Drop in the number of schemes is less than 3%, despite merger of 38 schemes between Sept 2017 and May this year
A large proportion of passive funds has beaten actively managed large-cap funds with average one-year category returns for large-cap at 10.2 per cent
Exodus of top managers an unintended side effect of roaring MF industry
The RBI now brings in important and contentious changes directly through voluminous Master Directions, or Master Circulars
Central bank moves to infuse liquidity into bond market to help boost sentiment.
Professional CEOs in the sector draw a much higher remuneration than promoter CEOs, points out report by IiAS.
As yields rise, bond prices fall. Higher yields not only translate into losses for investors, it also pushes up borrowing cost for companies as well as government
A weak rupee, though seemingly good for exporters, would push up input cost further for Indian companies.
Year-to-date, the rupee is the worst-performing currency in Asia, weakening 4.184 per cent against the US dollar.
The RBI had in the past expressed its concerns about allowing foreign investors in short-term paper, because it attracted hot money.
If Reliance has to pay about one percentage point more for short-term money, the bond market could be out of bounds for many lower-rated firms after some time.
As yields on 10-year government bonds rose from 6.65% in April 2017 to around 7.50% now, liquidity pressures have increased the cost of funds for housing finance companies.
RBI deputy governor N S Vishwanathan has said the new framework was in line with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code guidelines.
For current financial year, govt plans to borrow Rs 2.88 trillion in the first half of 2018-19, out of Rs 6.05 trillion planned for entire year
MFs have garnered record assets in the past one year, led by increased investor participation through SIPs and robust returns in mid-cap schemes.
'PNB had confirmed compliance with the RBI's prescription in its circular of August 3, 2016, which has now turned out to be factually incorrect,' Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Generally, the central bank grants its approval by mid-March, or latest by March 31, but most banks have not received RBI approval on bonus packages this year.
It won't be an easy ride for the markets, reckon experts, considering the multiple state elections in 2018 and general elections next year.
'We have 100,000 students going abroad every year.' 'So, we have room for at least 100 universities of very high quality to service those 100,000 students.'
With banks staying out of the bond market, and foreign investors exhausting their investment limit, the question is: Who will buy the Rs 4.6 trillion bonds that will be issued from April.
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