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Major Mutual Fund Companies in India

ABN AMRO Mutual Fund

ABN AMRO Mutual Funds are promoted by ABN AMRO Bank, one of the leading banks of the world. ABN AMRO Mutual Fund was setup on April 15, 2004 with ABN AMRO Trustee (India) Private Ltd. as the Trustee Company. The AMC, ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) Ltd. was incorporated on November 4, 2003. Deutsche Bank AG is the custodian of ABN AMRO Mutual Fund.
Sponsors: ABN AMRO Asset Management (Asia) Limited. Trustee: ABN AMRO Trustee (India) Private Limited. Investment Manager: ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) Limited. Statutory Auditors for the Fund: S.R. BATLIBOI & CO.
ABN AMRO Asset Management is one of the world's leading asset management companies with more than 70 years of experience in managing funds for individual customers and institutional clients including central banks, pension funds, insurance companies and other institutions.

	Open Ended Funds		Close Ended
	ABN AMRO Cash Fund		ABN AMRO Dual Advantage Fund
	ABN AMRO Dividend Yield Fund		ABN AMRO Fixed Term Plan
	ABN AMRO Equity Fund		ABN AMRO Multi Manager Fund
	ABN AMRO Flexi Debt Fund		ABN AMRO Sustainable Development Fund
	ABN AMRO Floating Rate Fund
	ABN AMRO Future Leaders Fund
	ABN AMRO Money Plus Fund
	ABN AMRO Monthly Income Plan
	ABN AMRO Opportunities Fund
	ABN AMRO Tax Advantage Plan

Alliance Capital Mutual Fund

Alliance Capital Mutual Fund was setup on December 30, 1994 with Alliance Capital Management Corp. of Delaware (USA) as sponsorer. The Trustee is ACAM Trust Company Pvt. Ltd. and AMC, the Alliance Capital Asset Management India (Pvt) Ltd. with the corporate office in Mumbai.

Bank of Baroda Mutual Fund (BOB Mutual Fund)

Bank of Baroda Mutual Fund or BOB Mutual Fund was setup on October 30, 1992 under the sponsorship of Bank of Baroda. BOB Asset Management Company Limited is the AMC of BOB Mutual Fund and was incorporated on November 5, 1992. Deutsche Bank AG is the custodian.

	Baroda Global Fund
	BOB Balance Fund
	BOB Children Fund
	BOB Diversified Fund
	BOB ELSS 96
	BOB Gilt Fund
	BOB Gilt Fund PF Plan
	BOB Growth Fund
	BOB Income Fund
	BOB Liquid Fund

Benchmark Mutual Funds

Benchmark Mutual Fund was setup on June 12, 2001 with Niche Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. as the sponsorer and Benchmark Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd. as the Trustee Company. Incorporated on October 16, 2000 and headquartered in Mumbai, Benchmark Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. is the AMC.

	Open Ended Funds		Close Ended
	Bank BeES		Benchmark Split Capital Fund
	Benchmark Derivative Fund
	Gold BeES
	Junior BeES
	Liquid BeES
	Nifty BeES

Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund is the joint venture of Aditya Birla Group and Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial is a golbal organisation evolved in 1871 and is being represented in Canada, the US, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia and Bermuda apart from India. Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund follows a conservative long-term approach to investment. Recently it crossed AUM of Rs. 10,000 crores.

	Birla Advantage Fund
	Birla Balance Fund
	Birla Bond Index Fund
	Birla Bond Plus
	Birla Cash Plus
	Birla Dividend Yield Plus
	Birla Dynamic Bond Fund
	Birla Equity Plan
	Birla Floating Rate Fund
	Birla Gilt Plus

Canbank Mutual Fund

Canbank Mutual Fund was setup on December 19, 1987 with Canara Bank acting as the sponsor. Canbank Investment Management Services Ltd. incorporated on March 2, 1993 is the AMC. The Corporate Office of the AMC is in Mumbai.

	Canbalance
	Cancigo
	Canemerging Equities
	Canequity Diversified
	Canequity Tax Saver
	CanExpo
	Canfloating Rate
	Canfortune 94
	Cangilt PGS
	Cangrowth Plus

Chola Mutual Fund

Chola Mutual Fund under the sponsorship of Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. was setup on January 3, 1997. Cholamandalam Trustee Co. Ltd. is the Trustee Company and AMC is Cholamandalam AMC Limited.

	DBS Chola Contra Fund
	DBS Chola Floating Rate Fund
	DBS Chola Freedom Income Short Term Fund
	DBS Chola GILT Investment Plan
	DBS Chola Global Advantage Fund
	DBS Chola Liquid Fund
	DBS Chola Midcap Fund
	DBS Chola Monthly Income Plan
	DBS Chola Multi-Cap Fund
	DBS Chola Opportunities Fund

Deutsche Mutual Fund

	DWS Alpha Equity Fund
	DWS Floating Rate Fund
	DWS Insta Cash Plus Fund
	DWS Investment Opportunity Fund
	DWS MIP Fund A
	DWS MIP Fund B
	DWS Money Plus Fund
	DWS Premier Bond Fund
	DWS Tax Saving Fund

Escorts Mutual Fund

Escorts Mutual Fund was setup on April 15, 1996 with Excorts Finance Limited as its sponsor. The Trustee Company is Escorts Investment Trust Limited. Its AMC was incorporated on December 1, 1995 with the name Escorts Asset Management Limited.

	Escorts Balanced Fund
	Escorts Floating Rate Fund
	Escorts Gilt Plan
	Escorts Growth Plan
	Escorts High Yield Equity Plan
	Escorts Income Bond
	Escorts Income Plan
	Escorts Liquid Plan
	Escorts Opportunities Fund
	Escorts Tax Plan

Franklin Templeton India Mutual Fund

The group, Frnaklin Templeton Investments is a California (USA) based company with a global AUM of US$ 409.2 bn. (as of April 30, 2005). It is one of the largest financial services groups in the world. Investors can buy or sell the Mutual Fund through their financial advisor or through mail or through their website. They have Open end Diversified Equity schemes, Open end Sector Equity schemes, Open end Hybrid schemes, Open end Tax Saving schemes, Open end Income and Liquid schemes, Closed end Income schemes and Open end Fund of Funds schemes to offer.

	Franklin FMCG Fund
	Franklin India Balanced Fund
	Franklin India Bluechip Fund
	Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund
	Franklin India Index Fund
	Franklin India International Fund
	Franklin India Opportunities Fund
	Franklin India Prima Fund
	Franklin India Prima Plus
	Franklin India Taxshield

Fidelity Mutual Fund

	Fidelity Cash Fund
	Fidelity Equity Fund
	Fidelity India Special Situations Fund
	Fidelity International Opportunities Fund
	Fidelity MultiManager Cash Fund
	Fidelity Short Term Income Fund
	Fidelity Tax Advantage Fund

GIC Mutual Fund

GIC Mutual Fund, sponsored by General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), a Government of India undertaking and the four Public Sector General Insurance Companies, viz. National Insurance Co. Ltd (NIC), The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIA), The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd (OIC) and United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (UII) and is constituted as a Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.

HDFC Mutual Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund was setup on June 30, 2000 with two sponsorers nemely Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited.

	HDFC Balanced Fund
	HDFC Capital Builder Fund
	HDFC Cash Management Fund - Call Plan
	HDFC Cash Management Fund - Savings Plan
	HDFC Cash Management Fund - Savings Plus Plan
	HDFC Children's Gift Fund Investment Plan
	HDFC Children's Gift Fund Savings Plan
	HDFC Core & Satellite Fund
	HDFC Equity Fund
	HDFC Floating Rate Income Fund Long Term Plan

HSBC Mutual Fund

HSBC Mutual Fund was setup on May 27, 2002 with HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited as the sponsor. Board of Trustees, HSBC Mutual Fund acts as the Trustee Company of HSBC Mutual Fund.

	HSBC Advantage India Fund
	HSBC Cash Fund
	HSBC Equity Fund
	HSBC Floating Rate Fund
	HSBC Gilt Fund
	HSBC Income Fund
	HSBC India Opportunities Fund
	HSBC Liquid Plus Fund
	HSBC Midcap Equity Fund
	HSBC MIP

ING Vysya Mutual Fund

ING Vysya Mutual Fund was setup on February 11, 1999 with the same named Trustee Company. It is a joint venture of Vysya and ING. The AMC, ING Investment Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated on April 6, 1998.

	ING Select Debt Fund
	ING Vysya ATM Fund
	ING Vysya Balanced Fund
	ING Vysya Dividend Yield Fund
	ING Vysya Domestic Opportunities Fund
	ING Vysya Equity Fund
	ING Vysya Floating Rate Fund
	ING Vysya Gilt Fund
	ING Vysya Gilt Fund - Provident Fund - Dynamic Plan
	ING Vysya Income Fund

JM Financial Mutual Fund

	JM Arbitrage Advantage Fund
	JM Auto Sector Fund
	JM Balanced Fund
	JM Basic Fund
	JM Emerging Leaders Fund
	JM Equity & Derivative Fund
	JM Equity Fund
	JM Financial Services Sector Fund
	JM Floater Fund
	JM G-Sec Fund

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (KMAMC) is a subsidiary of KMBL. It is presently having more than 1,99,818 investors in its various schemes. KMAMC started its operations in December 1998. Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund offers schemes catering to investors with varying risk - return profiles. It was the first company to launch dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities.

	Kotak 30
	Kotak Balance
	Kotak Bond
	Kotak Cash Plus
	Kotak Contra
	Kotak Equity FOF
	Kotak Flexi Debt
	Kotak Floater Long Term
	Kotak Floater Short Term
	Kotak Gilt

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Mutual Fund

Life Insurance Corporation of India set up LIC Mutual Fund on 19th June 1989. It contributed Rs. 2 Crores towards the corpus of the Fund. LIC Mutual Fund was constituted as a Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Trust Act, 1882. . The Company started its business on 29th April 1994. The Trustees of LIC Mutual Fund have appointed Jeevan Bima Sahayog Asset Management Company Ltd as the Investment Managers for LIC Mutual Fund.

	LIC MF Balanced Fund
	LIC MF Bond Fund
	LIC MF Children's Fund
	LIC MF Equity Fund
	LIC MF Floater MIP Plan A
	LIC MF Floater MIP Plan B
	LIC MF Floating Rate Fund
	LIC MF Govt Securities Fund
	LIC MF Growth Fund
	LIC MF Index Fund Nifty Plan

Lotus India Mutual Fund

	Lotus India Arbitrage Fund
	Lotus India Contra Fund
	Lotus India Liquid Fund
	Lotus India Liquid Plus Fund
	Lotus India Short Term Plan
	Lotus India Tax Plan
	Lotus India Mid Cap Fund

Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund India

Morgan Stanley is a worldwide financial services company and its leading in the market in securities, investmenty management and credit services. Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MISM) was established in the year 1975. It provides customized asset management services and products to governments, corporations, pension funds and non-profit organisations. Its services are also extended to high net worth individuals and retail investors. In India it is known as Morgan Stanley Investment Management Private Limited (MSIM India) and its AMC is Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund (MSMF). This is the first close end diversified equity scheme serving the needs of Indian retail investors focussing on a long-term capital appreciation.

Morgan Stanley Growth Fund

Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund

	DSP Merrill Lynch Balanced Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Bond Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Equity Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Floating Rate Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Government Securities Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch India TIGER Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Liquid Plus Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Liquidity Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Opportunities Fund
	DSP Merrill Lynch Savings Plus Fund - Aggressive

Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund

The mutual fund of ICICI is a joint venture with Prudential Plc. of America, one of the largest life insurance companies in the US of A. Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund was setup on 13th of October, 1993 with two sponsorers, Prudential Plc. and ICICI Ltd. The Trustee Company formed is Prudential ICICI Trust Ltd. and the AMC is Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company Limited incorporated on 22nd of June, 1993.

	Prudential ICICI Aggressive Plan
	Prudential ICICI Balanced Fund
	Prudential ICICI Blended Plan
	Prudential ICICI Cautious Plan
	Prudential ICICI Child Care Plan
	Prudential ICICI Discovery Fund
	Prudential ICICI Dynamic Plan
	Prudential ICICI Emerging STAR Fund
	Prudential ICICI Equity & Derivatives Fund
	Prudential ICICI Flexible Income Plan

Quantum Mutual Fund

	Quantum Liquid Fund
	Quantum Long Term Equity Fund

Reliance Mutual Fund

Reliance Mutual Fund (RMF) was established as trust under Indian Trusts Act, 1882. The sponsor of RMF is Reliance Capital Limited and Reliance Capital Trustee Co. Limited is the Trustee. It was registered on June 30, 1995 as Reliance Capital Mutual Fund which was changed on March 11, 2004. Reliance Mutual Fund was formed for launching of 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.

	Reliance Banking Fund
	Reliance Diversified Power Sector Fund
	Reliance Equity Fund
	Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund
	Reliance Floating Rate Fund
	Reliance Gilt Securities Fund
	Reliance Growth Fund
	Reliance Income Fund
	Reliance Index Fund
	Reliance Liquid Fund

Sahara Mutual Fund

Sahara Mutual Fund was set up on July 18, 1996 with Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd. as the sponsor. Sahara Asset Management Company Private Limited incorporated on August 31, 1995 works as the AMC of Sahara Mutual Fund. The paid-up capital of the AMC stands at Rs 25.8 crore.

	Sahara Gilt Fund
	Sahara Growth Fund
	Sahara Income Fund
	Sahara Infrastructure Fund
	Sahara Liquid Fund
	Sahara Midcap Fund
	Sahara Tax Gain Fund (ELSS)
	Sahara Wealth Plus Fund

Standard Chartered Mutual Funds

Standard Chartered Mutual Fund was set up on March 13, 2000 sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. The Trustee is Standard Chartered Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd. Standard Chartered Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. is the AMC which was incorporated with SEBI on December 20,1999.

	Grindlays Cash Fund
	Grindlays Dynamic Bond Fund
	Grindlays Floating Rate Fund Long Term Plan
	Grindlays Floating Rate Fund Short Term Plan
	Grindlays Government Securities Fund Investment Plan
	Grindlays Government Securities Fund Short Term Plan
	Grindlays Super Saver Income Fund Investment Plan
	Grindlays Super Saver Income Fund Medium Term Plan
	Grindlays Super Saver Income Fund Short Term Plan
	Standard Chartered All Seasons Bond Fund
	Standard Chartered Classic Equity Fund
	Standard Chartered Equity Arbitrage Fund
	Standard Chartered Imperial Equity Fund
	Standard Chartered Premier Equity Fund
	Standard Chartered Enterprise Equity Fund
	Standard Chartered Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund

Sundaram BNP Paribas Mutual Funds

	Sundaram BNP Paribas Balanced Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Bond Saver
	Sundaram BNP Paribas CAPEX Opportunities Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Floating Rate Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Gilt Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Growth Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Income Plus
	Sundaram BNP Paribas India Leadership Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Money Fund
	Sundaram BNP Paribas Monthly Income Plan

SBI Mutual Funds

	SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
	SBI Magnum Balanced Fund
	SBI Magnum Blue Chip Fund
	SBI Magnum Children's Benefit Plan
	SBI Magnum COMMA Fund
	SBI Magnum Contra Fund
	SBI Magnum Emerging Businesses Fund
	SBI Magnum Equity Fund
	SBI Magnum FMCG Fund
	SBI Magnum Gilt Fund Long Term Plan

State Bank of India Mutual Fund

State Bank of India Mutual Fund is the first Bank sponsored Mutual Fund to launch offshor fund, the India Magnum Fund with a corpus of Rs. 225 cr. approximately. Today it is the largest Bank sponsored Mutual Fund in India. They have already launched 35 Schemes out of which 15 have already yielded handsome returns to investors. State Bank of India Mutual Fund has more than Rs. 5,500 Crores as AUM. Now it has an investor base of over 8 Lakhs spread over 18 schemes.

Tata Mutual Fund

Tata Mutual Fund (TMF) is a Trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882. The sponsorers for Tata Mutual Fund are Tata Sons Ltd., and Tata Investment Corporation Ltd. The investment manager is Tata Asset Management Limited and its Tata Trustee Company Pvt. Limited. Tata Asset Management Limited's is one of the fastest in the country with more than Rs. 7,703 crores (as on April 30, 2005) of AUM.

	Tata Contra Fund		Tata Liquid Fund
	Tata Dividend Yield Fund		Tata Liquidity Management Fund
	Tata Dynamic Bond Fund		Tata Mid Cap Fund
	Tata Equity Opportunities Fund		Tata MIP Plus Fund
	Tata Equity P/E Fund		Tata Monthly Income Fund
	Tata Fixed Horizon Fund		Tata Pure Equity Fund
	Tata Floater Fund		Tata Select Equity Fund
	Tata Floating Rate Fund		Tata Service Industries Fund
	Tata Gilt Securities Fund		Tata Short Term Bond Fund
	Tata Growth Fund		Tata Tax Saving Fund
	Tata Income Fund		Tata Young Citizen's Fund
	Tata Income Plus Fund		Tata Capital Builder Fund
	Tata Index Fund		Tata Equity Management Fund
	Tata Infrastructure Fund		Tata SIP Fund Scheme I
	Tata Life Sciences & Technology Fund		Tata Tax Advantage Fund 1

Taurus Mutual Funds

	Taurus Bonanza Exclusive Growth Scheme
	Taurus Discovery Stock
	Taurus Infra Tips
	Taurus Libra Bond Fund
	Taurus Libra Gilt Fund
	Taurus Libra Taxshield
	Taurus Liquid Fund
	Taurus Starshare

Unit Trust of India Mutual Fund

UTI Asset Management Company Private Limited, established in Jan 14, 2003, manages the UTI Mutual Fund with the support of UTI Trustee Company Privete Limited. UTI Asset Management Company presently manages a corpus of over Rs.20000 Crore. The sponsorers of UTI Mutual Fund are Bank of Baroda (BOB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), State Bank of India (SBI), and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The schemes of UTI Mutual Fund are Liquid Funds, Income Funds, Asset Management Funds, Index Funds, Equity Funds and Balance Funds.

UTI Auto Sector Fund

	UTI Balanced Fund
	UTI Banking Sector Fund
	UTI Bond Advantage Fund LTP
	UTI Bond Fund
	UTI Brand Value Fund
	UTI Charitable & Religious Trust & Registered Society
	UTI Children Career Bond Plan
	UTI Contra Fund
	UTI Dividend Yield Fund