Investment

• 04 Dec

  RBI Continues With Dovish Accommodative Stance, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

  As widely expected, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the key policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at 4.0%, and the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35%. However, the MPC continued with their dovish undertone of maintaining an accommodative stance through next fiscal year—to support growth on a durable basis. Source: Bloomberg … Continue reading RBI Continues With Dovish Accommodative Stance, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

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• 09 Oct

  RBI Announces Various Liquidity & Credit Measures, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

  As expected, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep the key policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at 4.0%, and the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35%. All MPC members (including the newly inducted 3 external members) unanimously voted for the decision. The MPC also mentioned that it will continue with the ‘accommodative’ stance … Continue reading RBI Announces Various Liquidity & Credit Measures, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

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• 06 Aug

  RBI Window Open For Further Monetary Easing, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

  RBI Repo Rate Vs 10 year yield As expected, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep the key policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at 4.0%, and the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35%. All MPC members unanimously voted for the decision, while continuing with the ‘accommodative’ stance. Source: Bloomberg Headline consumer inflation has … Continue reading RBI Window Open For Further Monetary Easing, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

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• 27 Mar

  Government Announces Rs. 1.7 Lakh Crore Aid Package

  RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) preponed its early April policy meeting and announced a bold and large monetary stimulus package on 27 March 2020, in light of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy. RBI Repo Rate Vs 10 year yield Source: Bloomberg Here are the key highlights of mid-term RBI policy review: … Continue reading Government Announces Rs. 1.7 Lakh Crore Aid Package

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• 24 Mar

  Anxious About Your Investments During Current Volatile Market?

  As market volatility continues from increasing Coronavirus cases worldwide, here is what Sampath Reddy, Chief Investment Officer, Bajaj Life Insurance, has to say: With the epicenter of Coronavirus having shifted from China to the rest of the world, we have been witnessing continued risk off sentiment across the globe. Indian markets, in line with its … Continue reading Anxious About Your Investments During Current Volatile Market?

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• 12 Mar

  Five charts that provide some comfort amidst market volatility

  1. Equities have become relatively more attractive as indicated by bond yield (minus) equity earnings yield valuation indicator India Bond Yield Minus Equity Earnings Yield Vs Market Return Trend Source: Bloomberg, Jefferies. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. • Equity earnings yield is inverse of the Nifty P/E ratio—and indicates what equities … Continue reading Five charts that provide some comfort amidst market volatility

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• 06 Feb

  RBI Announces Measures For Greater Monetary Transmission, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

  By Sampath Reddy, Chief Investment Officer, Bajaj Life Insurance As expected, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep the key policy rate (repo rate) unchanged at 5.15%. All MPC members unanimously voted for the decision, while continuing with the ‘accommodative’ stance. RBI Repo Rate Vs 10 year yield Source: Bloomberg The RBI has … Continue reading RBI Announces Measures For Greater Monetary Transmission, Policy Rates Remain Unchanged

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• 04 Oct

  RBI Bi-monthly Policy, October 2019 – Comments by Chief Investment Officer

  The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to cut the policy repo rate by 25 bps, with all MPC members unanimously voting for a rate cut (5 members for 25 bps cut and 1 member for 40 bps cut). The MPC decided to continue with an ‘accommodative’ stance as long as it is necessary to revive growth, while ensuring that the inflation remains within the target. We believe that this is a dovish rate cut, with the possibility to reduce the rates further if needed. Even though some small sections of the market was expecting 40 bps rate cut, a 25bps rate cut along with dovish approach is positive for the market.

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• 20 Sep

  CIO Comments – Govt. provides large fiscal stimulus to help aid economic slowdown

  The government announced a large fiscal stimulus by slashing corporate tax rates for domestic and new manufacturing companies, in a bid to deal with the current economic slowdown and help pump-prime the economy and promote investment. For domestic company, the corporate tax rate has been reduced to 22% (plus surcharge, effective tax rate 25.17%), from … Continue reading CIO Comments – Govt. provides large fiscal stimulus to help aid economic slowdown

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• 29 Aug

  Five strategies to deal with market volatility

  The Indian markets have seen some volatility and correction lately. Although the correction in the headline Nifty 50 index has been moderate, the broader markets (mid/small-cap stocks & indices) have witnessed a much deeper correction, from their highs–touched in the beginning of 2018. Here we look at some strategies that ULIP investors can use in … Continue reading Five strategies to deal with market volatility

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