View: Let the swap market bloomEver since the 2008 financial crisis, CDSs have evoked a negative perception. In India, mutual funds (MFs) are permitted to buy CDS to hedg...
18 Aug, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
India’s sovereign credit perception better than othersThrough the Ukraine war, a litmus test for the global financial system, the cost of insuring potential defaults has risen more slowly in Mu...
19 Mar, 2022, 09.07 AM IST
Fimmda to set up panel to determine procedures for cash, auction settlements of credit derivativesThe procedure for cash settlement and auction settlement will be determined by the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee (CDDC) as sp...
10 Feb, 2022, 09.18 PM IST
Cost to protect against default by banks surges 20%Credit Default Swaps (CDS), an insurance against default, tied to ICICI Bank and State Bank of India are now at levels last seen during the...
29 Apr, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
RBI issues draft guidelines for CDS, derivative contractsThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday came out with the draft guidelines for allowing derivatives trading in the credit default swaps ...
16 Feb, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
MCX gets Sebi nod to launch options on spot gold, silverThe gold mini option will be launched from August expiry onwards with expiry matching with gold mini futures.
23 Jun, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
ICICI equity investors wary, bond holders more confidentIn the October-December quarter, ICICI Bank’s net profit fell 2.75 per cent to Rs 1,650 crore.
06 Feb, 2019, 08.29 AM IST
ICICI Bank’s dollar CDS soars to highest in 2 yearsOne-year contracts of CDS act as a shield against default on outstanding debt securities.
12 Oct, 2018, 09.50 AM IST
Risk premium rises for ICICI bond investorsInvestor sentiment is generally weak for banks that are either facing a bad loan crisis or battling allegations against their top brass.
20 Jun, 2018, 07.51 AM IST
Pope’s beef with CDS market is a beef with all marketsOn Thursday, Pope Francis delivered a wide-ranging speech about financial markets.
21 May, 2018, 09.43 AM IST
Risk gauge hints ICICI debt investors not a worried lotCredit default swap (CDS) contracts have fallen in case of ICICI Bank.
12 Apr, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
- IRDA allows insurance cos to deal in credit default swaps
Insurers are allowed only as users (protection buyers) of CDS subject to condition, IRDA said in a final guideline for investment in CDS.
02 Dec, 2012, 11.50 AM IST
- Mutual funds allowed to participate in Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions
Market regulator Sebi today allowed mutual funds to participate in Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions, which allow business entities to...
15 Nov, 2012, 08.16 PM IST
- Credit-default swaps will catalyse growth of bond markets
Credit-default swaps norms will enhance investment avenues beyond the traditional favourites in the high-safety category.
06 Dec, 2011, 05.50 AM IST
- RBI allows FIIs, MFs to hedge risk in corporate bonds from October
The guidelines, which were finalised by the RBI after receiving views from stakeholders, will come into effect from October 24.
24 May, 2011, 04.11 PM IST
- RBI checks and balances make credit default swaps less risky
A credit default swap is a bilateral contract where one party buys and another party sells protection on a credit instrument, which could e...
28 Dec, 2010, 04.20 AM IST
- 'RBI must let FIIs join credit default swap market club'
RBI had earlier this month published a draft report on allowing credit default swap as over-the-counter derivatives products in India.
31 Aug, 2010, 01.50 AM IST