Corporate Bonds

RBI lifts cap on FPI investments in corporate bonds to encourage more foreign fund flows

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday withdrew the 20 percent limit on investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in corporate bonds of an entity with a view to encourage more foreign investments

Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi says framework for 'on-tap' bonds to be issued soon; supply of corporate bonds likely to more than double

Tyagi said there is an opportunity for development of bond markets in the present NPA crisis

IL&FS fiasco singeing mutual fund investors: What happened to fund houses’ much-vaunted research capabilities?

That IL&FS would default to its bondholders could have been easily ferreted out had the fund houses upped their ante on the back of their famed research capabilities.

Curb on imports soon to bring rupee to 68-70 level, says DEA secretary; terms 12% slide in currency 'temporary phenomenon'

The fall in rupee has shot up oil import bill for the world's fastest-growing oil user by 76 percent to $10.2 billion in July.

Large companies to raise 25% of long-term borrowings through corporate bonds: SEBI

The board of SEBI has cleared the framework for enhanced market borrowings by large corporates and it would come into force from 1 April, 2019.

SEBI chief Ajay Tyagi calls for caution in mutual funds' debt investments

India’s debt mutual fund managers need to be vigilant and appropriately value their investments in corporate papers, even as a bulk of the money comes from institutional investors, the chief of the country’s market regulator said on Thursday

Sebi proposes uniform pricing for debt securities; seeks public comments on proposal

As per Sebi, the current practice of pricing of corporate bonds varies for different classes of regulated entities and this impacts trading in the secondary market.

Rationalise DDT rate to 10% in upcoming Budget, industry body CII tells govt

Industry body CII has sought rationalisation of the dividend distribution tax rate to 10 percent in the upcoming Budget to encourage participation of different stakeholders in the country's financial markets

Sebi mulling to allow FPIs to invest in unlisted NCDs to boost capital markets

Sebi also plans to reduce minimum angel fund investment for venture capital firms to Rs 25 lakh from the current Rs 50 lakh to boost the early-stage startup ecosystem

Banks can raise funds overseas via masala bonds: RBI

The Reserve Bank today allowed banks to raise funds by floating rupee-denominated bonds in overseas market as part of an additional avenue to raise long-term funds.