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Research SUBSCRIBE TO E-NEWSLETTER Recommended Mutual Funds for 2013 The updated recommended funds list for 2013 is summarized here. Author : Dr. Renu Pothen Share Share Share Email Subscribe More Share | Share January 18, 2013 Print more

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TABLE 1 : CHANGES IN RECOMMENDED FUNDS

CATEGORIES RECOMMENDED FUNDS AS ON DEC 2011 RECOMMENDED FUNDS AS ON NOV 2012

EQUITY FUNDS
ICICI PRUDENTIAL FOCUSED BLUECHIP EQUITY FUND LARGE CAP FRANKLIN INDIA BLUECHIP FUND DSP BLACKROCK TOP 100 EQUITY FUND NA HDFC MID-CAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND DSP BLACKROCK SMALL AND MID CAP FUND MID CAP & SMALL CAP IDFC STERLING EQUITY FUND NA UTI OPPORTUNITIES FUND MULTI CAP MIRAE ASSET INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND FIDELITY EQUITY FUND VALUE & CONTRA DIVIDEND YIELD ICICI PRUDENTIAL DISCOVERY FUND RELIGARE CONTRA FUND UTI DIVIDEND YIELD FUND FRANKLIN INDIA INDEX FUND BSE PLAN INDEX ICICI PRUDENTIAL INDEX FUND HDFC INDEX FUND - SENSEX PLUS PLAN FRANKLIN INDIA TAXSHIELD CANARA ROBECO EQUITY TAX SAVER ELSS HDFC TAXSAVER FIDELITY TAX ADVANTAGE FUND RELIGARE TAX PLAN FRANKLIN ASIAN EQUITY FUND GLOBAL DWS GLOBAL AGRIBUSINESS OFFSHORE FUND MIRAE ASSET CHINA ADVANTAGE FUND BANKING PHARMACEUTICALS RELIANCE BANKING FUND RELIANCE PHARMA FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND INFRASTRUCTURE AIG INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC REFORM FUND NA FMCG TECHNOLOGY SPECIALITY SBI MAGNUM SECTOR FUNDS UMBRELLA-FMCG FUND FRANKLIN INFOTECH FUND NA ICICI PRUDENTIAL FOCUSED BLUECHIP EQUITY FUND FRANKLIN INDIA BLUECHIP FUND DSP BLACKROCK TOP 100 EQUITY FUND BIRLA SUN LIFE FRONTLINE EQUITY FUND HDFC MID-CAP OPPORTUNITIES FUND DSP BLACKROCK SMALL AND MID CAP FUND IDFC STERLING EQUITY FUND SBI MAGNUM SECTOR FUNDS UMBRELLA- EMERGING BUSINESSES FUND UTI OPPORTUNITIES FUND MIRAE ASSET INDIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND RELIANCE EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL DISCOVERY FUND RELIGARE CONTRA FUND BIRLA SUN LIFE DIVIDEND YIELD PLUS FRANKLIN INDIA INDEX FUND BSE PLAN ICICI PRUDENTIAL INDEX FUND HDFC INDEX FUND - SENSEX PLUS PLAN FRANKLIN INDIA TAXSHIELD CANARA ROBECO EQUITY TAX SAVER AXIS LONG TERM EQUITY FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL TAX PLAN RELIANCE TAX SAVER ( ELSS ) FUND FRANKLIN ASIAN EQUITY FUND DWS GLOBAL AGRIBUSINESS OFFSHORE FUND JPMORGAN JF GREATER CHINA EQUITY OFF-SHORE FUND RELIANCE BANKING FUND RELIANCE PHARMA FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PINEBRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE & ECONOMIC REFORM FUND DSP BLACKROCK INDIA T.I.G.E.R. FUND SBI MAGNUM SECTOR FUNDS UMBRELLA-FMCG FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL TECHNOLOGY FUND L&T INDIA SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND

DEBT FUNDS
FLOATING RATE CANARA ROBECO FLOATING RATE BIRLA SUN LIFE FLOATING RATE FUND - LONG TERM PLAN TEMPLETON INDIA ULTRA-SHORT BOND FUND ULTRA SHORT TERM BNP PARIBAS MONEY PLUS FUND DWS ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND TEMPLETON INDIA SHORT-TERM INCOME PLAN SHORT TERM DWS SHORT MATURITY FUND NA BIRLA SUN LIFE DYNAMIC BOND FUND DYNAMIC BOND NA NA ICICI PRUDENTIAL INCOME PLAN INCOME NA NA GILT-SHORT TERM GILT-LONG TERM ICICI PRUDENTIAL GILT FUND TREASURY PLAN ICICI PRUDENTIAL GILT FUND INVESTMENT PLAN NA NA NA TEMPLETON INDIA ULTRA-SHORT BOND FUND AXIS TREASURY ADVANTAGE FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL FLEXIBLE INCOME PLAN TEMPLETON INDIA SHORT-TERM INCOME PLAN PINEBRIDGE INDIA SHORT TERM FUND HDFC SHORT TERM PLAN BIRLA SUN LIFE DYNAMIC BOND FUND UTI DYNAMIC BOND FUND DSP BLACKROCK STRATEGIC BOND FUND TEMPLETON INDIA INCOME BUILDER ACCOUNT CANARA ROBECO INCOME FUND DWS PREMIER BOND FUND ICICI PRUDENTIAL GILT FUND TREASURY PLAN ICICI PRUDENTIAL GILT FUND INVESTMENT PLAN BIRLA SUN LIFE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND - LONG TERM

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BIRLA SUN LIFE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND - LONG TERM PLAN

HYBRID FUNDS
BALANCED HDFC PRUDENCE FUND HDFC BALANCED FUND RELIANCE MONTHLY INCOME PLAN BIRLA SUN LIFE MONTHLY INCOME NA HDFC PRUDENCE FUND HDFC BALANCED FUND RELIANCE MONTHLY INCOME PLAN DSP BLACKROCK MIP FUND AXIS TRIPLE ADVANTAGE FUND

MIP ASSET ALLOCATION

# Replacements; New Entrants It is that time of the year when the India Research Desk of iFAST Financial releases its coveted list of recommended funds. Last year, when we informed our investors about the change in recommended funds, the Indian market was the worst performer in 2011. In addition, global markets were bleeding with all asset classes going through a volatile phase. The questions asked by our investors were on the lines of Should I stop my existing SIPs? or Is it the right time to enter the market? At that time our view on the domestic market was: The long-term outlook is promising for equity as an asset class. In the short term, we are cautious on Indian equity and believe that the first half of 2012 will be challenging for equity investors. In addition, the view from our global research desk was to this tune of equity valuations are at multi-year lows and investor confidence is clearly lacking. As companies sustain their profitability and the global economy steers clear of recession, stock markets have the potential to rally strongly from their current depressed valuations on any semblance of a catalyst. All investors who acted on our advice are seeing their investments in green after a long time. A year later it seems like the gloom has given way to exuberance, with Dalal Street virtually in a party mood. Fundamental and technical analysts are competing with each other by raising the expectation bar of where the indices are going to hit so that they can let investors make that fast buck in a short period of time. However, we still advice investors to be on a cautious path and not get carried away by this herd behavior. We are of the view that the macroeconomic indicators will show an improvement this year but definitely at a slow pace. The Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the torchbearers of the economy, are showing the willingness to take the economy back into the growth trajectory, which is a big positive in the coming year. We continue to believe in the growth story of India and maintain our positive stance on Indian equities from a long-term perspective. This is substantiated by our global research desk who are of the view that: Our outlook for 2013 remains fairly aligned with that of 2012, as we maintain a fairly constructive view on the global economy on expectations of a recovery in the Eurozone alongside an export rebound in Asia. Now we come to our fixed income investors. If 2011 was when we were bullish on Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs), then 2012 was definitely the year when our focus shifted to short-term funds. However, for 2013, we believe that long duration funds should be a part of our investors portfolios. . (See Where Fixed Income Investors should invest now). Our views on the changes made in Recommended Funds In the current year, our total number of recommended funds stands at 53, as against 44 in 2012.The equity segment has seen an increase in funds from 29 to 33, debt funds count has been raised to 15 from 11 and an extra fund has been added in the hybrid category which takes the total number of funds in the same to 5. The reason behind increasing the number of funds is to give our investors more choice while creating their portfolios. There are times when a fund would have been among the top 5 in a particular category as per our model; however it might not make it to the final list of recommended funds. This is because we normally restrict ourselves to publishing just 1 or 2 funds from each category. Hence we get a lot of queries from the investor community on why the said fund has not been a part of our recommended funds for the year. To avoid this confusion, we decided to increase the number of funds in categories like Large caps, Mid caps, Infrastructure, Short term, Dynamic bond, Income and Gilt-Long-Term. In addition, this year, we have added 3 new categories: Specialty (equity), Dynamic Bond Funds (fixed income) and Asset Allocation (hybrid). The funds that normally find a place in the Specialty segment are those whose themes are either unique or too broad, hence will not fit into any of our other generic classifications. We normally classified dynamic bond funds as a part of Income Funds. However, this year we have decided to create a new category for the same and move all funds which fall within the definition of dynamically managed into this category. Finally, Asset Allocation funds can include funds which play in the 3 assets, i.e. equity, debt and gold or could refer to funds which cater to specific investment goals like childrens education, marriage, pension plans, etc. We thought it appropriate to start recommending funds from this category as there are investors who are keen to park their surplus in these funds. They are of the opinion that the fund manager will ensure that their asset allocation is taken care and dont have the bother of rebalancing on a periodic basis. We have deleted one category this year, i.e. Floating Rate Funds from the debt space. As the funds are finding it difficult to find floating rate instruments, most of the funds in this category are being restructured as Ultra Short Term Funds. Hence, we thought it appropriate to do away with this category. The year 2012 saw major changes in some of the fund houses that we had been recommending to our investors. We would like to make our stand clear on the reasons why funds from these fund houses still find a place in our recommended funds list. Firstly, PineBridge Investments acquired AIG Global AMC (India) and AIG Trustee Company (India). The only major change was the appointment of Siddhartha Singh who was earlier Product Specialist-India Equities and Head-Product Development as the CEO. There was no change in the fund management team and this, along with the fact that Singh being put at the helm of a fund house which has been facing uncertainty for some time now, gives us all the more confidence in continuing with the funds from the PineBridge stable. Another major development that took place during the year was the take over of Fidelity Mutual Fund by L&T Mutual Fund. Fidelity funds, although few in number, were the favourite picks of many investors and this event definitely created some apprehension amongst them. As we put out this note, the acquisition has been completed and Ashu Suyash, the Country Head, India Fidelity International has taken charge as the new CEO of L&T Mutual Fund. In addition to this, the fund was able to rope one of the most experienced hands in the industry in the form of Soumendra Nath Lahiri as the head of equities. We believe that both these stalwarts with their new teams should be able to bring L&T Mutual Fund as a preferred choice for investors, as this has not been the case till recently. In this scenario, our investors might be wondering why some of our favourite Fidelity picks like Fidelity Equity Fund, Fidelity Tax Advantage Fund have not made it to the list this year. The reason for this exclusion is that they were not able to clear some of the filters in the model. Having said that, we have no concerns on these funds and advice all those investors who have investments in these funds to continue to hold onto them. As far as the fund houses are concerned, we have some new entrants in this years list. L&T Mutual Fund finds a place in our list for the first time with the inclusion of L&T India Special Situations Fund. We are of the view that Lahiri would be able to keep up the impressive performance that Nitin Bajaj and Anirudh Gopalakrishnan have been able to put up. In addition, there is Axis Mutual Fund. Though a relatively new player, it is quickly finding acceptance among investors because of the numbers that their funds have been able to put up. We have included 3 funds from this fund house: Axis Long Term Equity Fund (ELSS category), Axis Treasury Advantage Fund (ultra short term) and Axis Triple Advantage Fund (asset allocation). Finally, JP Morgan Mutual Fund has found a place in the list with the addition of their global fund, JPMorgan JF Greater China Equity Off-Shore Fund. CONCLUSION This is the sixth time that our recommended funds are undergoing a review. Although we come out with the list just once a year, we keep reviewing them on a regular basis. We would advice our investors to take an exposure to funds depending on their risk profile and investments goals. For those funds that were a part of our recommended list in 2012 but do not find a place this year, our suggestion to those investors who started an SIP in the same or made a lumpsum investment to continue with the existing investments. The reason for their exclusion is that these funds could not clear some of the filters in our model. However, it does not indicate that you have to terminate your investments in such funds. Watch this space to see which of our recommended funds make it to our model portfolios this year. Note: For the benefit of our investors, we are also releasing a report that, in a nutshell, will give a brief outline on the investment strategies and the performance of all our recommended funds for 2013. (See Preview to the Recommended Funds of 2013). Please feel free to get back to us on feedback@fundsupermart.com if you have any queries on any of our funds. Happy Investing and a great year ahead!

Dr. Renu Pothen is Research Head with iFAST Financial India Pvt Ltd
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