Reserve Bank of India Update
21st June 2016
By now most will have been made aware of Dr Rajan’s announcement to end his term as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) effective as at September 4th 2016. As dedicated India Fixed Income investors, we at Rubrics Asset Management are naturally disappointed more
Negative territory
20th June 2016
Global bond markets are pricing in a catastrophe. Never before have global rates been this low. Not in the 1930s, not in 2008, not even during the European Banking crisis in 2011. But are things really as bad as this suggests? more
Thoughts on central bank coordination
25th May 2016
For those who saw, last month I questioned the decision making capabilities of global central banks. In fact I even went so far as to say they had lost the plot! Essentially this was in response to Janet Yellen’s complete volte-face on the issue of US rate hikes... more
March market view
4th March 2016
So far in 2016, talk of negative interest rates in the US and Japan has been the root cause of much of the markets’ concerns. Renewed central bank interest in the topic seems to have emanated from Stanley Fisher at the Davos forum in early January... more
India Remains on Credible Fiscal Consolidation Path
1st March 2016
In yesterday’s Annual Budget, Arun Jaitley (India’s Finance Minister), maintained the fiscal deficit target of 3.5%/GDP for the Fiscal Year 2017. Whilst it may well be a challenging target to meet, as the saying goes, ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’. That the government have... more
Fixed income specialist to rebrand bond fund range
29th February 2016
The Irish-domiciled bond fund range overseen by Shard Capital Partners is set to be rebranded as Rubrics Global UCITS Funds. According to a shareholder note seen by Citywire Selector, the directors of the bond fund range proposed the change as part of the... more
