Debt Fund Investments

Govt bond yields flattish; focus remains on debt sale, US jobs data

The benchmark 10-year yield was at 7.1620% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, following its previous close of 7.1598%

Debt fund taxation change breathes life into equity savings scheme

Hybrid MF offering rakes in close to Rs 6,000 crore in FY 2024 so far

Rearview mirror investing can be perilous in floating-rate funds

Investors should opt for them when rates are expected to climb, not now when they are largely over

Debt fund managers take active calls to risk-proof their portfolios

This comes even as most fund managers do not foresee rate hikes

Finance Bill: How will new Mutual Fund rules impact investors from April 1?

New Mutual Fund rules: All existing investments and new investments made in debt MFs before March 31 will not be affected by the proposed mutual fund tax change

Debt mutual funds see Rs 32,722-cr outflow in May on rising interest rates

Mutual funds focused on investing in fixed-income securities witnessed a net outflow of Rs 32,722 crore in May in the wake of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stance on monetary policy turning hawkish

Managing risk

Debt fund managers need better due diligence models

Why you should avoid long-duration funds despite good one-year returns

Over the past one year, long-duration and gilt funds have given high double-digit returns. Nonetheless, experts do not suggest investing in these categories

Prefer short-duration bond funds to credit-risk funds for safer investment

However, SEBI does not specify the credit profile of the funds

Avoid excess duration or credit risk

Go for high quality and low-to-medium-duration funds in your debt portfolio