Can focused funds act as alternative to PMS funds

Portfolio management services (PMS) face new challenges after the Union Budget for 2024-25 increased tax on long-term and short-term capital gains. As stocks are held in the investor's demat account in PMS, every buy and sell decision of the PMS manager has a tax impact for the investor, unlike a mutual fund. What are the alternatives for PMS investors? Like PMS strategies, focused funds also take concentrated high-conviction investment calls. In this episode of Why Not Mint Money, Anthony Heredia, chief executive officer of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, talks on whether focused funds can act as an alternative for PMS investors.