SBI Mutual Funds, India's Biggest, Goes Long Cash Amid Rates Volatility
The turmoil in bonds that's recently roiled asset classes worldwide has prompted India's biggest fund manager to hold more cash. SBI Funds Management is deploying funds in the overnight repo markets, Rajeev Radhakrishnan, head of fixed income, said in an interview earlier this week. The $63 billion asset manager has also been reducing duration in its debt funds.
The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the central bank won't raise interest rates until the U.S. economy shows tangible evidence it has fully healed from Covid-19.
Some money managers turned wary of taking big positions in fixed-income in recent weeks, amid speculation that vaccine progress could add to inflationary pressure. In India's case, higher oil prices are a particular risk given the country relies heavily on imports. A record government borrowing program has also pushed up yields.
"In such a volatile situation, we'll continue with this strategy and take our time to redeploy the cash," Mr Radhakrishnan said.
The shift was already underway earlier this year. The latest factsheet shows that SBI's Dynamic Bond Fund's cash holding rose to 32.5 per cent as of the end of January, compared with 8.4 per cent at the end of June.
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