ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk: Debt/balanced funds to outperform equity funds near term: Rahul Bhuskute, Bha

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With Indian equity markets expected to be under pressure over the next 3-6 months, in line with global peers, 2023 is likely to be the year of the debt market, according to Rahul Bhuskute, chief investment officer at Bharti AXA Life Insurance...

Debt or balanced funds are likely to outperform equity funds in the near term, Bhuskute told ETMarkets in an interview...

Over the past 12 months, our funds across debt and equity - have outperformed their respective benchmarks, predominantly due to our bearish stance on both debt and equity markets over the last year and a half...

As we enter a new financial year, how do you expect it to pan out for markets and what kind of portfolio allocation will you recommend to retail investors?..

Equity inflows are expected to continue despite uncertainty and with a positive outlook in the longer term...

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