Rs 460 Crore in June: What the Slowest NFO Month in 10 Months Says About the Indian Investor

A deeper look at what actually distinguishes a well-designed new fund offer from a repackaged one, and why the Indian mutual fund investor is beginning to ask the right questions. The Indian mutual fund industry’s new fund offer machine has hit its slowest patch in nearly a year. Total assets gathered through NFO launches in … Read more

Crazy Snacks Ltd. SME IPO: What You Should Know

A North India-focused bakery and snacks company plans to raise Rs 29.89 crore via the BSE SME platform Crazy Snacks Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of bakery products and packaged snacks operating primarily in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, opens for subscription on June 25 with the issue closing on June 30. The company is listing … Read more

Debt Funds Return to the Conversation as Investors Recalibrate the Duration Call

With RBI holding the repo rate steady, geopolitics injecting inflation risk, and equity volatility unsettling portfolios, fixed income is being reassessed segment by segment. Debt mutual funds spent much of the last three years being described by advisors as the boring cousin of the equity family. In FY27’s opening weeks, the description is beginning to … Read more

Advit Jewels Ltd. IPO: What You Should Know

A Jaipur-based handcrafted jewellery maker behind the “Rambhajo” brand hits the market with a Rs 165 crore fresh issue Advit Jewels Ltd., a Jaipur-based jewellery company specialising in handcrafted fine jewellery under the brand name “Rambhajo”, opens for subscription on June 23 with the issue closing on June 25. Incorporated in 2019, the company has … Read more

Waterways Leisure Tourism Ltd. IPO: What You Should Know

India’s dominant ocean cruise operator — the company behind the “Cordelia” brand — hits the market with a Rs 585 crore fresh issue. Waterways Leisure Tourism Ltd., one of the leading domestic ocean cruise operators in India, opens for subscription on June 23 with the issue closing on June 25. Incorporated in November 2020, the … Read more

Jivial Industries SME IPO: What You Should Know

An aluminium architectural products manufacturer plans to raise Rs 30.39 crore via the BSE SME platform. Jivial Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of aluminium architectural hardware including hand railings, spigots, conceal fittings, and bends, opens for subscription on June 23 with the issue closing on June 25. The company is listing on the BSE SME platform … Read more

This IPO May Be The Biggest One Yet

Jio IPO imminent, AI infrastructure being built at Jamnagar, FMCG targeting Rs 1 trillion revenue, New Energy entering commercialisation  Every year, Reliance Industries’ AGM is less an annual general meeting and more a statement of intent about the direction of one of the world’s most complex conglomerates. The FY26 edition was no different — and … Read more

This Beauty Brand Lays Out A Growth Plan, But The Market Knows It

Beauty scaling 2.5-3x, fashion breaking even and targeting 10% margins, Dot and Key crossing Rs 10 billion  There are investor days that reveal something genuinely new about a business, and there are investor days that confirm what the market had already begun to price in. Nykaa’s latest one sits closer to the second category — … Read more

The Changing Face of NFOs: Why Passive Launches Are Winning and Thematic Ones Are Stalling

A close look at NFOs launched in 2026 shows fund houses are rethinking product strategy under a combination of regulatory pressure, investor scepticism, and a shifting equity backdrop. For much of 2023 and 2024, the Indian mutual fund NFO pipeline had one dominant flavour. Thematic and sectoral funds — defence, manufacturing, PSU, tourism, consumption, healthcare … Read more

Retail Now Owns the Room: Individual Investors Cross 60 Per Cent of Mutual Fund AUM

India’s mutual fund industry has quietly become retail-led. Individual investors held 60.38 per cent of the industry’s Rs 81.6 lakh crore AUM in May, overtaking institutions by a decisive margin. The Indian mutual fund industry has crossed a threshold that would have looked improbable a decade ago. In May 2026, individual investors — a category … Read more