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CONTENTS

Chapter Title Page No.

I Introduction 1 – 33

II Review of Literature 34 – 71

III Research Methodology 72 – 100

IV Investors’ Profile and Sources of Information

101 – 136

V Investors’ Fund Selection Criteria 137 – 218

VI Intermediaries’ Perception of Selection Criteria

219 – 287

VII Implications and Recommendations for Asset Management Companies

288 – 310

VIII Summary and Conclusions 311 – 329

Bibliography 330 – 353

Appendix – I to IX i to xxx