In the money market, which is the market for very short maturity instruments, interest rates move up due to higher demand for money. The peaking of interest rates happen typically…
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Credit Rating Agencies: Credibility And Accountability
There is a conflict of interest, globally, in the rating process as they are paid by the issuer and consumed by the investor. There are many headlines that pass by…
170223 DEUpdate: Training session on Checks and Balances on Research Report writing as per SEBI (Research Analyst) Regulations,
DE Bulletin Board (DEBB) Updates Dear [TITLE] [SURNAME], Greetings from TrainingCentral! The training on Forensic Accounting Interviewing Technique was successfully conducted by DE302. While formal feedback is awaited, the training…
Preference Shares: Relevant For Fixed Income Investors
Preference shares depict features of bonds when one looks at risk-return profile. The term preference share evokes mixed reactions in terms of the risk-return profile, and is perceived as a…
Fixed Income Investment: Here’s How Investors Can Bond With The Best
Fixed income investments happen mostly through the mutual fund route, and rightly so, because of the advantages of accessibility and liquidity. Fixed income investments happen mostly through the mutual fund…
Should You Invest In A Bank Perpetual Bond?
The acceptability of these bonds is increasing gradually as more financial institutions and HNIs are taking exposure. We have seen a host of Bank Additional Tier I (AT1) Perpetual Bond…
170204 DEUpdate: Interrogation Methodology in forensic/fraud detection
DE Bulletin Board (DEBB) Updates Dear [TITLE] [SURNAME], Greetings from TrainingCentral! We have the following requirement to conduct a session from one of the top financial institutions in the country….
Union Budget 2017-18: Road Remains Clear For Bond Investors
Advisers should emphasize on shorter maturity bond funds. The Union Budget holds some relevance for all the markets. From the perspective of investors in bonds and bond funds, the relevant…
FIIs Have Limited Relevance In The Indian Bond Market
SYNOPSISSome recent events are fresh in memory: demonetization and the US election result in November. The bond markets in US and India went on distinctly divergent directions The movement of…
Want Fixed Income? Try Arbitrage Funds, They Attract No Dividend Distribution Tax
Arbitrage funds attract no dividend distribution tax and no LTCG tax for holdings beyond one year The term arbitrage refers to simultaneous purchase and sale of assets to profit from…
Know The Tax Treatment Of Gains On Bonds Before Investing
Bonds offer interest and capital appreciation to investors. It is better to know the basis of taxation and the rate of tax. Returns from investments in bonds come from interest…
Long Bond Funds Can Be Volatile, Avoid If looking For Stable Returns
Long bond funds are more volatile in performance. With the 10-year benchmark security trading around 6.4%, there is some scope for easing of rates, but not to a significant extent…