The risk level is higher in close-ended funds than in open-ended funds because all the securities mature on the same day. Lots have been discussed about the lack of full…
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Remember, FMPs are supposed to hold securities that mature before redemption date
Many investors prefer FMPs due to their predictability. AMCs disclose maturity date, indicative returns and credit ratings of underlying securities well in advance through SID to create confidence among the…
VIEWPOINT | RBI Has Done The Due, Now Over To Transmission
Come any RBI Policy Review, and all eyes are on the extent of reduction (or increase) in repo rate like the climax of a thriller movie. This is natural because…
Opinion | How Much Of RBI’s Rate Change Will Get Transmitted To The Real Economy
Interest rate means various things to various people. To a business person, it means the rate at which she takes a loan from the bank. To a retiree, it means…
What To Expect From Liquid Funds in 2019?
Traditionally, liquid funds have been the plain Jane of the debt funds category; it is the more volatile categories like long bond funds or eventful ones like credit risk funds…
Viewpoint | Want to invest in debt market? Know how secure are ‘Secured Bonds’
Joydeep Sen It would sound simplistic to say that bonds are of two types, secured and unsecured. But that is what we read in our college textbooks. At that time,…
Tax-Saving Options: How Much Should You Invest In ELSS?
By Joydeep Sen Come March, and it is about tax saving investments. One of these tax savers is Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS). While there is no limit as such for…
Opinion | Why SIPs In Debt MFs Should Be a Part of Your Overall Financial Plan
We all know the concept and logic of systematic investment plans (SIPs), which is to average out the cost of your investments through disciplined purchases, particularly when the market is down. Whenever…
Liquid funds: There is no paradigm shift
Joydeep Sen SEBI, in its board meeting held on March 1, 2019, stated two changes in the valuation of securities in the portfolio of liquid funds, or for that matter…
Budget 2019 and Beyond: A debt market perspective
Joydeep Sen The Interim Budget presented by the interim Finance Minister, in the interim of the quarter was the interim event of the current government’s final months in power. The…
Risk And Reward: How To Identify Risk In A Volatile Market
Joydeep Sen There are enough and more theories and opinions about what risk is and how to measure it. However, everybody may not find the theories easy to comprehend. Here…
DIE Another Day, Handhold Your Clients Now
Whenever there is an issue in the market, the natural tendency is to escape i.e. redeem from the troubled funds. However, not every exit decision is optimum. Let’s look at…