Treasury bills or T-bills, are money market instruments issued by the Government of India. They are primarily short-term borrowing tools and are presently issued in three tenors, namely, 91 days, 182 days,s and 364 days. Funds collected through such tools are typically used to meet short-term requirements of the government and, hence, to reduce the…
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das in his Statement of development regulatory policy, announced, sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulations; and (iii) Payment Systems and Fintech. Key Fact Statement (KFS): In the recent past RBI has announced several measures to foster greater…
In the Statement of Development Regulatory Policy announced on Thursday, the Governor of RBI sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to Payment Systems and Fintech. Aadhaar Enabled Payment System: In 2023, more than 37 crore users undertook Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) transactions, which points to the important role played by AePS…
Corporate bonds are debt securities issued by private and public corporations. Companies issue corporate bonds to raise money for a variety of purposes, such as building a new plant, purchasing equipment, or growing the business. An investor who buys a corporate bond is effectively lending money to the company in return for a series of…
Fixed-income securities are investments where the cash flows are according to a predetermined amount of interest, paid on a fixed schedule. The following are the different types of fixed-income securities Getting the targeted amount at the exact time is a possibility of an investment in a fixed-income product. Fixed interest rate securities are those in…
STRIP is an acronym that is commonly used to denote ‘Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of securities’. This is a complex-sounding term however, in reality, the meaning is quite simple. STRIPS are the securities created by way of separating the cash flows associated with a regular G-Sec i.e. each semi-annual coupon payment and…
The Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA), is an association of Scheduled Commercial Banks, Public Financial Institutions, Primary Dealers, and Insurance Companies. It is a voluntary market body for the Fixed Income, Money, and Derivatives Markets, incorporated as a company under section 25 of the Companies Act 1956. Functions of FIMMDA:…
Market integration and price transmission, in the case of a large producing and consuming country like India; depend on the geographical dispersion or concentration of production. A shared online market platform for agriculture commodities: While consumers are spread throughout the country, the production and marketed surplus is less spread out, particularly for agricultural commodities. If…
Merchant bankers are called by different names across the world. In the USA they are called Investment bankers and in the UK they are called ‘accepting and issuing houses’. In India, National Grindlays Bank initiated merchant banking services in 1969. Then Citibank joined the financial service in 1970. The State Bank of India was the…
Market integration is defined as the unification of different markets into one, allowing for the free movement of goods and services. This process is facilitated by reducing barriers, such as tariffs or quotas, between countries. There are several types of market integration, including: Horizontal Integration: Horizontal integration happens when two or more companies having the…