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