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CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index is a fixed income benchmark published by CRISIL Research, a division of CRISIL Limited (a subsidiary of S&P Global). It is designed to represent the performance of a blended portfolio of government securities and investment-grade corporate bonds with medium-to-long duration profiles, reflecting the mandate of composite or dynamic bond mutual fund schemes in India. The index is used by asset management companies (AMCs) to benchmark debt mutual fund schemes that do not confine themselves to a single maturity segment.

CRISIL Liquid Fund Index

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The CRISIL Liquid Fund Index is a money market benchmark published by CRISIL Research (a division of CRISIL Limited, majority-owned by S&P Global) that represents the return profile of a portfolio of investment-grade money market instruments with residual maturities up to 91 days. As the standard performance benchmark for liquid mutual fund schemes in India, it is the reference index for the single largest category of debt mutual fund by assets under management, tracking instruments that are the closest domestic equivalent to cash.

CRISIL Short-Term Bond Fund Index

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The CRISIL Short-Term Bond Fund Index is a fixed income benchmark published by CRISIL Research (a division of CRISIL Limited, majority-owned by S&P Global) that represents the performance of a blended portfolio of government securities and investment-grade corporate bonds with residual maturities broadly in the 1-3 year range. It serves as the standard benchmark for SEBI-categorised short-duration debt mutual fund schemes, which are required to maintain a Macaulay duration of 1-3 years.

CRISIL Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund Index

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The CRISIL Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund Index is a fixed income benchmark published by CRISIL Research (a division of CRISIL Limited, majority-owned by S&P Global) designed to represent the performance of an investment portfolio with a Macaulay duration of 3-6 months – the precise range mandated by SEBI for the ultra short duration debt mutual fund category. The index bridges the gap between the very short-dated CRISIL Liquid Fund Index (maturity up to 91 days) and the CRISIL Short-Term Bond Fund Index (Macaulay duration 1-3 years).

NIFTY 10-Year G-Sec Index

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The NIFTY 10-Year G-Sec Index is a fixed income benchmark published by NSE Indices Limited that tracks the total return performance of the on-the-run 10-year benchmark Government of India (GoI) security. The on-the-run benchmark is the most recently issued 10-year central government bond, which trades with the highest liquidity among all GoI securities. The index represents the pure sovereign credit risk-free segment of the Indian fixed income market and is used as the benchmark for gilt mutual fund schemes, long-duration debt funds, and other investment products with exposure to the long end of the Indian yield curve.

NIFTY 5-Year G-Sec Index

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The NIFTY 5-Year G-Sec Index is a fixed income benchmark published by NSE Indices Limited that tracks the total return performance of the on-the-run 5-year benchmark Government of India (GoI) security. The 5-year G-sec represents the middle segment of the Indian sovereign yield curve, sitting between shorter-dated money market instruments and long-dated gilt bonds. The index is used as a benchmark for medium-duration gilt mutual fund schemes and as the reference for 5-year target maturity fixed maturity plan (FMP) products in India.

Blostem Fintech

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Blostem Fintech is a financial technology company affiliated with the Zerodha ecosystem that operates a digital platform for the distribution of fixed deposits (FDs) from banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). The platform enables retail investors to browse, compare, and invest in FD products from multiple issuers through a single online interface, without the need to visit a bank branch or complete separate documentation for each issuer.

Blostem operates in the growing segment of digital fixed-income distribution, which has seen increased interest from Indian retail investors seeking higher-yielding alternatives to standard bank savings accounts and from NBFCs seeking to raise retail liability funding without the overhead of a physical branch network.