Dovish MPC opts for status quo
While the Reserve Bank of India kept policy rates and its accommodative stance unchanged, additional monetary measures have been brought in to fight the second wave of Covid-19.
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RBI pushes growth, focusses on liquidity management
At its first monetary policy review for 2021, the central bank kept key rates unchanged, while announcing several measures to manage liquidity.
MFs shouldn’t behave like banks: SEBI chairman
Ajay Tyagi, chairman of the markets regulator, says mutual funds must remember there is a difference between ‘investing’ and ‘lending’; hints at a slew of reforms for the debt market.
When fear overtakes greed
Franklin Templeton India has closed six yield-oriented schemes—which accounted for 63.4% of its total debt-oriented funds’ average AUM. It links the closure to Covid-19-related market dislocations.
The pros of raising the FPI limit on debt securities
Enhanced foreign investment limits in debt securities will be a boon for India, more so in the near term, as Covid-19 combating measures will drain government resources.
