Bonds are an excellent diversification tool for those looking for stability and tax-saving. But they also carry certain risks. It is advisable to find out the reputation of the borrower as well as your risk appetite before investing.
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company reported financial improvement and optimistic commentary in Q4FY24. It reported 17 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in Gross Written Premium (GWP) and 115 bps improvement in the Combined Ratio (COR) in FY24, and improved COR guidance with COR going from 104.5 per cent in FY23 to 103.3 per cent in FY24, 102.4 per cent in FY25 and 102.0 per cent in FY26.
Despite a high current account deficit (CAD) and lower interest rates abroad, the Union government will not go for a sovereign bond issue to get more dollars.
Gold is an excellent asset class for diversification and should be included in all long-term portfolios.
The government on Wednesday issued special 6-year bonds worth Rs 328 crore (Rs 3.28 billion) for meeting Unit Trust of India's shortfall in assured return scheme.
The observations are a part of the recently released edition of Asia Bond Monitor, a semiannual publication, which includes a theme chapter on Indian bond market. Lee said that securitization has a long history in India but the development has been slow and limted to a few asset types.
Budget 2011-12 is likely to announce significant measures to deepen the corporate bond market. Among the several measures on the government's agenda is allowing banks to provide guarantees for bonds issued by companies.
The bank has fixed an issue price of Rs 1,782.74 per share for a preferential stock allotment to the government as part of the capital infusion plan for this fiscal. The SBI board had approved the preferential allotment in October.
Embattled Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walked out of the Tihar Jail on Friday evening, hours after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a money laundering case to enable him to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections, in a huge relief to his party struggling to gain momentum in the absence of its foremost leader.
'In India, political parties want to portray their leaders as cinematic heroes critical of their opponents.' 'This is where memes come into play.'
Rates on tax-free bonds are linked to government securities.
Government aims to invest $1 trillion in the infrastructure sector in the 12th plan.
'The Opposition parties will continue to woo Chandrababu Naidu even though he has said he will support the BJP.'
Exigencies of electoral politics and individual ambitions often stoke family feuds and sibling rivalries.
Expressing his satisfaction over the government's move to slash fiscal deficit target, Das said it will help improve investment by the private sector as crowding out impact will be less.
Ramesh alleged that through the "electoral bonds scam", the Bharatiya Janata Party has collected Rs 8,200 crore and used the route of "pre-paid, post-paid, post-raid bribes and shell companies".
Well, LIC, the government-owned insurer, is bailing out the financially-strapped oil marketing companies by buying up the oil bonds issued to them by the government, though at a discount.
The work we have done in the south and the northeast over the last 10 years under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, we have started getting results of the same, he said.
The lack of clarity on who is next in line, when the time comes, as indeed it will one day some day, reflects poorly on the management of the world's largest political party. It scarcely need be said that a squabble between the contenders, Shah and Yogi, is exactly what the doctor ordered for the Opposition, notes Krishna Prasad.
While the latter is being viewed as a greater concern, the former may gain prominence in the next few weeks.
'He was the best court craftsman that I have ever seen who could modulate his arguments in accordance with the judge and the mood.'
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the foreign arm of government-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is likely to raise about $900 million through a bond issue abroad in January 2013.
The pilot project for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the retail segment went live on Thursday with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issuing Rs 1.71 crore to four participating banks based on their indents. The central bank has identified four banks for the first phase of the pilot - State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank - in four cities, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar. The highest indent was received from one private sector bank.
The former Congress president alleged that PM Modi had a "monopoly over corruption".
The BJP state unit hailed Vasan and said his advice will be used in the coming days to guide the alliance.
Global equity and bond markets, especially in Japan, were spooked on Thursday post the US Federal Reserve's comments on the third round of bond buying programme, commonly known as quantitative easing (QE3).
The encouraging response, at the auction held on Thursday at Bombay Stock Exchange, came at a time when Foreign Institutional Investors have been pulling out from Indian debt market heavily.
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The government plans to borrow Rs 6 lakh crore in this financial year.
'This was earlier driven by industries and the commercial sector.'
Last year, the government had allowed NHAI, IRFC, Hudco, REC and PFC to issue tax-free bonds.
Faster normalisation of central-bank balance sheets will drive yields higher.
After meeting party leaders in the area, Majumdar went straight to Sandeshkhali police station and later started a sit-in outside it.
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The new bond was changing hands at 7.72 per cent.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday travelled in a helicopter together for an event in Palghar as they reaffirmed their commitment to take forward their alliance and spoke about their strong bond after a controversial advertisement.
At face value of Rs 2,893 and interest payout of 2.5 per cent, sovereign gold bonds offer best route to invest in yellow metal, says Tinesh Bhasin
The rise in government borrowings through bonds is impeding the growth of the corporate debt market in the country.
'The BJP has started a war-like situation against farmers and the Jat community.'
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have pulled out over Rs 10,000 crore from Indian equities in the first three weeks of September, primarily due to rising US interest rates, recessionary fears, and overvalued domestic stocks. Before the outflow, FPIs were incessantly buying Indian equities in the last six months from March to August and brought in Rs 1.74 lakh crore during the period. Mayank Mehra, smallcase, manager and principal partner at Craving Alpha,believes that strong economic growth prospects, attractive valuations, and government reforms could support foreign investment flows in the next month.
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