Corporate Bond

Markets

SEBI, RBI working to launch derivatives on corporate bond indices: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey announced that SEBI and RBI are collaborating to launch derivatives on corporate bond indices to enhance the debt market.

2 min read8 Jun 2026
Markets

Vadodara eyes India’s first public blue municipal bond issue, plans ₹200 crore fundraising

Gujarat’s Vadodara Municipal Corporation aims to raise up to ₹200 crore through a public blue bond issue for water-management projects, potentially becoming the first issuer to bring the sustainable-finance instrument to the Indian market.

3 min read2 Jun 2026
Money

Why retail investors chasing higher returns in bonds are running into hidden risks

As falling fixed deposit rates push Indian savers toward corporate bonds and online debt platforms, many retail investors are underestimating the credit, liquidity and product risks behind high yields.

7 min read27 May 2026
Markets

Sebi explores tokenized corporate bonds pilot to deepen India’s debt markets

The regulator is eyeing faster settlement, better transparency and improved liquidity as it tests blockchain-based bond tokenization.

2 min read26 May 2026
Markets

Bond blues: Rising yields, market shifts derail corporate debt funding in FY26

For corporate bond funding, market participants expect a subdued outlook for FY27.

3 min read22 Apr 2026
Markets

Banks' NPAs hold steady despite war shake-up, shows Crisil stress test

The US-Iran war, which started on 28 February 2026, has hit global supply chains, especially in energy, leading to a cascade effect across the economy, putting pressure on inflation as well as growth.

2 min read17 Apr 2026
Markets

Eerie March for bond bazaar as war shakes top issuers

War flares, oil boils, and bond markets take fright. As investors demand more for corporate bonds, issuers such as Nabard and REC are reviewing or deferring their borrowing plans, in a month that usually sees a flurry of bond sales

4 min read13 Mar 2026
Money

Beyond FDs: How to build a diversified fixed-income portfolio

At the Mint Money festival on Saturday, Vineet Agrawal, co-founder of Jiraaf, explained how fixed-income instruments fit into modern portfolios.

5 min read16 Feb 2026
Markets

Alphabet 100-year bond: Why did Google's parent issue a rare century bond?

Google 100-year bond: Alphabet Inc. has issued a rare 100-year bond with a 6.125% yield to fund its AI initiatives, raising questions about its long-term viability

3 min read14 Feb 2026
Markets

Stage set for total return swaps as RBI floats new credit derivatives framework

Treasury officials said the introduction of TRS could mark a shift in how investors access corporate credit, allowing them to take short-term or directional views on bond yields and prices without deploying large balance-sheet capital.

3 min read6 Feb 2026