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Franklin Templeton India re-entered the debt space with its ultra-short duration fund recently after it abruptly decided to shut down six schemes in March 2020. Rahul Goswami, CIO & MD, India Fixed Income tells FE that while the flows into the fixed income space has been muted, he expects things to improve. Excerpts:  What will

Unity Small Finance Bank, backed by BharatPe and Centrum Financial Services, will consider listing in two-three years, a senior official said. “According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, a bank must be in existence for five years (before listing). We are completing third year of operations, and I think we will actively explore this

Shares of some Tata Group companies, especially Tata Chemicals, gained on Monday as speculation over the listing of Tata Sons drove hopes of value unlocking for investors. Tata Chemicals, which holds a 3% stake in Tata Sons, was one of the biggest gainers as it rose over 9%. It could be the biggest beneficiary of

It’s an action-packed morning on D-street on October 22. Hyundai Motor India will be listed on the bourses on October 22. Also, investors will assess the first quarterly results of Bajaj Housing Finance after it is listed last month. That apart Waaree Energies IPO continues to garner investor interest. The Hyundai IPO concluded with the

With investors shifting their focus to China, the momentum of flows into India-focused offshore funds has taken a sharp hit this month. Besides, weak domestic earnings growth also led global investors to rethink their short-term fund deployment strategy. The average weekly inflows into these funds in October have been $138 million, less than half of

Foreign investors have been aggressively unwinding their total return swap ((TRS) positions, which are mostly unhedged, due to the volatility in global bond yields ahead of the US presidential elections, traders said. In addition, with the rupee breaching the crucial mark of 84/$, foreign investors have resorted to booking profits.  For a second week in

By Ajit Mishra The markets remained under pressure for the third consecutive week, losing nearly half a per cent as the corrective phase continued. While the benchmark indices initially showed signs of recovery, persistent selling by FIIs and a lacklustre start to the earnings season weighed on sentiment, turning the bias negative. A recovery in

By Anand James FIIs increased their Future Index Long positions by 0.65% on Friday, while reducing their Future Index Short positions by 2.02%. Despite being feeble, the rise in index future longs is noteworthy, as it is the first such increase, since 27th September. Meanwhile, there is no reason to go overboard on the prospects