26/03/2023
Regarding the new regulation passed on Indexation Benefit for Debt Funds
Some key take-outs
1) All current investments remain unaffected and one should not touch them and stay invested
2) New Breed of Hybrid Funds would emerge where Arbitrage Funds will play a key role to comply with the 35% equity rule. We may have International FOF in this structure going forward
3) New Investment should be taken in new Portfolio as Redemption will follow the First In First Out method and that can hurt your current portfolio
4) Over the long term, the gap between FD and Debt Funds will increase
So if debt funds produce .5% higher returns of the 65% and the 35% arbitrage funds returns is less by 1% of debt funds, the net effect would more or less keep the debt fund as attractive with Indexation Benefit
5) Avoid Target Maturity Funds for the time being
6) SIPs in Bond Funds etc may be stopped for sometime till one gets a clearer picture on restructured portfolios.