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Have short term money to park? Here’s a cast iron option

Aarati Krishnan / Bonds & Deposits, Commentary, Markets, Mutual funds & ETFs, Premium / October 6, 2022

Lately, it is not just India’s stock market that has been hopping all over the place like an impatient child. The bond market has been doing it too! India’s 10-year government bond yield, which sets the benchmark for all other debt instruments, climbed vertically from 5.8% in July 2020 to 7.61% in June 2022. But after that, it has been unable to make up its mind on whether to climb higher or pause for breath.

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All your debt fund doubts, answered

Vidya Bala / Commentary, Bonds & Deposits, Mutual funds & ETFs, Premium, Research Reports / July 19, 2022

It is true that debt funds have been a washout in the past 3 years. For an investment of 1-2 years, FDs would have marginally (although not significantly enough) returned higher than liquid and ultra short duration funds.

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Prime Strategy: Time to lock into high yields and how

Aarati Krishnan / Bonds & Deposits, Premium, Research Reports / July 14, 2022

Eighteen months ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that there would be a time when debt investors in India would be spoilt for choice. But the sharp rise in market interest rates in India in the past year or so, has led to this happy situation. Between December 2020 and now, yields on

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Private bond recommendation: SBI perpetual bonds series 2019-20

Aarati Krishnan / Bonds & Deposits, Premium, Research Reports / June 14, 2022

Market yields on government bonds have been rising quite sharply in recent months, with short-term yields rising to narrow the gap with long-term yields. However, for investors with surpluses to invest for 2-3 years, the options are still somewhat limited.

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Prime Bonds: A privately placed bond with attractive risk-return pay off

Vidya Bala / Bonds & Deposits, Premium / March 6, 2022

Last week, we announced the beginning of our coverage of privately placed bonds. Today, we’re issuing the first of such calls. The private issuance of this unlisted bond was done on March 4, 2022 and it is now available as a secondary sale of privately placed bonds. Our report and recommendation here is on this secondary sale.

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