What are covered bonds?
These are best described as layered refinancing instruments – a sort of a hybrid between the usual mortgage-backed security and a traditional, secured bond issued by a […]
Month: February 2019
Risk of fallen angels in Asia’s bond market is rising
Asia’s dollar bond markets have staged a blistering rally this year, but for a group of borrowers that sit on the cusp of a junk rating, there’s no […]
Challenging The Truths Of Small Business Banking
The small business (SMB) banking sector continues to endure seismic disruption from many angles. In the U.K., regulators are cracking down on big bank misconduct […]
Rate cut fails to tame yields in corporate bond market
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s recent rate cut hasn’t, at least so far, translated into lower cost for companies raising long-term funds in the […]
Mamata Banerjee dharna Highlights| NDA will have to think twice from now, says Chandrababu Naidu
Welcoming the Supreme Court order directing Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that the […]
The more you spend, the more you save
Automating the money habits of people, without asking them to deviate from their preconceived notions is what’s needed today. (Unsplash) Let’s say you find saving […]
Do you need mutual funds?
How do you decide if you need mutual funds?(Getty Images/iStockphoto) Very often, we think we don’t need mutual funds in our portfolio and that our […]
Govt takes over indebted lender IL&FS in surprise move
PF6997 New development in Bandra Kurla Complex area, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.(Alamy Stock Photo) The government will immediately seize control of a shadow lender whose defaults […]
Sebi to lower expenses charged by mutual funds
The logo of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is pictured on the premises of its headquarters in Mumbai.(Reuters File Photo) Markets regulator […]
Yes Bank shares gain 4% on SEBI nod for mutual fund business
Signage for Yes Bank Ltd. is displayed at a branch in Mumbai. (Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg) Shares of Yes Bank on Thursday rose by 4% after the company […]