Floating Rate Bonds

Floating-rate savings bonds on RBI online portal may not be instant hit

These bonds usually perform well in a rising rate environment, say mkt players

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

Higher EMI or longer tenure? Go by your financial wherewithal, say experts

Currently, a floating-rate loan appears a better bet than a fixed-rate peer

Banks request RBI to include more long-term bonds in H1 FY24 borrowing

Banks expressed reservations about floating rate bonds in next year's borrowing

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Investors are seeking refuge in fixed-income options

RBI's floating rate bond is a safe and long-duration product you may enter into at present

Indian firms raise bets on floating rate bonds to meet funding needs

The Indian firms are slowly leaning towards floating rate bonds, instead of issuing plain vanilla fixed rate papers to meet their funding needs

Fleecing of floating rate borrowers continues

The fleecing of borrowers is so widespread and egregious that Moneylife Foundation filed a PIL (public interest litigation) petition, leading to an order by SC asking the RBI, to respond in six weeks

Loans for medium enterprises must be linked to external benchmarks: RBI

With respect to micro and small enterprises, floating rate loans are already linked with external benchmarks

Why linking loans to external benchmark is a tough challenge for banks

Rating agency Moody's Investor Services has already warned that the move would be credit negative for banks, causing volatility in net interest margins

Dealers suggest govt to issue more floating rate bonds of above 15 years

For 15 years and above, insurance firms are ready buyers and any maturity below 10 years has big demand