CREDIT RISK

Franklin Templeton e-voting: should you say yes or no?

Many unitholders are wondering whether they should say yes or no. Investors also want to know what will be the outcome in both the cases. T...

All you need to know about e-voting for winding up schemes of Franklin Templeton

The voting process for unitholders to decide the fate of the six debt schemes of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund will begin on December 26 a...

'Diversify portfolios across varying styles of fund management'

There have been many ups and downs and yet it has been a year of hope, learnings and increasing signs of maturity from investors.

9% returns in one year: Should you bet on floater funds?

Floater funds invest a minimum of 65% in floating rate bonds issued by corporates, central and state governments that offer variable intere...

Is it possible to redeem my investments in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund?

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After Franklin debacle, can we trust debt fund managers again?

Thousands of crores of investor money is stuck in Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund’s debt schemes. Investors are trapped in schemes from othe...

Liquid funds feel the pinch as short-term paper rates fall below reverse repo

Tight credit spreads making it difficult for asset managers to deploy money. The reverse repo rate, at which commercial banks park their ex...

Debt funds are likely to return less. What can you do?

The closest proxy to fixed deposits via debt funds would be high-credit-quality funds with low-interest-rate risk. This essentially means d...

Nervousness in the market shouldn’t be a problem for investors, says Mahendra Jajoo

Most investors are glued to the happenings in the stock market. However, the bond market is also going through a similar phase. There is a ...

Two more Franklin funds turn cash positive

The latest to repay all the loans are Franklin India Low Duration Fund (FILDF) and Franklin India Credit Risk Fund (FICRF) with 5% and 1% o...

Have credit risk funds turned riskier? Or it is an opportunity

Perceptions about credit risk funds may have taken a hit due to certain recent events, but they offer a good opportunity to the savvy inves...

ICICI Credit Risk Fund beats sector blues, logs 10.34% return

According to its latest factsheet, the scheme holds 81 securities and the average exposure to a security has fallen to 1.2%.

Credit risk funds are still relevant, says Mahendra Jajoo, CIO – debt, Mirae Asset

Many investors are having second thoughts about their investments in debt mutual funds. Most advisors are asking investors to stay away fro...

The market regulator Sebi has given the option of investing 15% extra in government bonds to certain debt mutual funds for the next three m...

Is it the end of the road for credit risk funds?

Credit risk funds are fighting for their survival these days. A series of defaults and all the talk of liquidity crisis in the money market...

Credit risk funds lose a fifth of their assets in just 3 days

Credit risk funds yielded significantly higher returns than normal debt funds.

Franklin fallout: Credit risk funds to face redemption pressure, say experts

Catching investors off guard, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund late on Thursday announced winding up of six debt schemes, citing redemption p...