Monday, March 28, 2011

Foreign-focused funds start yielding higher returns

MUMBAI: Retail Indian investors who believed investing in funds that buy overseas assets will yield higher returns are beginning to see their faith rewarded after a long wait. 

Funds such as Birla Sun Life Commodity Equities Fund , Fidelity Global Real Assets Fund , and ING OptiMix Global Commodities are outperforming domestic funds, due to the recovery in the west and concerns over Indian companies' earnings growth. 

Rising commodity prices, which have been a drag on Indian equities, have done the opposite for international funds, helping them gain as the prices of copper, crude and rubber rise. This is the first time international funds have met their prime investment objectives - to stay non-correlated to Indian markets, provide portfolio diversification and generate higher returns. 



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