Standalone dealers get nod to deal in rupee NDFsThe Reserve Bank of India has authorized standalone primary dealers to deal in non-deliverable rupee derivatives, effective immediately. Th...
RBI makes additional amount available to primary dealers under liquidity facility“Based on an assessment of the prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided that an additional aggre...
RBI set to overhaul rules for bond housesThe guidelines relating to basic eligibility criteria, viz., net-owned funds (NOF) requirement and targets, remain largely unchanged. The c...
One Nation One Ration Card scheme has positive impact on non-migrants also: StudyThe study was designed to underline the value ONORC reform launched in 2019. ONORC today forms a key part of India’s Public Distribution Sy...
RBI prompts primary dealers to trade in Retail DirectThe move should encourage them to participate in the first ever platform for individuals, who are willing to invest in sovereign bonds dire...
Police puts ‘starvation death victim’ in the dock for fudging AadhaarThe woman’s stepson has now been arrested by the police due to the fraud committed by him as part of a conspiracy while the deceased woman ...
Food Act beneficiaries to get ration from October 11: Jharkhand Minister Saryu RoySaryu Roy said the beneficiaries of the Food Act, will start getting their ration from October 11, the birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Nar...
Dealer fees crash as G-Sec demand gets a Narendra Modi government boostBy underwriting government bonds, PDs ensure the entire portion of securities is sold. In case of any devolvement or undersubscription, the...
Primary dealers make a killing as sliding yields provide trading gainsPrimary dealers made money hand over fist last fiscal with profits more than doubling as the sliding yields on government bonds provided tr...
- RBI allows primary dealers to trade in corporate bonds
To further develop the debt market, the Reserve Bank today allowed standalone primary dealers to trade in corporate bonds.
- RBI asks primary dealers to phase out Tier III bonds
The Reserve Bank asked primary dealers to phase out Tier III bonds, a short-term fund raising tool made available to such companies for mee...
- PDs feel the heat as bond auctions go awry
An overweight government borrowing programme is taking a serious toll on the balance sheets of primary dealers (PDs), bond houses which buy...
- PDs open to rate risks, but have less hedging options
Standalone PDs with diversified business activities will survive in the long run, says Gopalakrishnan Narayanan, MD of the country’s larges...
- RBI eases conditions in when-issued trading
In a bid to boost trading volumes in the when-issued segment of the government securities market and to popularise the instrument, the Rese...
- Bond prices crash as Rs 7k-cr auction finds few takers
Government bond prices fell to new lows after 67% of the Rs 7,000-crore bond auctioned by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday devolved on ...
- RBI may okay short sales in debt market by July 25
Primary dealers can look forward to begin short selling in the local debt market by trading in when-issued securities.
- Pure play: Primary dealers don’t call in here
While the Reserve Bank of India wants to phase out primary dealers from the call money market, participants are wary of such a measure sinc...