Most people think of bonds as being appropriate for those who need regular current income without a huge amount of risk. Yet some bonds are structured specifically not to pay income currently. The ...

If you’re looking for an investment that offers predictable long-term returns, you may have come across zero-coupon bonds. But what is a zero coupon bond, and how does it work? Unlike traditional ...

Bonds are often part of many long-term investors’ portfolios because of their ability to add diversification, potentially minimize risk and bring in income. While there are many different types of ...

Last week we pointed to the near-total wipeout taken by zero-coupon Austrian century bond holders. Alphaville commenters were ...

The issuance on August 21, 2019 of a thirty-one year zero coupon bond at a negative yield was for me like finding the Higgs boson (aka the “God Particle”) was for a particle physicist in 2012. While ...

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Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here. Indian insurers have asked the government to issue new ...

As a bond provides a contractual right to a series of future payments received at specified points of time, the price for a bond is simply the present discounted value of the future cash flows. The ...

IRFC raised Rs 2,981 crore through its first Zero-Coupon Bond issue at a 6.79% yield, backed by strong investor demand for ...

IRFC successfully issues maiden zero-coupon bond worth ₹2,981 crore, marking a significant step in its financing strategy and ...