Page 8 - Corporate Bonds

Listed entities to make disclosure about initiation of forensic audit: Sebi

To boost repo trading in corporate bonds, the board also approved the proposal to facilitate setting up of a limited purpose repo clearing corporation.

Firms raising 3-month money at much lower than RBI's overnight rates

Even as FCI is raising Rs 75,000 cr for three months at 4.69%, companies are regularly tapping bond market for the same tenure at as low as 3.2%, way lower than RBI's repo rate of 4%

HNIs, family offices buy corporate bonds at high yields, reap benefits

The yields of some prominent companies are still at very high levels and high net-worth individuals and family offices, who are lapping up these bonds at very attractive rates, are reaping the benefit

Market regulator directs MFs to trade corporate bonds on exchanges

Move aimed at improving transparency and price discovery

Liquidity measures help reduce financing cost in corporate bond mkt: RBI

Yields have dropped and the spreads have compressed despite foreign portfolio investment outflows of around $3 billion from corporate bonds in 2020, says article

Sitharaman gives liquidity boost of Rs 75,000 cr to shadow banks, MFIs

Sitharaman announced a special liquidity scheme of Rs 30,000 crore for NBFCs, housing finance companies (HFCs) and MFIs, which are finding it difficult to raise money from the debt markets.

Fundraising via corporate bonds shrinks 1.1% in FY20 as firms favour ECBs

The dip was also due to low demand for investment, as capacity utilisation remained stagnant in the Indian economy

RBI should start buying corporate bonds to provide liquidity: Deepak Parekh

According to him, interest rates will go down further, but banks must pass them on to companies.

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Corporate bond yields spike as coronavirus-induced fears grip investors

The 10-year bond yields closed at 6.38 per cent

Norway's sovereign wealth fund raises bets on corporate bonds in India

The fund has added two new names - Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone and Britannia Industries - show the fund's latest disclosures

Is bond market welcoming back corporates? Wrong conclusion, say experts

The spread between the 10-year AAA-rated corporate and equivalent maturity government bonds have fallen to 108 bps

Sebi proposes stricter framework for corporate bonds, debenture trustees

Sebi has also suggested that NBFCs create charge on the identified assets for every bond issue

Debt funds see inflow of over Rs 94k cr in Dec-qtr on liquid funds infusion

Inflows into corporate bonds dropped to Rs 5,359 crore from Rs 6,717 crore

Budget 2020 plans to increase FPI limit in corporate bonds from 9% to 15%

In her second Budget presentation, the finance minister said certain government securities will be open for foreign investors

Record $2.4 trillion bond binge threatening to cool investors' hot returns

Companies have sold a record $2.44 trillion so far this year across currencies, surpassing previous full-year records

Top 10 biz headlines: FY20 growth forecast cut, govt's big EV push & more

From economists cutting their projection of the GDP expansion for 2019-20 to the govt considering more sops and benefits to push electric mobility, here are the top business headlines for Wednesday

Spread between corporate, G-Sec, bonds narrow as liquidity improves

FPIs have been complaining about restrictions on investments put on debt issuance, but the government removed those in September, as rupee was depreciating

RBI flags issues in valuing corporate bonds for mutual funds, others

The development comes close on the heels of broader moves to better supervise corporate bond pricing

IIFL Wealth sees opportunity in corporate bonds after IL&FS crisis

Yatin Shah, co-founder and executive director of IIFL Wealth Management Ltd., expects the spreads to correct within 4-6 months as the "bit of panic" settles down