The special liquidity facility for mutual funds (SLF-MF) announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 April allows banks to borrow from the central bank at a fixed…
Date Archives April 2020
Franklin Templeton Crisis: Lessons For Investors And Some Key Steps SEBI Can Take
Ever since the unfortunate FT (Franklin Templeton) episode broke out, investors are naturally disturbed and discussions are centred on the role of regulators and the ethics of the business house. However, given…
Tax Saving Options: ELSS – A Good Bet Now For Section 80C
There are a host of investments eligible for Section 80C benefits, which have already been discussed earlier. Today, since the market situation is different, we have a new perspective: One,…
Should You Worry About The Recent Winding Up Of Schemes?
Six schemes of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund have been ‘shut’ i.e. closed for purchase or redemption, and the fund manager will gradually sell the assets in the schemes and return…
RBI’s Fresh Salvo To Boost Bond Markets, Ease States’ And NBFCs’ Borrowings
In March, we discussed how the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) had come out all guns blazing to shore up the fortunes of a struggling financial system. Since the system and sentiments…
Impact Of SEBI’s New Valuation Metrics On Liquid Fund NAV
NAV is a fund’s per unit market value. In other words, it reflects valuation of a MF unit. However, finding valuation of equity instruments is easier than debt instruments largely…