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Debt Mutual Funds in India
Quantum Liquid Fund
The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to provide optimal returns with low to moderate levels of risk and high liquidity through judicious investments in money market and debt instruments.
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Quantum Dynamic Bond Fund
To generate income and capital appreciation through active management of portfolio consisting of short and long term debt and money market instruments.
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Debt Monthly View for November 2024
Posted On Wednesday, Dec 04, 2024
In November the debt market was largely influenced by the US elections, which introduced considerable macroeconomic uncertainties.
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Debt Monthly View for October 2024
Posted On Wednesday, Nov 06, 2024
Indian bond yields moved up in October following sharp rise in the US treasury yields and spike in domestic CPI Inflation.
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Debt Monthly View for September 2024
Posted On Friday, Oct 04, 2024
In September, the standout event was the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) initiating an easing cycle with a significant 50 basis points (bps) rate cut.
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Understanding AMC: The Asset Management Company to Mutual Funds
In the world of mutual funds, the term "AMC" might appear frequently. AMC stands for Asset Management Company, and it manages the operation and management of mutual funds.
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Transform Your Portfolio with India's Bond Market Opportunities
India’s bond market is growing. Particularly with the nation’s slated inclusion in the JPMorgan widely tracked Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM), June 2024 onwards.
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Yield Curve Inversion Ahead
Indian money markets have tightened meaningfully over the last one and a half month.
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No ‘Rate Hike’ as a Positive Surprise – What lies ahead
At the first RBI’s bi-monthly monetary policy committee (MPC)
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Past, Present, and Future of Inflation
Inflation has been one of the biggest challenges in the post-pandemic world.
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The Last Hike - View on the RBI Policy by Pankaj Pathak
The policy was broadly in line with the market expectations though we were expecting a pause in the rate hiking cycle this time.
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Positioning for Disinflation
We are well past the peak inflation of 2022. Yet, inflation continues to be the focal point of all the policy discussions and investment thesis in 2023.
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Fixed Income - Year End Wrap Up & Outlook 2023
2022 started with a hope of normalcy after two back-to-back years of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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View on RBI Monetary Policy with Pankaj Pathak
The Repo rate hike of 35 basis points was broadly in line with the market expectation.
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Debt monthly view for August 2022
Indian bond yields have been falling (bond prices rising) since mid-June 2022...
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Debt monthly view for July 2022
After 8 months of relentless rise, bond yields came down in July owing to a sharp fall in the global commodities prices and the US treasury yields.
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Debt monthly view for June 2022
June 2022 was a month of two halves. The first half of the month was dominated by an ‘inflation’ narrative.
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Debt monthly view for May 2022
The MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) of the RBI raised the policy repo rate by 50 basis points from 4.40% to 4.90%.
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Debt Fund vs Fixed Deposits
To grow your wealth and financially secure your future, it is crucial to have in-depth knowledge about investment options before making your investment decisions.
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Inevitable Pivot: Resetting Market Expectations
After 3 years of growth supportive monetary policy regime, the RBI has pivoted to manage inflation.
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Debt monthly view for March 2022
After 3 years of growth supportive monetary policy regime, the RBI has pivoted to manage inflation.
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Geopolitics, Oil and the Bond Market
The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has become the centerpiece of all the economic and market discussions around the world.
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Debt monthly view for February 2022
Bond market has been on a roller coaster ride in 2022 so far.
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Debt monthly view for December 2021
The Indian Bond Markets have been mollycoddled over the last three years by the incredible actions of the Central Bank.
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Everything you need to know about Liquid Funds
Have you ever been in a situation where you need cash in an emergency?
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Ensure Liquidity With Liquid Mutual Funds
Have you heard the famous quote by John C Bogle?
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The Debt Funds India
Try and google “debt funds India” and see for yourself what is in store.
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Debt monthly view for November 2021
After two successive months of hardening, bond yields cooled off in November.
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Achieve Your Short-Term Goals With Mutual Funds
We have all seen a bad time in the past year due to the dreaded pandemic.
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A Better Way To Park Your Emergency Fund
This pandemic has been a wake-up call for all of us and has stressed the importance of having a sound financial backup plan.
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Debt monthly view for August 2021
August was a positive month for the bond market. Bonds yields came down across the maturity curve.
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Investing In The ‘New Normal’
There has been a lot of debate about the dramatic re-emergence of inflation and its impact on monetary policy.
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Debt monthly view for July 2021
July was a mixed month for the bond market. The old 10-year benchmark bond sold off by about 18 basis points to end
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Inflection Point
Investopedia defines an inflection point as a significant change in the progress of an economy, markets, industry and can be considered a turning point after which a dramatic change, positive or negative is expected.
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The Inflation Tantrum
Inflation is a phenomenon that scares governments and policymakers across oceans.
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The Critical Dilemma
Over the last decade, central banks have become a major participant in financial markets.
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Fiscal Escalation: Spend, Borrow and Print
An American Investment Manager Warren Mosler, in 1970s
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An Early Diwali for Bond Markets
Governor Das’s policy announcements in support of the bond markets in March 2020 were termed as a bazooka.
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The Das PUT Bond's Market Bet on the RBI
In the world of high finance, the term 'Greenspan PUT' has deep significance.
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Debt monthly view for June 2021
The calm in the bond market broke by a sudden jump in inflation last month.
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Debt monthly view for May 2021
Bond yields remained in a narrow range throughout the month.
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Debt monthly view for April 2021
Bond yields came down in April. The 10-year Gsec yield fell by 15 basis points (100 basis points = 1%) in the month from 6.18% on March 31, 2021, to 6.03% on April 30, 2021.
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Debt monthly view for March 2021
The first quarter of 2021 was dominated by rising bond yields across major economies.
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Debt monthly view for January 2021
Year 2021, so far, has been negative for the bond markets.
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The Great Normalization
Despite the subdued celebration in welcoming the New Year, we have now passed the tumultuous 2020 and entered in 2021 with lots of hope and excitement.
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Debt monthly view for November 2020
Bond market carried its positive momentum in November.
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Debt Monthly Outlook
October was another positive month for the Indian bonds. Bond yields across the curve came down by 10-20 basis points.
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Is Your 'Safe' Money in Debt Funds? Read this...
In this special Q&A session with our Fund Manager Pankaj Pathak, we asked him 5 most commonly asked questions by our investors.
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Debt monthly view for May 2020
With the start of May, the focus shifted from fighting the virus at any cost to taking stock of the resulting economic damage.
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Debt monthly view for January 2020
With the two big events, Budget and the monetary policy outcome
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Debt monthly view for April 2020
It has been a tale of two cities in the Indian bond market.
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Debt monthly view for March 2020
As the cases of COVID-19 (popularly known as Coronavirus) continue to increase at a dramatic pace
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RBI announcement - from ‘Bazooka’ to ‘Ahimsa-ic’
In his press conference announcing yet another unscheduled monetary policy announcement
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5 Things Quantum Liquid Fund does to ensure safety first
Corporate debt markets have been under stress since the IL&FS default.
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Don't Worry, Quantum Liquid Fund always aims for Safety and Liquidity
Investors of Quantum Mutual Fund and regular readers of Quantum's newsletters would be aware of our constant communication and recommendation over the last 18 months on avoiding risks in your fixed income investing.
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Bond Market Update & its impact on Fixed Income Funds
Debt fund investors are once again alarmed by the shakeout in the corporate bond market particularly in the wake of recent incidents in the banking and telecom sectors.
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Is your debt fund investment safe?
Debt fund investors are once again alarmed by the shakeout in the credit market particularly in the wake of recent incidents in the banking and telecom sectors.
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Debt Outlook for 2020
Despite few hiccups and an increased level of volatility, 2019 turned out to be an incredible year for the bond market.
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Quantum View : Repo Rate Below 6%; first time since 2010
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India delivered its third consecutive 25 bps
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Quantum View: RBI Cuts; Repo Rate Back to 6%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) delivered its first consecutive rate cut since it was formed...
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Quantum View: RBI Cuts; Back to Neutral
The six member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) voted 4-2 to cut the Repo Rate by 25 bps to 6.25%
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RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 25 bps
As was widely expected, the RBI cut the Repo rate by 25 bps to 6%. The 5-1 voting in favor of a rate cut also suggests that the decision was almost unanimous.
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Why does Quantum Liquid Mutual Fund underperform its Benchmark?
Recently we received a query from an investor of ours asking why the Quantum Liquid Fund's returns have been lower than the benchmark and our peers...
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Pankaj Pathak
Fixed Income (2013)
Over 11 years of work experience in Fixed income investments and research.
Joined Quantum Asset Management Company Private Limited in 2013. Prior to Quantum, he was associated with Bank of Maharashtra.
Manages – Quantum Liquid Fund, Quantum Dynamic Bond Fund & Quantum Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Holds a Post Graduate Diploma (Banking & Finance) from National Institute of Bank Management & is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) (CFA Institute USA)
