Page 5 - Bonds Market

SBI board approves Rs 10,000-cr AT1 bonds offering to support biz growth

Bank intends to raise before Mar23 though approval is till 2024

Bank of Maharashtra likely to sell Rs 1000 crore of AT-1 bonds

Over the last couple of weeks, banks have made a beeline to raise funds by issuing debt instruments

Axis Bank likely to issue Rs 12,000 cr of tier-2 bonds amid credit growth

Banks have since November issued more tier-2 bonds than AT-1 bonds for the entire year

SBI likely to raise Rs 10,000 crore through infrastructure bonds

The planned issuance worth Rs 10,000 crore includes a greenshoe option of Rs 5,000 crore, the bank said

Banks go slow on bond sales as rising interest rates push up costs

The decision to go slow on these fund-raising plans - despite the booming credit growth - came at a time when bond market conditions turned turbulent

Crippled by huge losses, RSRTC seeks six-month time to repay bond

The last instalment, which the firm has requested an extension for, is worth Rs 124.72 crore

Days of delivering sub-par returns may soon come to an end for debt funds

The YTM of most debt funds tops 6.5%, indicating that they can at least do better than FDs in the near future

Small portfolio investors cold to India's inclusion in global bond indices

If India is included in the global bond indices, it could ensure potential inflows of up to $30 billion into Indian fixed-income securities

Bonds strengthen sharply as growth fears drag down US debt yields

Rupee notches up gains as dollar index eases; OPEC meet in focus

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Govt bonds and immediate annuity plans: 2 options for retirement income

The first offers a guaranteed rate of return for long; the other secures income for the rest of your life

State Bank of India may sell Rs 4,000 crore tier-2 bond next week

Canara Bank raised Rs 2,000 crore worth of AT1 bonds at a rate of 7.99 per cent, taking its total issuance of such bonds so far in the year to Rs 4,000 crore

Goldman bets on Indian bond-swap spreads tightening, recommends 5-yr bonds

Goldman Sachs is recommending a spread trade in Indian debt markets that will help investors cash in on bullishness in the bond market

FRAs back in vogue, help insurers in fixed rate of interest for payouts

Forward Rate Agreements enables insurers lock in a fixed rate of interest rate for a future pay out

Buy & hold debt funds as central banks begin rate hikes: Vivriti AMC CIO

Performing Credits are the structural opportunity, which are undiscovered and yield a high risk-adjusted return amid rising interest rates

PSB recap bonds fair valuing to dent Tier-1 capital up to 1.75%: Ind-Ra

The rating agency said it understands that the five recipient PSBs may need to value zero-interest bonds at fair value instead of par value

JSW Infra raises $400 million via seven-year green bonds at 4.95%

Will use proceeds to repay existing debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, and as permitted by RBI under ECB Guidelines

JSW Infra raises $400 mn in maiden bond issue from international investors

Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group's port development arm on Friday announced a USD 400 million fundraise through a bond issue from international investors.

Bank of Baroda to raise up to Rs 3,000 crore via Basel III bonds

Shares of Bank of Baroda were trading at Rs 99.30 apiece on BSE, up 1.85 per cent from previous close

Rupee, bonds continue to fall despite Moody's outlook revision to stable

The government and the RBI have been engaging with global bond index providers such as Bloomberg, JP Morgan and FTSE for inclusion of government bonds