2. A mutual fund is an institution that invests the pooled funds of public to create a diversified portfolio of securities. Mutual fund cannot guarantee a fixed rate of return. It depends on the fund manager expertise knowledge. Mutual funds are governed by SEBI (Mutual Funds) regulations, 1996. Mutual funds
8. Phase 1— July 1964 to November 1987 Phase 1— November 1987- October 1993 Phase 3-- October 1993- February 2003 Phase 4-- since February 2003 History of Indian mutual fund industry
9. A partner for life Proven Skills in wealth generation Exploiting expertise, compounding growth Fund house expertise Research - the backbone of Performance STATE BANK OF INDIA - MUTUAL FUND
13. Strengths Brand Name Wide distribution Network Government Owned Diversified Portfolio Weaknesses: Minor Hindrances Hierarchical management Lags Modernization SWOT Analysis
14. Opportunities Merger of Associate Banks with SBI Opportunities for Public Sector Banks New Branches and ATMs Expansion on Foreign Soil Threats Advent of MNC Banks CRM Private Banks Venturing into the Rural Employee Strike Contd…
15. TITLE Awareness and Preference of Mutual Fund among Entrepreneurs in Chandigarh
16. To know why Entrepreneurs invest or do not invest in Mutual Funds. To find out the preference towards investment option by entrepreneurs. To find out the preference towards portfolios. Objectives
17. Research Design Descriptive. Data Collection Primary Source Secondary Source Sampling Technique Convenience Snow ball Research Methodology
18. Sample Unit Since the study is restricted only to Chandigarh hence the sampling unit is all the Entrepreneurs in Chandigarh whether they invest or not invest in mutual fund. Sample Size 100 Contd…
34. 88 respondents were aware of the mutual fund and out of those 67 respondents were investing in mutual fund. Those who were not investing in mutual fund maximum of them were not aware about mutual fund schemes. Some of them thought that mutual provides low return and some had a bad experience of dealing with mutual fund. Maximum investment was made in Fixed Deposits, Real Estate and Insurance Sector by the respondents who were not interested in mutual fund. ICICI is considered as the preferred AMC to invest followed by SBI MF, RELIANCE, HDFC, KOTAK, UTI etc. Findings
35. Maximum respondents were getting information about mutual fund through Advertisement and Banks and they mostly prefer to invest through AMC and Banks. Almost half of the respondents preferred Balanced Portfolio. Equity is opted by those who take more risk and Debt is adopted by persons who want minimum risk. Maximum of respondents prefers Dividend Reinvestment option and Dividend Payout is given least preference. Systematic Investment Option is preferred over One Time Investment. Those who were not dealing in mutual funds would like to invest in mutual fund if better investment opportunity is provided to them. Contd…
36. There should be better marketing of mutual funds by specially targeting bank customers. New schemes should be introduced which focus on minimizing the risk, better rate of return, liquidity and profitability. Customer should be properly handled. Suggestions
37. Mostly entrepreneurs are getting information about mutual funds through advertisements and banks and they prefer to invest through banks and AMC. Mix of debt and equity is preferred and entrepreneurs prefer to invest through systematic investment plan rather than one time investment. Conclusion
