The investment in Debt products has become tricky since the IL&FS crisis but the closure of six funds from Franklin has shaken the investors. The investors have largely considered Deb Mutual Funds as a safe investment that would return alpha (1% – 2% extra return) over the Bank Fixed Deposits but never bothered about the …
On 23rd April 2020 in a sudden move, Franklin (Franklin Templeton AMC) decided to wind up 6 debt mutual fund schemes because of the extreme redemption pressure and their inability to generate enough liquidity to fund the redemptions. The announcement came as a big shock as it was coming from Franklin which is regarded as …
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The need of the debt asset class in the investment life cycle of a person is important. Initially, when income and total net worth of an investor is less, the debt investment primarily happens through PF and PPF (debt cum retirement schemes). Overt time, the net worth of a person grows with more investible surplus …
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