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Mutual fund bigwigs to chart India’s $1 trillion AUM journey at Moneycontrol summit
MUMBAI: For India’s booming mutual fund sector, the trillion-dollar mark is no longer a distant pipe dream—it’s a target with a ticking clock. On 23 June 2025, Mumbai will host the fourth edition of the Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit, themed ‘The Trillion Dollar Dream’, aiming to unpack the roadmap to reach $1 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) by 2030.
The summit, presented by HDFC Mutual Fund and powered by Axis Mutual Fund, will bring together a high-powered roster of financial minds, market regulators, and investment strategists. The agenda: laying down actionable insights to accelerate investment growth, widen retail participation, and future-proof India’s fund ecosystem.
The speaker lineup reads like the Who’s Who of the Indian financial galaxy. From SEBI whole time member Amarjeet Singh to top AMC heads including Navneet Munot (HDFC AMC), Nilesh Shah (Kotak Mahindra AMC), and Radhika Gupta (Edelweiss Mutual Fund), the event promises both brain and brawn. Other stalwarts include Vishal Jain (Zerodha Fund House), Niket Shah (Motilal Oswal AMC), Kalpen Parekh (DSP), and Rahul Singh (Tata Mutual Fund), among others.
“The mutual fund industry is at the heart of India’s retail investor boom and we are delighted to be hosting the fourth edition of the Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit”, said Moneycontrol managing editor and Network18 chief AI officer – editorial operations Nalin Mehta. “Our theme of ‘The Trillion Dollar Dream’ this year captures myriad aspects of India’s incredible journey, from expanding financial inclusion to the fast-changing demographic of the country’s retail investor base”.
The summit will feature a mix of panel discussions and standalone sessions. Topics on the docket range from regulatory frameworks and digital democratisation to the changing behaviour of young investors and the evolving role of AI in personal finance management.
The annual summit has become a marquee event in India’s financial calendar, offering not just macroeconomic perspectives but also granular playbooks for AMCs, distributors, and policy stakeholders. The 2025 edition is expected to underscore how collaboration across regulation, distribution, and innovation is key to India’s financial future.
The live event will stream on Moneycontrol.com at 5:00 pm IST on 23 June. For more details, visit: https://www.moneycontrol.com/msite/mutual-fund-summit-2025
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
