After several credit events over the past 10 months, starting with what happened at IL&FS in September 2018, debt fund investors are naturally a concerned lot. They are at a…
Date Archives July 2019
Which Category Of Debt Funds Remains Intact In The Current Turmoil?
Today, a major concern among debt fund investors is credit defaults. Typically, investors take additional risks – duration risk and credit risk to generate better than liquid funds returns. When…
Budget 2019: Buybacks May Not Be a Lucrative Option
By Joydeep Sen Budget 2019 India: There are various ways a company can reward shareholders. Payment of dividend is the most common method. The other methods are issuance of bonus…
Viewpoint | Needed: Regulatory clarity on stressed debt taken over by fund houses from schemes
In our previous article, we had discussed about AMCs (asset management companies) buying out debt from their schemes (i.e. funds) in extreme situations. From the perspective of market regulator SEBI’s regulations,…
Opinion | Rating Agencies: What Is The Umpire’s Verdict?
Whenever there is a doubt about a player’s action, people look towards the umpire. Now that there are doubts about rating agencies, we will look at what capital markets regulator…