Net Yield 8.77%
SINGLE-PREMIUM insurance products are yet to hit the market. Very few plans are now on offer for investors. Bajaj Allianz Wealth Insurance is a singlepremium plan, which is a good investment among its peers due to its low-cost structure and high net yields. The plan is a type I insurance product having an exhaustive basket of funds for investment. However, based on past performance, the mid-cap fund is a lucrative investment considering that the fund generated a return of 193% in five years. The fund also offers loyalty additions on maturity. Being a singlepremium plan, the premium limit is a little on the higher side.
NHAI, PFC file prospectuses, coupon rate not yet decided MORE debt investment options have opened up for investors with AAA rated tax-free bonds worth over Rs 14,000 crore lined up. The National Highway Authority of India ( NHAI ) and Power Finance Corporation ( PFC ) are offering Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 4,033.13 crore worth of tax-free bonds, respectively, as per prospectuses filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Of a Rs 5,000 crore issue by PFC, Rs 966.87 crore has already been raised through private placement on September 28 and November 1. Tax-free bonds give investors tax-free return on any amount invested. In another kind of bonds, the long-term infrastructure bonds, investments up to Rs 20,000 are tax exempt, that is this cap amount can be deducted from the taxable income. Accordingly, the NHAI prospectus has clarified that only the amount of interest from -and not the actual investment on -its new bonds will be tax-free. "NHAI's publ...
