Reliance Mutual Fund - Mutual Fund House Of The Year For 2010

By Aparna Sharma

With the ever growing mutual fund schemes in India it is quite difficult to pick the right one that suits your needs and requirements. Each fund has a different strategy to focus on when investing. You can choose the one which meets your financial objectives. It's always suggested you know the scheme well before deciding to invest. Don't blindly invest on somebody's guidance.

Types of mutual funds in India: Open ended schemes - These do not have fixed maturity. Liquidity is the key feature. Here units can be bought / sold at net asset value (NAV) related prices whenever required.

Close ended schemes: These schemes have a fixed maturity period i.e. from 2 to 15 years. Need to be invested at the initial issue and you can buy / sell units on the stock exchange thereafter.

Interval schemes: This scheme is a combination of features which is both close ended and open ended. They may be traded in the stock exchange, open for sale or redemption at NAV related prices in predetermined intervals.

Growth Mutual fund: This scheme will provide you capital appreciation in medium / long term. Under this scheme the majority of the funds will be invested in equities even if there is a short term decline in anticipation of future appreciation.

Reliance Mutual Fund, a part of the Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is one of the mutual funds in the country. RMF offers investors a portfolio of products to meet varying investor requirements and has presence in 159 cities across the country.

Reliance Mutual Fund has launched new products and customer service initiatives to increase value to investors. Reliance Mutual Fund schemes are managed by Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited., a subsidiary of Reliance Capital Limited, which holds 93.37% of the paid-up capital of RCAM, the balance paid up capital being held by minority shareholders.

Reliance Mutual Fund (RMF) has been established as a trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 with Reliance Capital Limited (RCL), as the Settlor/Sponsor and Reliance Capital Trustee Co. Limited (RCTCL), as the Trustee.

RMF has been registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide registration number MF/022/95/1 dated June 30, 1995. The name of Reliance Capital Mutual Fund has been changed to Reliance Mutual Fund effective 11th. March 2004 vide SEBI's letter no. IMD/PSP/4958/2004 date 11th. March 2004. Reliance Mutual Fund was formed to launch various schemes under which units are issued to the Public with a view to contribute to the capital market and to provide investors the opportunities to make investments in diversified securities.

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