ETFs see historic July according to State Street

ETFs see historic July according to State Street

It’s a July for the record books. State Street Global Advisors finds inflows into exchange-traded funds hit $127 billion. Not only was it the best July ever, but the firm’s head of SPDR Americas research notes it is also the second-largest monthly inflow ever. “Part of it is just the market,” Matt Bartolini told CNBC’s … Read more

Foreign banks seek leeway on LEF rules for Nostro accounts

Foreign banks seek leeway on LEF rules for Nostro accounts

At a time when overseas capital flows have been firm, foreign lenders have requested the banking regulator for flexibility in compliance with the central bank’s Large Exposures Framework (LEF), particularly in handling certain types of accounts that facilitate global transactions. Banks have requested the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider excluding Nostro accounts from … Read more

g-sec: India-US g-sec yield gap at all-time low, yet there’s no stopping inflows

g-sec: India-US g-sec yield gap at all-time low, yet there’s no stopping inflows

Mumbai: The interest rate differential between domestic and US sovereign bonds has shrunk to its lowest levels in at least 17 years, an occurrence that textbook theory says should drive foreign capital out of India. Overseas investors, however, are in no mood to shun the world’s fastest-growing major economy. If anything, an improvement in India’s … Read more