Gilt

The government has taken steps to even out the impact of possibly higher gross borrowings through dated securities in FY26 by conducting switches and buybacks

BOE gilt sales are a multibillion-pound mistake

State assets haven’t been disposed like this since then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown liquidated over half of the UK's gold holdings at $275 per troy ounce

Lessons from the gilts crisis

The meltdown was an early warning about radical changes in financial markets and suggests pension systems might not be fit for purpose

Sterling slides after BOE jumps into gilt market, dollar marches on

The BOE said it would buy as many long-dated government bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise financial markets, and added that it would postpone next week's start of its gilt sale programme.

Contrarian investing: A smart strategy to lift your mutual fund returns

Contrarian investing involves picking sectors, strategies and funds that are out of favour. It works when executed well, but carries risks too.

NPS fund managers deliver double-digit returns on gilt schemes

Even over a five-year timeframe, almost all NPS gilt funds have managed to deliver double-digit returns

NPS G-sec funds deliver double-digit returns over five years

The gilt schemes of NPS pension managers deliver more than g-sec mutual funds

Gilt fund investors must have a horizon of more than 3 years: IDFC MF

On the basis of the current supply dynamic, a sharp and sustainable fall in yields looks unlikely from here

NPS funds ride the gilt rally, deliver double-digit returns on g-sec schemes

The NPS allows investments in equity, corporate debt, government securities and alternative asset schemes

A debt fund category with no credit risk that gave double-digit returns

An unlikely winner over the last one year, despite the massive credit crisis that affected many debt funds

Prefer buying GILTs over index for next 12-months: Experts

Anand Tandon says, one should look at stocks where there is still value. "If one looks at market as a whole there are still sectors available that are reasonably cheap like IT which has been ignored because growth rate is presumed to be slower than other cyclicals," he adds.

Expect bond market to open on positive note: Ajay Manglunia

The range for the 10-year yield is seen between 8.15-8.35 percent, says Ajay Manglunia, Edelweiss. "Last week's RBI measures should keep up the positive sentiment but gilt yields will largely continue to track the rupee, "he adds.

Mid Quarter Monetary Policy and its impact

In keeping with the guidance and an increasingly benign stance, RBI reduced the repo rate by 25 bps to 7.50% in its monetary policy as of 19th March 2013. Read this space to know its impact on debt market.

Interest rates to inch lower in 18-24 months: ICICI Pru MF

Chaitanya Pande, Head-Fixed Income, ICICI Prudential MF expects yields to stabilize at current levels. According to Pande, all eyes will be focused on RBI’s stance on interest rates in the policy.

Bond prices at 3-wk low on new borrowing calendar woes

In the debt market, the bond prices fell to three-week lows on worries over the new borrowing calendar that the government may announce on Monday, reports CNBC-TV18’s Latha Venkatesh.

Bond funds, GILT funds best debt investment, says expert

With the uncertainty surrounding the fiscal deficit, experts say that they best debt investment right now active funds like bond funds or GILT funds.

When should you increase your exposure to debt MF schemes?

In the present environment, short term income funds with good underlying credit quality, have the potential to offer the best risk adjusted returns for investors with a 6 months to 1 year investment horizon.

Bond market to remain bearish on high Gilt supply

The bond market is likely to remain bearish with yields inching up in near future on the back of oversupply of government securities (Gilt or G-Sec) along with inflation concerns, treasury officials said.

Perceive value at current levels for 10 yr G-Sec: IDFC MF

According to Suyash Choudhary, Head of Fixed Income at IDFC Mutual Fund, the 10 year (G-Sec) is very close to its near-term historic high, so investors do perceive value at these levels.

Daiwa Mutual Fund launches Gilt Fund

Daiwa Mutual Fund has launched Daiwa Government Securities Fund – Short Term Plan that seeks to generate income and capital appreciation by investing predominantly in sovereign securities issued by the Central Government (including Treasury Bills) and /or by State Governments, with maximum average portfolio maturity of less than three years.