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There are a wide variety of companies and it is across sectors and the deployment strategy has to be more gradual, says Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential AMC.

We think there is a requirement to be in equity, to follow asset allocations and have some position in gold, says the Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential AMC.

Staggered investments into good funds is what I would suggest rather than playing blind in the market, says Head-Equity, Axis MF.

The six shutterd schemes of Franklin Templeton have received Rs 698 crore from maturities, pre-payments and coupon payments during the first fortnight of September 2020. This takes the total cash flows received till date since 24 April 2020 to Rs. 7,184 crore.

IDFC Mutual Fund has started a new campaign called SIFI or `SIP in Fixed Income' to make investors more aware about the benefits of investing in fixed income products via Systematic Investment Plans. According to the fund house, most people typically associate SIPs with equity mutual fund investments.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced the launch of ICICI Prudential ESG Fund. The scheme will invest in companies which follow Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) theme. According to the press release, companies will be assigned a composite ESG score based on the factors mentioned and exposure will be taken in companies by assessing them on the mentioned factors.

We see the polarised market more as an opportunity and don't debate why it is so polarised, says Neelesh Surana, CIO.

Many economists are pointing towards a K-shaped recovery because of an increasing divergence among segments of the economy that are recovering and segments that are not. We believe most sectors shall participate in the economic recovery over the next 2 years, Vinay Paharia, Chief Investment Officer, Union Asset Management Company, said in an interview with Moneycontrol’s Kshitij Anand.

Invesco Mutual Fund recently announced the launch of its new fund Invesco India Focused 20 Equity Fund (an open-ended equity scheme investing in maximum 20 stocks across market capitalization (i.e. Multicap)). Invesco India Focused 20 Equity Fund seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in up to 20 stocks with a flexibility to move across the market capitalization range.

It is in a crisis situation that the best lessons are learnt. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fragilities of the strongest of the economies and in the bargain, it highlights the need for rapid response by governments to contain emergencies of massive proportions. Globally, the success of response by governments to combat the pandemic has been driven by two main factors – (i) speed of response and the (ii) magnitude of resources deployed.

Sundaram Mutual has announced the launch of Sundaram Bluechip Fund on Wednesday. The New Fund Offer (NFO) is an open-ended equity scheme predominantly investing in large cap bluechip stocks. The NFO will open for subscription on September 17, and close on September 30. The scheme will reopen for ongoing subscription and redemption from October 14, said a press release.

Just because smallcap has to be bought, fund managers are not going to buy penny stocks or 'aira gaira' stocks, they going to go for quality companies, says the MD & CEO of Sundaram Mutual Fund.

HDFC Asset Management, India’s second-largest mutual fund house by assets, just increased exposure in select midcaps and smallcaps amid the ongoing euphoria in the broader market.

There is clear consensus among Dalal Street analysts that the gains domestic equities logged in last five consecutive months do not reflect the real health of the economy. Easy liquidity has been the key driver behind this disconnect.

There is a lot of value in the longer end of the curve as these situations normalise, says R Sivakumar, Head Fixed Income.