Finance Minister underscores the need to boost the flow of capital in the financial system
Feb 01, 2020 04:44 PM | Source: capitalmarket.com
To achieve the aspirational growth rate, the Finance Minister underscored the need to boost the flow of capital in the financial system, through the following measures, taken in consultation with RBI:
FPI limits in corporate bonds are proposed to be increased to 15 per cent of outstanding stocks from the current 9 per cent
· Specified categories of Government securities would be opened fully for non-resident investors, along with domestic investors as well
· New Debt-based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) consisting primarily of Government Securities to be floated. This is on the back of the massive success of the previous version. Further, it is expected to give retail investors access to Government securities, attractive investment option to Pension Funds and long-term investors
· A new legislation is proposed for laying down mechanisms for netting of financial contracts; this is to improve investor confidence and further expand the scope of Credit Default Swaps.
A new mechanism would be devised to further support the Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme floated by the Government, post the Union Budget 2019-20, to address the liquidity crisis of NBFCs. The Government will offer support by guaranteeing securities so floated.