mutual fund star ratings

Do mutual fund ratings work?

Investors and advisers often use ‘star ratings’ to select the ‘best mutual funds’. They assume that the mutual fund ratings, whether denoted by stars or numbers (1 to 5) or alphabets (A, B etc) or metals (gold, silver etc), would be helpful in their selection of funds that will outperform in the future. We have
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P2P lending in India

Peer-to-peer lending is a small sub-segment of the fast growing lending segment within fintech. It allows investors to lend to a diversified portfolio of small borrowers through digital platforms, thereby cutting out the traditional middlemen (like banks and non-banking financial companies) and earning a higher return. We look at the p2p lending landscape in India.
pms vs mutual funds - which is better

Are PMS better than mutual funds?

With increasing flows into portfolio management services (PMS), we hear PMS providers claiming that they outperform mutual funds as a category. We decided to take a high level look at the performance. While the median PMS performance is not too different from that of mutual funds, the dispersion of returns is higher. We suggest investors

Wealthtech in India

Wealthtech, also sometimes referred to as Investtech or robo-advisory, is still nascent in India. We take a look at some players.

the private wealth issue

Private wealth….the wealth of private clients. The term ‘private client’ implies there is something private about them. The term has become synonymous with ‘high net worth’ investors. They are different from ‘individual or retail investors’ who may need help with making financial decisions. They are also different from institutional investors, which are sophisticated but may

Connected strategy for wealth management

A recent whitepaper by Alexis Calla, Sandeep Mukherjee, Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch asserts that the Asian wealth management industry is currently largely analog, disconnected and lacks scale, relying on people for most aspects of the customer journey. The paper adapts the framework from a book ‘Connected Strategy‘ by two of the authors who are

Asset management industry profits

The Indian asset management industry assets under management have crossed INR50 trillion (~$370+ bn). Revenues average about 53 basis points. With costs of around 13 basis points, the profits have improved to around 40 basis points. Profits add up to INR 6,859 crores (~$920m) according to an article in the Business Standard, quoting Value Research

The market for private wealth

India has been a promising wealth management market for a while. The growing ‘middle class’ is part of folklore. The rich Indians may not be as ‘crazy’ as the Asians in terms of conspicuous consumption but the numbers have been growing steadily. So the prospects for the  wealth management industry, as a whole, and the

Does ETF liquidity matter for investors?

The Indian asset and wealth management industry laments the lack of liquidity in ETFs, encouraging investors to buy passive funds instead. But what is liquidity and does it matter? In the recent past, two papers have been issued to address this topic – The CFA Society India issued a report on ETFs generally with some recommendations
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