Nilesh Shah praises RBI’s bold rate cut, says even Trump may urge Fed to followThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised markets with a significant 50 basis point repo rate cut to 5.50% and a 100 basis point CRR reduct...
06 Jun, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
Why G-Sec ETFs are ideal for tactical debt investingFollowing the RBI’s 25 bps rate cut, Gsec ETFs have gained prominence as a strategic debt investment tool. Offering sovereign safety, liqui...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.08 AM IST
With September rate cut almost a certainty, long duration debt MFs advised: Marzban Irani of LIC Mutual Fund AMCLower interest rates, global bond inclusion, and increased demand from long-duration investors favor longer-duration assets. Investors shou...
31 Aug, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
With interest cycle at peak, 2024 could be a year of debt: Marzban Irani of LIC MFMarzban Irani, CIO of LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management, discusses the growth of the mutual fund industry, with a focus on the increase in e...
07 Feb, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Open-ended, liquid funds preferable after India tax tweak-LIC Mutual Fund's IraniIndia amended a bill last week to tax investments in debt mutual funds as short-term capital gains, a move that could strip investors of th...
31 Mar, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Repo rate hike by RBI MPC on expected lines: Corp honchosEEPC India chairman, Arun Kumar Garodia said that there is a need to give a thrust on exports now to drive economic growth. "In view of the...
08 Feb, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
'Right Balance': How market experts reacted to 'growth-oriented' BudgetIt is an extremely well-balanced Budget focussed on growth driven by capital expenditure while giving an adequate push to rural welfare and...
01 Feb, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Top takeaways from MPC meet: Repo rate up by 35 bps, RBI cuts GDP aim while fight against inflation continuesThe Reserve Bank of India's rate-setting panel has raised the benchmark lending rate by 35 bps to 6.25% in its continued bid to curb the sp...
07 Dec, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Mutual fund managers react to RBI’s surprise rate hikeThe equity market fell around 1,000 points as soon as the announcement came. The 10-year government bond yield also rallied sharply by 9 ba...
06 May, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
Inflation angst spreads to bond market as RBI downplays riskThe yield on India’s benchmark 10-year bond jumped 16 basis points in July, the most among similar-tenor notes from other Asian sovereigns,...
02 Aug, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
Short term rates dip in July, benefitting companiesBetween July and September, New Delhi sought to borrow Rs 2.21 lakh crore through Treasury Bills - about Rs 20,000-30,000 crore less than t...
22 Jul, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
PNB Housing bond yields drop despite bumpsPNB Housing Finance is rated AA by ICRA, with a negative outlook. To be sure, secondary market trades are not so liquid, with trades rangin...
12 Jul, 2021, 06.26 AM IST
RBI unveils new benchmark paper, draws strong interestMint Road received more than double the bids than the scheduled size of Rs 14,000 crore for those sovereign securities, which will mature i...
10 Jul, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
LIC Mutual Fund launches short term debt fundLIC Mutual Fund announced the launch of LIC Short Term Debt Fund, an open-ended short-term debt fund scheme.
11 Jan, 2019, 02.29 PM IST
LIC Mutual Fund launches Arbitrage FundThe new fund offer (NFO) opens on January 4 and will close on January 18.
04 Jan, 2019, 02.41 PM IST