are measured by standard deviation, fund size, turnover ratio, income ratio and expenses ratio. The study employs panel data analysis and...

This study is based on the monthly data of 28 equity diversified Indian fund schemes for the period from January 2007 to June 2011. The selected equity diversified fund schemes show mixed performance. About 60% of the fund schemes were able to beat the benchmark markets. Better performing fund...

This paper seeks to present a brief overview of the developments in the Indian mutual fund industry since the financial crisis of 2007. The broad developments show that while recovery in the industry post-crisis has been quite robust, a tendency towards risk aversion, akin to a global trend, has...

The analysis of debt and equity mutual fund flows identifies the presence of seasonality factors. The expected flows indicate stable investment interplay by mutual funds whereas the unexpected flows identify the presence of short-term volatility. The examination of whether positive feedback...

Exploring the dynamic interaction between investment flows of mutual funds and foreign institutional investors (FIIs), based on post-crisis data, this study finds a strong negative relationship between the net investments by these two classes of institutional investors. Domestic mutual funds are...