The aggregate net profit for the mutual fund industry for FY13 grew nearly 6% over the previous year even as nearly half the number of fund houses in the MF universe posted losses.
Aggregate net profit for all fund houses (excluding Franklin Templeton MF and PPFAS MF) for FY13 grew 5.7% over the year-ago fiscal, data collated from Outlook Asia Capital show. However, the industry clocked a robust 22% growth in assets under management (AUM) — to R8.16 lakh crore — at the end of FY13 from R6.64 lakh crore in FY12.
"Assets have grown on the fixed-income side, which tend to make lesser money than equity assets. So, profits have grown at a smaller pace than asset growth," said Vicky Mehta, senior investment consultant, Morningstar India.
Overall, 22 fund houses posted losses, the same number as FY12. An analysis of 15 of the bottom-ranked AMCs in terms of the assets they manage shows that their consolidated net losses widened to R161 crore in FY13 from R144 crore in FY1...
Capital gains on sale of units due to merger of schemes As consolidation of schemes takes place, there is good news for investors. "Merger or consolidation of schemes in order to re-categorise existing schemes as per Sebi orders would not attract any capital gains tax, either short-term or long-term, in the hands of the investor. The government had already amended section 47 of the Income Tax Act to exempt the capital gains arising from the merger or consolidation of mutual fund schemes. with effect from April 1, 2016.. What this means is that when a scheme is merged, you will not be taxed on the long and short term gains you will make whenever you will sell the units.
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