Standard Chartered mutual funds

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

24 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

04/01/2009

Category :

Economics & finance

Sub category :

Finance

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Summary :

Introduction
An overview of Standard Chartered Bank
1. History
2. Standard Chartered Mutual Fund (SCMF)
3. Other products and services
The equity schemes offered by Standard Chartered Mutual Funds
The debt schemes offered by Standard Chartered Mutual Funds
Some popular liquid funds
Some open-ended gilt funds by Standard Chartered Mutual Funds
Organizational set up
Concept of mutual fund
Benefits of investing in mutual funds
Drawbacks of mutual funds
The origin of Indian mutual fund industry
1. The current scanario of Indian mutual fund industry
2. Objective of the study
3. Data analysis
4. Methodology
5. Scope for future research
Tables and interpretations
Conclusion

Abstract

mutual funds are a topic, which is of interest to both investors and academicians all over the world. mutual funds as a medium-to-long term investment option are preferred as a suitable investment option by investors. However, with so many market entrants and a plethora of schemes available to the investors, the question is the choice of mutual fund. The study focuses on this problem of mutual fund selection by investors. It involves performance evaluation of ten mutual funds based on the evaluation models: Fama, Jensen, Sharpe and Treynor. It is to be noted that while analyzing performance of a mutual fund both qualitative and quantitative measures should be considered. The performance measures used in the study only depict the quantitative result based on the past return and risk associated with it. And the other factors such as asset allocation of funds, percentage of specific sector investments, fund manager's background, experience and his style has not been taken in to consideration. This report starts with an overview of the standard chartered Bank and standard chartered mutual Fund. Following is the basics on mutual Fund and the present industry scenario and the study on performance evaluation of mutual funds.