The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) presented the first bimonthly monetary policy statement for 2018‐19 and it was expected to be a routine policy review, with no change in policy…
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AT1 Perpetual Bonds Of Banks In Question
Over the past few years, perpetual bonds issued by banks as part of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) requirements under Basel III norms, have caught the fancy of institutional investors (mutual…
Equity Investments: Why 10 PCT LTCG Tax Isn’t That Big A Blow
Since the Union Budget was presented on February 1, 2018, there have been lots of reactions initially, and then discussions on how to optimise the impact of long-term capital gains…
Afghan Bank Training requirement in Banking, Productivity and Behavioural
Requirement for Training in Leading Afghanistan Bank Client A leading bank from Afghanistan Requirement (17-18/018) We have received a request from a major bank in Afghanistan for training of their…
SIP In Debt Funds: An Idea Worth Exploring
For the past two to three quarters, the debt market has been more volatile than equity, but for the recent equity market correction in February. We are all familiar with…
Mutual Funds: Investing In Balanced Funds? Look Beyond Tax Gains
The highest percentage growth has been in Balanced Funds. The reasons for this growth are as follows: (a) equity valuations being stretched, the exposure to the market is defensive as…
TC in Mauritius: Debut in process consulting and International assignments in one go!
Debut in Process Consulting and International Assignments at one go! Our lead consultant travelled to Ebene, Mauritius and re-designed the collections strategy and processes. The deep and all-round knowledge…
TC in Mauritius: Policy & Process Consulting in Collections Strategy for Mau Bank, Mauritius
Collections Strategy for Mau Bank in Mauritius TrainingCentral’s (TC) network of Domain Experts is a powerful facility for organization for their short to medium term consulting and training needs. TC…
The Problem With Reserve Bank’s Dual Role
SYNOPSISOn one hand, RBI is the regulator of the banking system and on the other hand it is the merchant banker of the sizable g-sec issuance programme. The bond market…
Going Beyond The B15 Locations: From India To Bharat
The increasing financialization of investment assets of the average household, since demonetization, is being widely discussed in social and media circles, and mutual funds have been a significant vehicle in…
RBI Policy Review: Market’s Non-Reaction Is The Perfect Reaction
The RBI did flag off the risks to inflation, but did not sound alarmist. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) presented the sixth bi-monthly Review today, where they held their…
Recency Bias: More Relevant In Today’s Context
In behavioral finance, there is a concept of recency bias, which means a preference for, or expectation of, what happened in the recent past to re-occur, rather than expecting what…