From niche to mainstream: How India's bond market reinvented itself over the last 10 yearsIndia's bond market has transformed significantly over the last decade, moving from an opaque, institutional-focused space to a more transp...
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Corporate bonds are emerging as a compelling alternative to fixed deposits: Nikhil AggarwalAs fixed deposit rates decline, Indian investors are increasingly exploring corporate bonds for better post-tax returns. This shift, driven...
ETMarkets Smart Talk | As FD rates soften, AAA PSU and corporate bonds are gaining traction: BondScanner CEOAs fixed deposit rates dip, investors are turning to high-rated PSU and corporate bonds for better returns. Improved retail access and regu...
You Do Not Need ₹15 Crore to Retire Comfortably: How Bonds Can Build Predictable Retirement IncomeForget the daunting ₹15 crore retirement myth. For a couple retiring in their early 50s with ₹1 lakh monthly expenses, a ₹4-5 crore corpus ...
Retail investors’ bond rush; Rapido’s angels exitHappy Thursday! Retail participation in corporate bonds is surging as platforms ramp up awareness efforts. This and more in today’s ETtech ...
Fintechs bet big on corporate bonds as retail participation surgesRetail investors are increasingly participating in corporate bonds, with monthly investments surging to Rs 1,500-2,000 crore. This growth i...
AMFI bars Stable Money from distributing mutual funds for six monthsFintech firm Stable Finserv, backed by Peak XV Partners and Lightspeed, faces a ban from distributing mutual funds until November 2026. The...
Sebi mulls allowing OBPPs to offer products regulated by IFSCA, tax-saving bondsMarkets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed allowing Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) to offer products or services regulated by Inter...
Groww secures online bond distribution licence from SebiThe listed fintech is steadily expanding its scope of operations to build a full-stack investment portal, which straddles broking to asset ...
Sebi cautions public regarding unregistered Online Bond Platform ProvidersThis came after Sebi observed that certain entities, including fintech companies and stockbrokers, are offering services in the nature of O...
Sebi’s bond central to deepen corporate bond market, improve price discovery: Vineet AgrawalSEBI and OBPP have launched Bond Central, a centralized bond database aimed at boosting transparency and retail participation in India’s co...
Online bond platform companies set up industry bodyThe executive committee of the new body – called the OBPP Association of India – was formalized at a meeting on May 28 at the NSE’s office ...
Stable Money secures online bond platform licence from SebiBengaluru-based startup Stable Money obtained the OBPP license from Sebi, allowing them to offer online platform for company bonds. The lic...
Sebi tweaks framework for Online Bond Platform Providers to boost ease of doing bizCapital markets regulator Sebi on Thursday tweaked the regulatory framework for Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) to enhance the ease ...
How to ensure that financial products sold on online platforms are genuine? Aditi Mittal answersCome to 2019, 2020, we saw a lot of online platforms bringing up and offering fixed income products, structured and packaged in various man...
Sebi issues guidelines on product offerings by online bond platform providersThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has ruled that online bond providers (OBPPs) can only offer listed debt securities, gover...
Sebi puts in place registration, regulatory framework for online bond platform providersThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that an entity acting as an OBPP prior to the new rules coming into force, cannot of...