Govt of India (GOI) has announced the sale (Re-issue) of Rs. 7000 crore worth of 6.8% Government Bonds maturing in 2060 via price-based auction. Retail investors can participate in this sale via the NSEGoBid platform. Here are the details. Bond name: 680GS2060E – GS (6.80% GS 2060). Bidding dates: 24th and 25th Nov 2020. Time:…
Continue reading →Govt of India (GOI) has announced the sale (Re-issue) of Rs. 9000 crore worth of 6.22% Government Bonds maturing in 2035 and Rs. 5000 crore worth of 6.67% Government Bonds maturing in 2050. Retail investors can participate in this sale via the NSEGoBid platform. Here are the details. Bidding dates: 17th and 18th Nov 2020….
Continue reading →If you read the scheme information document of a typical debt fund, say PPFAS liquid fund, you would fund interest rate swaps mentioned in many places. An interest swap is a derivative product used to hedge interest rate risk by mutual funds. In this article, we explain with simple examples, how swaps work. About the author:…
Continue reading →Govt of India (GOI) has announced the sale (Re-issue) of 6.80% Government bonds maturing in 2060. Retail investors can participate in this sale via the NSEgoBid platform on 20th and 21st Oct 2020 (10 am to 5 pm). The auction will be conducted by the RBI on 23rd Oct. Details of the 6.8% GOI Bond: …
Continue reading →Govt of India (GOI) has announced the sale (Re-issue) of 7.16% Government bonds maturing in 2050. Approximately Rs. 400 crores of these can be bid by retail investors via the NSEgoBid platform on 13th and 14th Oct 2020 (10 am to 5 pm). The auction will be conducted by the RBI on 16th Oct. Details…
Continue reading →Govt of India (GOI) has announced the sale (Re-issue) of 6.80% Government bonds maturing in 2060. Retail investors can participate in this sale via the NSEgoBid platform on 6th and 7th Oct 2020 (10 am to 5 pm). The auction will be conducted by the RBI on 9th Oct. Details of the 6.8% GOI Bond: …
Continue reading →Pension is an extremely important part of a personal retirement portfolio. Recent developments in the bond market have made it possible for a retail investor to buy long-term Government of India (GOI) bonds (different from RBI floating rate bond). It is time to ask if a GOI bond can be used for a pension and…
Continue reading →With effect from 01.04.2020, NRIs can invest in Government of India (GOI) Bonds without any ceiling limit in certain specific instruments. Here is how NRIs can invest in Government of India Bonds (aka G-secs or gilts).
Continue reading →The RBI 7.75% bonds (2018) have been replaced by RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 according to a Finance Ministry announcement. We look at its features and discuss who should buy it and when.
Continue reading →Several banks offer high-yielding perpetual bonds. In this article, we discuss the basics of a perpetual bond and what investors need to know before buying them.
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