Monetary Policy Highlights: February 2018
Investment Strategy With higher uncertainty in debt and equity markets, this would be the time to review asset allocation and manage […]
Budget 2018: The Debt Markets
New Instruments Both SEBI and RBI will request larger companies to finance 25% of their borrowings from the market. Bond issues […]
Taxation of Debt Instruments
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The Hidden Volatility In Debt Markets
Debt as an investment avenue is regarded as a safe choice. The risks in debt markets are not immediately obvious. Yields have moved sharply this month, and volatility in debt markets continues. But, what role do risk and volatility play in debt markets?
From Fixed Deposits to Balanced Funds
Over the last 18 months, an unusual trend has been observed. There has been a swift and steady outflow of capital from […]
The Year That Was
Interest Rates & Yields 2017 opened with expectations of continuing in the trajectory of falling interest rates. However, RBI took the markets […]
Recapitalization of Public Sector Banks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537770373319{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] The Premise The Indian Banking system has been trying to resolve its crisis of bad loans. In particular, […]
Infrastructure Bonds
What are Infrastructure Bonds? The government of India awards infrastructure status to certain projects that are of national importance. Infrastructure projects are […]
RBI Monetary Policy – December 2017
StanceThe RBI’s stance on monetary policy is crystal clear. In the last year, the challenges have been to manage excess liquidity, anaemic growth, low inflation, and the NPA crisis. The RBI acknowledges that any outcome is possible from this point and therefore chooses to maintain its neutral stance. Effectively, monetary policy decisions will be data-driven. Keeping this in mind, the reserve bank has left key rates unchanged.
Basel III Committee, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Bonds
* This post was updated on 30 November 2020 An Introduction As banking systems in multiple countries evolved, the need to […]
Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs)
What are non-convertible debentures and why are they issued? A company can raise capital either by offering an ownership stake (equity) or […]
RBI 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds
The RBI first issued 8% bonds in 2003. As the name suggests, they pay 8% interest per annum and the interest income […]