Sebi orders four online bond platforms to cease operations

Sebi orders four online bond platforms to cease operations

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has directed four online bond platform providers to cease and desist from offering securities for public subscription and from being offered for sale on their platforms after it found them operating without registering with stock exchanges. These entities include AI Growth and Texterity – owner and … Read more

BJP alliance with TDP, JD(U) a ‘Fevicol-like’ bond: Rajiv Ranjan Singh

BJP alliance with TDP, JD(U) a ‘Fevicol-like’ bond: Rajiv Ranjan Singh

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Janata Dal (United) leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh on July 26 said the ruling BJP’s alliance with JD(U) and TDP was held together … Read more

U.S., India share unique bond of friendship: White House

U.S., India share unique bond of friendship: White House

U.S. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters As the world’s two oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India share a unique bond of friendship and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit will … Read more

The baby-father ‘cradle bond’ of the Muria tribe

The baby-father ‘cradle bond’ of the Muria tribe

A baby sleeps in a bamboo cradle woven by his father at Chukkalapadu settlement of the Muria tribe in Alluri Sitarama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Chukkalapadu (ASR district) Kovvasi Chukkayya, 40, a Muria tribal farmer, in the Chukkalapadu settlement of Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh, holds two baskets … Read more

Foreigners flocking to India bonds make splash across market

Foreigners flocking to India bonds make splash across market

Cash pouring into India from its watershed inclusion into key global bond indexes is already reshaping markets in a country long keen to insulate itself from hot money flows. Foreign investors have pumped roughly 780 billion rupees ($9.4 billion) into eligible sovereign bonds since JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s landmark announcement in September and are beginning … Read more

BJP seeks probe into ‘TDR bond scandal’ in Kakinada

BJP seeks probe into ‘TDR bond scandal’ in Kakinada

BJP district president Chilukuri Ramakrishna (second from right) and other leaders at a press conference in Kakinada city on Sunday. BJP Kakinada district president Chilukuri Ramakrishna on Sunday demanded a probe into the alleged scandal surrounding the release of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) bonds, worth ₹500 crore, by the Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) to secure … Read more

This is the right time to invest in G-Secs, says Abhijit Roy of GoldenPi

This is the right time to invest in G-Secs, says Abhijit Roy of GoldenPi

With the inclusion of India’s government securities (G-Secs) in the global bond index, there could be a huge inflow of FPI money, says Abhijit Roy, CEO of GoldenPi. In an interview with Navneet Dubey of BT Money Today, Roy delves into the intricacies of G-Secs, emphasising why they now present an opportune moment for investors to consider … Read more

Gold bond shines with 128% tax-free return in 8 years but a jeweller wins hands down

Gold bond shines with 128% tax-free return in 8 years but a jeweller wins hands down

The first batch of Sovereign Gold Bond investors, who had made the right decision eight years ago, are elated as the safe haven has ended up delivering a solid tax-free return of 128% besides an annual 2.5% interest. But equity bulls betting on a gold jeweller, with over 844 branches at last count, have managed … Read more

A gush of state bonds may upend market dynamics

A gush of state bonds may upend market dynamics

Mumbai: Even as the sword of large-scale open market bond sales by the Reserve Bank of India hangs over the debt market, state governments in the poll season have upset bond traders’ demand-supply calculations by overshooting their stated borrowing plans. So far in October, state government bond issuances have outstripped their indicative calendar by 24%, … Read more