LGT Wealth India's CIO of Fixed Income assets, Chirag Doshi, recommended buying four types of debt-based securities looking at the current situation in the global economy and the Indian markets. Doshi's recommendations ranges from G-secs to Corporate bonds.
3 min read18 May 2025Sophisticated banking has funding sources other than deposits. This diminishes the latter’s relative importance and thus also how useful a bank or banking sector’s credit-deposit ratio is. It may be time for a broader measure to track the risk of over-lending.
4 min read15 Apr 2025Non-financial businesses aren’t using this source of debt funding as much as they should. Remember, a large and diverse credit market helps spread financial risk and ensure efficient allocation of capital—which aids the economy’s growth.
4 min read14 Apr 2025The Indian economy needs a long capital-expenditure cycle to keep GDP growth up. Policy measures must aim for more private investments, larger FDI inflows and a deeper corporate bond market that has long-horizon investors—like insurers and pension funds—as participants.
4 min read9 Jan 2025With guaranteed exits for retail investors, Sebi’s new framework aims to boost participation and deepen India’s corporate bond market.
3 min read17 Oct 2024Adani Enterprises is offering a public bond issue for the first time, targeting individual investors, as it seeks to diversify its borrowings. It will also serve as a pilot to test whether the conglomerate can rely on Indian investors for its long-term borrowing needs.
5 min read4 Sep 2024Listed bond issuances through the electronic debt bidding platform fell sharply, in terms of the total amount raised, in the just-concluded financial first quarter. A turnaround, however, is likely, propelled by bank bonds.
3 min read15 Jul 2024USA-BONDS/CORPORATE:Coca Cola's new bond prices tight, investors still hungry for new debt
1 min read7 May 2024In 2020, SEBI introduced the Request for Quote (RFQ) platform, offering investors a transparent and efficient method for trading corporate bonds by enabling them to solicit quotes from various dealers and select the most favorable one.
4 min read20 Oct 2023Navigating economic uncertainty requires a long-term strategy and a well-balanced portfolio. Diversification, focusing on quality and stability, and keeping an eye on changes in regulations and policies can help investors mitigate risks and position themselves for long-term growth
2 min read1 Jun 2023The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared