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Gilt Funds

Play it safe: Match your horizon with gilt fund's average maturity

By taking the mutual fund route, investors can take exposure to gilts with small amounts

Play it safe: Match your horizon with gilt fund's average maturity
Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 10:36 PM IST

Britain sells 4 billion pounds of new 30-year inflation-linked bond

The 1.25% November 2054 index-linked gilt will be priced to yield 1.5 basis points more than the 1.25% November 2055 index-linked gilt, which acts as the benchmark

Britain sells 4 billion pounds of new 30-year inflation-linked bond
Updated On : 13 Mar 2024 | 5:35 PM IST

'Duration funds less attractive, stable accrual debt funds better placed'

Debt funds offer higher returns in a falling interest rate scenario.

'Duration funds less attractive, stable accrual debt funds better placed'
Updated On : 23 Aug 2023 | 11:43 AM IST

Edelweiss Mutual Fund launches India's first passive short-duration fund

This is the first passive offering in the short-duration space

Edelweiss Mutual Fund launches India's first passive short-duration fund
Updated On : 27 Jan 2023 | 8:05 PM IST

Digital currency an idea that can go far, but will RBI explore it?

Skepticism is high about "Retail Direct" because previous attempts at bringing public debt to the masses haven't gone anywhere

Digital currency an idea that can go far, but will RBI explore it?
Updated On : 10 Feb 2021 | 7:33 AM IST

Govt borrowing may spike yields, dent gilt fund returns due to MTM impact

Some market participants say there is still room for upside for long-duration products

Govt borrowing may spike yields, dent gilt fund returns due to MTM impact
Updated On : 12 May 2020 | 1:10 AM IST

Gilt funds lose steam after RBI pause on rate cut triggers yield spike

In the one-year period, gilt funds had outperformed most other debt categories with gains of over 10 per cent

Gilt funds lose steam after RBI pause on rate cut triggers yield spike
Updated On : 09 Dec 2019 | 3:35 PM IST

Tipping point: Should you bet on constant duration funds via SIP route?

High-duration Gilt funds gain heavily from declining interest rates

Tipping point: Should you bet on constant duration funds via SIP route?
Updated On : 05 Sep 2019 | 1:47 AM IST

Despite high returns, avoid gilt funds if you are a small investor

Entry and exit need to be timed, which is difficult for small investors

Despite high returns, avoid gilt funds if you are a small investor
Updated On : 29 May 2019 | 12:14 AM IST

Tipping Point: Will returns from gilt funds continue to be subdued?

As interest rates are expected to rise further, they are not an attractive investment avenue currently

Tipping Point: Will returns from gilt funds continue to be subdued?
Updated On : 03 Oct 2018 | 9:29 PM IST

Gilt funds are only for tactical play, say experts

Gains will be limited because interest rates may not come down soon

Gilt funds are only for tactical play, say experts
Updated On : 19 Jul 2016 | 11:28 PM IST

Gilt funds facing more pain on inflation risks

Mutual funds (MFs) targeting government debt will probably see more pain after four straight months of outflows, according to Peerless Funds Management Co, as inflation risks dent the outlook for monetary easing.Investors pulled Rs 840 crore ($126 million) from so-called gilt plans in May, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. That took withdrawals in the last four months to Rs 2,850 crore, the longest stretch since June 2014. The "surprise" acceleration in consumer-price gains to a three-month high of 5.39 per cent in April made "the future trajectory of inflation somewhat more uncertain," Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said Tuesday as he left benchmark interest rates unchanged.Credit Suisse Group AG, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and Nomura Holdings Inc don't expect the central bank to cut rates in 2016, as a looming salary increase for civil servants and rising oil and food costs pose risks to its inflation target of five per ce

Gilt funds facing more pain on inflation risks
Updated On : 09 Jun 2016 | 11:18 PM IST

Rajan rate cuts nearing end, spur flight from Indian gilt funds

Investors pull out Rs 2,000 crore from these funds in 3 months through April

Rajan rate cuts nearing end, spur flight from Indian gilt funds
Updated On : 16 May 2016 | 11:06 PM IST

Dynamic bond funds better than short-term gilts

Short-term funds suit institutional investors who can time entry and exit, based on interest rate cycle

Dynamic bond funds better than short-term gilts
Updated On : 09 May 2016 | 11:19 PM IST