ARBITRAGE SCHEMES – SILVER LINING TO THE OTHERWISE GLOOMY DEBT & EQUITY MARKETS
Arbitrage schemes were one of my favourite asset classes since their inception in the year 2004. This asset class had performed consistently with almost near 100% dividend track record on month on month or q on q basis. As this asset class thrives on Bull market runs with some volatility, I started recommending the same [...]
VARIOUS ASSET CLASSES & SCHEMES
So far market participants were not taking any interest rate or duration calls as the interest rate bias was upwards. Since May 2010, RBI has intervened time & again in practically all the Policy Reviews by increasing benchmark rates and narrowing the corridor between REPO & Reverse REPO rates. However, after the last Policy Review [...]
REASONS FOR BENCHMARK GOING UP
Kindly refer to my various blog notes on why invest in long term G-Sec schemes. I have spoken about the same since the eve of the July Credit Policy. Also, as was foreseen by most market participants and reiterated by RBI, that containing inflation is going to be a bigger priority than pushing for growth, [...]
ANALYSING OUR OWN RECOMMENDATION OF KOTAK BOND SHORT TERM
I had written of a defensive strategy of earning 100-125 bps higher than liquid plus through investment in the scheme called KOTAK BOND SHORT TERM. This note was published on my blog on January 05’2010. Hence, it has already completed more than 3 months for me to analyse whether what was promised as a theme [...]
KOTAK BOND SHORT TERM : AN ALTERNATE TO EARN LIQUID PLUS + RETURNS WITH 6 MONTHS HORIZON
I had given an investment call in AIG Short Term Plan with higher accrual and higher duration of approx. 2.3 years with at least six month investment horizon. The said strategy will work well for reasons mentioned in that note. However, for those who still wish to play conservative & defensive strategy (without taking duration [...]