Page 6 - Corporate Bonds

Corporate bond spreads widen 30-35 basis points in July over G-Sec

Corporate bonds are driven mainly by two factors - domestic liquidity and foreign portfolio flow

Corporate bond credit spreads widen as investors shun risk

The spread on the ICE BofA US High Yield Index, a commonly used benchmark for the junk bond market, spiked from 318 basis points on Friday to 344 basis points as of the last update late Monday

Union Bank of India to raise up to Rs 1,150 cr by issuing bonds

Union Bank of India on Thursday said it has accepted bids to raise up to Rs 1,150 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds.

Edelweiss MF turns against riskier debt after India's Covid-19 woes

Company has 'reverted back to asking investors to be cautious' after second wave, says senior executive.

Sebi streamlines framework on centralised database for corporate bonds

Under this, it has provided an updated list of data fields to be maintained in the database along with the manner of filing the same, Sebi said in a circular

Investors brace for market fallout as most of India's states lock down

Rising Covid-19 cases force reassessment among investors who had hoped that less-severe curbs.

Fund Pick: HDFC Corporate Bond Fund is a consistent category outperformer

The fund manager, Anupam Joshi, has over 12 years of experience and has been managing it since October 2015

Losing sheen: Domestic corporate bonds no more FPIs' favourites in FY21

Experts say there could be further outflows from the bond market if US bond yields head towards the 2-per-cent mark.

New bond offers must fit into your portfolio

Check if you need to invest in the asset class to which the bond belongs, then see if the bond has the right risk-return profile

Sebi to set up fund to buy stressed corporate bonds: FM Sitharaman

The new fund will be set up as an alternative investment fund

The repo in corporate bonds is slowly picking up pace, shows data

Rates offered at par or lower than RBI's repo rate

Finance ministry asks Sebi to revoke 100-year maturity rule on AT1 bonds

Revised norms to treat all perpetual bonds as 100-year tenor to be withdrawn

Additional tier-1 bond stand-off likely to spook corporate bond yields

Besides redemption pressure in debt market, it will make fund raising difficult for PSBs

Investors dump $2 bn worth of India stock, bond funds after Union Budget

Corporate bonds saw the biggest outflow in about two years after the government last month announced a bigger-than-expected borrowing plan in its budget, triggering a spike in yields

Vedanta Resources raises $1.2 bn ahead of open offer for Indian listed unit

The bond offering saw strong investor interest

IIFL Finance to open public issue of bonds next week to raise Rs 1,000 cr

The firm said it will launch a public issue of bonds next week to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore to augment its capital base

Unifying bond markets will allow use of common infra: Sebi's Ajay Tyagi

"Unification of government bond and corporate bond markets is an idea whose time has come," Tyagi said while speaking at CRISIL's 6th bond market seminar

Unified bond markets to allow us of common infra: Sebi chairman

Unification of government bond and corporate bond markets will enable the trading of such securities on the same platform, said Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi

Indian corporate bond market can double March 2025 : Crisil

The supply of corporate bonds in the domestic market is expected to double by fiscal 2025 with the financial sector contributing around 50 per cent to this growth, Crisil said

Ultratech Cement to raise up to Rs 3,000 cr via US dollar denominated bond

The company said it is contemplating listing of the Notes on the Singapore Stock Exchange, subject to market conditions