Mumbai: Pension funds, driven by the National Pension System (NPS), continue to deploy money in sovereign debt, with the sector’s ownership of government bonds climbing to a record 4.4%, or ₹4.67 lakh crore, in the last quarter of 2023, up from 3.91%, or ₹3.66 lakh crore, a year ago, as per latest Reserve Bank of … Read more
Mumbai: Regular income, long-term cash flow visibility and better risk-adjusted returns have led to fund managers investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). These products, considered by fund managers as a separate asset class, deliver returns between equity and fixed income. As per data from Accord Fintech and the ET … Read more
Mumbai: Gold should remain a key component of investor portfolios in 2024 to help mitigate the volatility expected in equities and fixed income amid crucial local and global events, said experts. While an easing interest rate environment is seen propping up prices of the yellow metal, double-digit returns like those in 2022 and 2023 are … Read more
