Debt Funds

If you have a three-five-year horizon, you may invest in corporate bond funds and banking and PSU funds.

Investors should be ready for volatility in long-duration securities, say experts.

On Wednesday, 10-year government bond yields ended the day at 7.4 per cent, against Monday's closing of 7.1 per cent

I do not see yields climbing as much as some predict, says Brandt

On Wednesday, the yield of 10-year G-Sec was trading at 6.88 per cent

The firm handles two debt funds and an angel fund, and has assets under management of about Rs 1,500 crore

Nine schemes in the offing; visibility over returns key investor attraction

While the equity categories had a bumper year, the going was tough for debt fund managers

'Extraordinary scenario' say experts as both, short and long-duration funds give low returns

Since the start of the current financial year till July, banking and PSU debt funds have seen outflows of Rs 1,247.44 crore

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday extended the deadline till August 25 for submission of comments on the proposal to introduce swing pricing mechanism for open-ended mutual fund debt schemes

Going 100% into equity SIPs, or getting wholly into debt, will hurt in the long run, say experts

Go with a fund manager who negotiated the past 5 years without default or downgrade

Sebi proposed introducing swing pricing mechanism for open ended mutual fund debt schemes as part of efforts to ensure fairness in treatment of investors

Keep bulk of your portfolio in low-risk funds; chase returns in residual portion if you have the capacity

Some themes aggressively pursued by fund houses include environmental, social and governance (ESG), international funds, and other innovative ETFs in the equity, as well as debt segments

Select a debt fund whose average duration is lower than the investment horizon

Utilise alongside risk-o-meter to know current, potential risk

Fintech firm Capital Float on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 50 crore in debt for a period of three years from Triodos Microfinance Fund and Triodos Fair Share Fund

In this regard, a display table has been made mandatory from December 1, 2021