Joydeep Sen Let us see how the interest rate on your loan works. In a fixed rate loan, let’s say a fixed rate home loan, the rate of interest is fixed for…
Date Archives January 2019
Fixed Income: Should You Hold On To Debt Funds With Exposure to IL&FS?
By Joydeep Sen By now it is well known that multiple mutual funds with exposure to IL&FS or its group entities have fully written off their exposure. Consequently, the hit,…
2019 Looks Good For Bond Fund Investors
Joydeep Sen When it comes to investments, we tend to predict market movements. For bond investments, we take a view on interest rate movements. To be noted, in bonds or…
What Are Some Of The Challenges In Managing A Debt Portfolio?
There’s over-reliance on rating agencies India has one of the larger and more liquid bond markets in Asia. But compared to the size of outstanding bonds, trading is limited. Liquidity…
Opinion | Why RBI Should Change Its Repo Rate Stance
Apart from the signal rate i.e. repo rate of 6.5%, there is a policy rate stance of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which gives the future guidance. An easing stance, called ‘dovish’…