Page 4 - Corporate Bonds

Aavas Financiers to raise Rs 100 cr by issuing bonds via private placement

Aavas Financiers Ltd on Friday said its board of directors has approved raising Rs 100 crore by issuing bonds

Covid-19 exposes hurdles of credit market as borrowers shun regulations

Indian policy makers have put a priority on deepening the nation's corporate bond market given the high level of bad loans at local banks

Preserve financial stability

Higher inflation tolerance will increase risks

Rock-bottom rates fuel corporate bond bonanza but asymmetry remains

At Rs 8.27 trillion, borrowing at record high this year

Xiaomi just sold a pricey $4 billion narrative. Again.

The smartphone maker raised a record amount of money to add to its war chest.

China's Xiaomi eyes up to $4 billion in stock, convertible bonds offering

The proceeds from the equity placement will be used for business expansion.

Debt MFs see Rs 1.1 trn inflow in Oct on robust investment in liquid funds

Gilt funds came back under investors' radar in October after witnessing net outflow for two consecutive months

Don't let past year's return guide you while deciding on asset allocation

Government and corporate bond schemes of NPS are unlikely to beat equity schemes over the long term

Listed entities to make disclosure about initiation of forensic audit: Sebi

To boost repo trading in corporate bonds, the board also approved the proposal to facilitate setting up of a limited purpose repo clearing corporation.

Firms raising 3-month money at much lower than RBI's overnight rates

Even as FCI is raising Rs 75,000 cr for three months at 4.69%, companies are regularly tapping bond market for the same tenure at as low as 3.2%, way lower than RBI's repo rate of 4%

HNIs, family offices buy corporate bonds at high yields, reap benefits

The yields of some prominent companies are still at very high levels and high net-worth individuals and family offices, who are lapping up these bonds at very attractive rates, are reaping the benefit

Market regulator directs MFs to trade corporate bonds on exchanges

Move aimed at improving transparency and price discovery

Liquidity measures help reduce financing cost in corporate bond mkt: RBI

Yields have dropped and the spreads have compressed despite foreign portfolio investment outflows of around $3 billion from corporate bonds in 2020, says article

Sitharaman gives liquidity boost of Rs 75,000 cr to shadow banks, MFIs

Sitharaman announced a special liquidity scheme of Rs 30,000 crore for NBFCs, housing finance companies (HFCs) and MFIs, which are finding it difficult to raise money from the debt markets.

Fundraising via corporate bonds shrinks 1.1% in FY20 as firms favour ECBs

The dip was also due to low demand for investment, as capacity utilisation remained stagnant in the Indian economy

RBI should start buying corporate bonds to provide liquidity: Deepak Parekh

According to him, interest rates will go down further, but banks must pass them on to companies.

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Corporate bond yields spike as coronavirus-induced fears grip investors

The 10-year bond yields closed at 6.38 per cent

Norway's sovereign wealth fund raises bets on corporate bonds in India

The fund has added two new names - Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone and Britannia Industries - show the fund's latest disclosures

Is bond market welcoming back corporates? Wrong conclusion, say experts

The spread between the 10-year AAA-rated corporate and equivalent maturity government bonds have fallen to 108 bps