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Invest Correctly
Investing in Debt through Mutual Funds
In the first of this four part education series on debt funds,
Team ICICI Prudential MF
discusses the basics of investing in debt through mutual funds
Types of Debt Mutual Funds
The second of this four part education series on debt funds,
Team ICICI Prudential MF
discusses the types of debt funds
Important Aspects of Debt Mutual Funds
In the third of this four part education series on debt funds,
Team ICICI Prudential MF
discusses important aspects of debt funds
Points to remember before you invest in Debt Funds
In the fourth of this four part education series on debt funds,
Team ICICI Prudential MF
shares important points to remember before investing in debt funds
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Business Perspectives
Compelling proposition for EVERY middle class saver
With the launch of ICICI Prudential’s Medical Advantage Facility linked to their Savings Fund, I believe a new paradigm has opened in the way our industry seeks to connect with every middle class family.
A great new product to tap idle savings
What
Raghav
and his team have done goes far beyond just branding and packaging of a contingency fund – the Medical Advantage Feature linked to the ICICI Prudential Savings Fund offers a host of conveniences you need when medical emergencies strike: cashless fa...
This “agni-pariksha” should strengthen your conviction, not weaken it
Raghav Iyengar
looks back at newsflow and events that thrust corporate bond funds into centre stage over the last couple of months, and consequent reactions from advisors, distributors and some investors. The product category he says, has gone through its bigg...
Simple idea to gather stable assets
There is a simple proposition which I believe can become a significant business opportunity for AMCs and distributors. Think Debt is all about new paradigms for debt funds – no better place than this for me to table the idea.
Lets focus more on smart solutions than only tactical solutions
The pie for smart solutions is substantially larger than that for tactical solutions in the retail debt space, says
Raghav Iyengar, ICICI Prudential MF
. Clarity in product positioning and effective communication is the first step in this direction, and Raghav ...
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Advisor Perspectives
Sensible solution for risk averse retired investors
Advisors would like retired investors to move out of bank deposits and into a range of hybrid funds with SWPs set up for regular cash flow.
Abhenav Khettry
believes that though this makes logical sense, risk averse retired investors may find market volatility ...
The man who created the debt fund market in Eastern UP
Over the last 12 years,
Ashok Thukral
has built a MF AuM of over Rs.300 crores, of which Rs.200 crores is in debt funds. This is not institutional money – its savings of over 2000 HNI and retail investors in Varanasi and Bhadohi.
Practical 5 step top-down approach in selecting debt funds
Milestone Financial’s Harmik Singh Sachdeva discusses his firm’s approach towards debt funds, their 5 step top-down process for selecting debt funds and how they position debt funds within client portfolios
Words of wisdom from a duration call champion
Mr.Bond
shares with us a succinctly written beginners guide for advisors who wish to understand how to take duration calls for clients who do have the appetite for such products. Starting from the basics of what drives bond markets, Mr.Bond then shares facts a...
Don't enter these funds unless you know when to exit
Mr. Bond
is shaking his head with disbelief. Yet another round of bond market volatility, yet another round of retail investors feeling uncomfortable in duration funds that they bought into in the quest of double digit returns, and yet again calls to add durat...
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Fund Manager Perspective
Global debt markets wrap-up - March 2016
Get a quick update on global bond market movements and drivers with our monthly wrap up
Global Bond Market Perspectives
Get a comprehensive monthly wrap-up of global bond markets with WF’s “Global Bond Market Perspectives”
What’s happening in the debt markets and why?
RBI cuts rates by 125 bps over a year – but bond yields are actually hardening instead of heading down as everyone thought they should. What’s happening in the debt market and why?
How shaky is the credit situation?
Rahul Bhuskute
believes the recent credit event in an auto ancillary company is not symptomatic of broader credit concerns in the economy. Credit ratio (ratio of upgrades to downgrades) is improving sharply, which is a strong sign of an improving credit enviro...
Duration funds: stay invested, exit or add?
The bond market rally has hit a speed breaker, with RBI’s note of caution on monsoon worries. Is this just a speed breaker in a longer rally or is it something that can break the rally? What should you do with client investments in duration funds?
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