State debt deluge keeps bond yields under pressureIndian government bond yields are expected to face pressure due to a record weekly supply of state debt, with auctions likely to exceed not...
Insurers seek predictability in auctions of state bondsInsurance firms want the Reserve Bank of India to release a predictable schedule for state development loan auctions. They also want states...
Yields of March help states borrow more in absence of G-SecsStates have ramped up borrowings due to cheaper funds and low yields, driven by the absence of central government security auctions in Marc...
States boost borrowings in March amid lower SDL yields and rate cut expectationsStates increased borrowings in March as lower SDL yields made fundraising cheaper, aided by the absence of G-Sec auctions. Experts cite RBI...
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund launches NIFTY SDL December 2026 Index FundThe scheme will have two Plans: Regular and Direct. Each Plan offers growth option and income distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) op...
IDFC Mutual Fund launches two target maturity fundsIDFC CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL Plus Gilt– November 2026 Index Fund and IDFC CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL Plus Gilt– April 2032 Index Fund will be manage...
Edelweiss MF launches Edelweiss CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL September 2028The scheme is an open-ended target maturity Index Fund investing in the constituents of CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Index – Sep 2028. Th...
Profit from rate hikes with a target maturity fund ladderLaddering is a process in which an investor can buy multiple schemes that will mature in different years. In this case, wealth managers bel...
Mutual funds rush to launch passive debt funds; 8 NFOs open, 12 more in pipelineFund houses have filed drafts for as many as 12 new passive debt funds with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. ABSL Mutual Fund an...
Axis MF looks to collect Rs 500 cr from CPSE plus SDL 2025 index fundAxis Mutual Fund is targeting to garner Rs 500 crore from the CPSE Plus SDL debt index fund, which is a target maturity index fund with a b...
Nippon Life India AMC launches ETF Nifty CPSE Bond Plus SDL FundThe New Fund Offer (NFO) opens on 3rd November 2020 and closes on 9th November 2020. The minimum investment required during NFO is Rs 5,000...
State government bonds back in favour, yields dropThe gap between the SDL Index and the 10-year benchmark paper stood at 59 basis points until last Friday.
SDL limits expanding for FIIs; no big inflows expectedMutual funds do not foresee any immediate compression in yields pursuant to RBI expanding foreign portfolio investment limits in state deve...
- ET in classroom: State development loans
State Development Loans (SDLs) are market borrowings by state governments.
- State borrowings set to break records from this October
State governments are expected to raise a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore in the second half of this fiscal to make up for their increased spendin...
- Fund-starved states may soon flood bond market
State governments are expected to raise a record Rs 1.1-lakh crore in the second half of this fiscal to make up for their increased spendin...
- RBI auctions yield Rs 2K cr for Bengal
The West Bengal government is on a borrowing spree as its resource stream from postal savings has dried up.