RETAIL INVESTORS PARTICIPATION IN INDIAN CORPORATE BOND MARKET: A CRITICAL STUDY

Title

RETAIL INVESTORS PARTICIPATION IN INDIAN CORPORATE BOND MARKET: A CRITICAL STUDY

Creator

Pandey N.N.

Description

A developed and vibrant corporate bond market provides an important means of financial resources to corporate, in addition to bank financing. It brings transparency and prudence into financial system and helps in minimizing risks in financial system through diversification. The main objective of this study is to find out the various issues and hurdles faced by retail investors and come out with appropriate suggestions in this regard. A modest attempt has also been made to understand the present status of the Indian corporate bond market in reference to retail investors participation. The study reveals that, in spite of sincere efforts of policymakers, the participation of retail investors in Indian corporate bond market are negligible. It has also been observed that the important issues of retail investors are related to safety of principal, returns, liquidity and tax benefits. It is expected that the suggestions made in this paper, if implemented, will definitely helpful in attracting retail investors to Indian corporate bond market. 2024 Published by Faculty of Engineering.

Source

Proceedings on Engineering Sciences, Vol-6, No. 3, pp. 941-950.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac

Subject

Corporate bond; Government securities; Liquidity; Market makers tax incentives; Retail investors

Coverage

Pandey N.N., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Delhi NCR Campus, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 26202832

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.24874/PES06.03.006

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