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DWIJENDRA SRIVASTAVA HEAD
Made money in debt funds? It’s time to book some profitIf yields move up due to volatility, investors holding long duration funds like gilt funds could end up making mark to market losses on the...
Fixed income investing: Stick to ultra short-term fundsAfter the rate cut on Monday, the RBI has cut a total of 150 basis points since the beginning of 2015 and fund managers say further aggress...
Post policy, stick to ultra short bond fundsFund managers believe that at best, there could be one more rate cut of 25 basis points before the rate cut cycle ends. There could even be...
Investment ideas for 2016: Short-term government bonds have the edge amid rate uncertaintyAccording to money managers investing in short-end government bonds appears to be a better bet in 2016.
Arbitrage schemes disappoint; investors return to debt fundsArbitrage schemes, which aim to benefit from price anomalies between shares and futures contracts, fetch returns similar to fixed income in...
Reserve Bank of India bond auction devolves partially at Rs 3,445 croreThe central bank’s bond auctions worth Rs 14,000 crore earmarked for the weekly sales devolved partially at about Rs 3,445 crore.
New benchmark bond likely to debut with a lower yieldHigher FII limit, fresh demand may push yield down to 8.41-8.36% against current 8.83%.
Bond yield falls four-month low on on reverse sentimentDemand for securities was high despite the fact that the Reserve Bank of India added to the supply by selling Rs 16,000 crore worth of bond...
T-Bill rates spurt as investors link price to term repoInterest rates on 3-mth T-bills have spiked to as high as 8.80-8.90% with investors pricing them in relation to term repo rates instead of ...
Tap short-term debt funds to gain from yield spikeAccording to Value Research, a mutual fund tracking entity, short-term income funds as a category have delivered 0.92% in the month ending ...
G-Sec trading slumps amid interest rate uncertaintyValue of govt bonds traded fell to an average of Rs 13,970 cr in the first week of December, from an estimated average of Rs 27,000 cro a w...
Yield curve to ease on RBI measure to reduce MSF rate: MFsA day after RBI cut marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 50 basis points, fund managers today said the yield curve will ease due to imp...
RBI steps to push long-term yields up; ease short-end curve: MFsThe mid-quarter policy by the Reserve Bank will ease yields in short-end money market instruments, but will push it up in the longer end of...
Invest with 12-18 months timeline to beat bond volatility: MFsIndustry leaders have advised investors to keep a 12-18 months horizon in short-term and long-term debt funds for stable returns.
Average maturity of liquid funds dives on volatilityThe average maturity of liquid funds has more than halved to 14-15 days in the recent days from around 40 days due to the spike in short-te...
Short-term funds better bet, but you can risk a bit on long playWhile your portfolio should be tilted in favour of short-term funds, some experts feel this is an opportunity for high-risk takers to earn ...
- Benchmark 10-yr bond to trade in 8.20-8.35% band
The benchmark 10-year bond is likely to trade in a band of 8.20-8.35%. In corporate bonds, the two-to-three year tenor bond may find favour.