Tag: Bonds, GILT, India, RBI, RDG, Retail
RBI Allows Individuals to Directly Invest in Government Bonds
Jul 13, 2021Like
The Reserve Bank of India opened a dedicated bond-buying window for retail investors. Individual savers can now buy and sell bonds through...
Perpetual Bonds
Jan 21, 2019Like
A perpetual bond is a bond without a maturity date. Also called Perps. The issuer has the option to buy back the bond after a specific...
Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities
Nov 25, 2018Like
One of the major drawbacks of fixed-income instruments like fixed deposits is that they fail to beat inflation. Moreover, interest on FDs...
What are Masala Bonds?
Oct 18, 2017Like
Masala bonds are debt instruments issued by Indian corporates in foreign markets but are denominated in Indian rupee. So in effect...
Duration of a Bond
May 22, 2017Like
Duration is a measure of the interest rate sensitivity of a bond. Bonds have two main risks associated with them: credit risk and interest...