advantages and disadvantages of the gilt edged securities
RBI
market of government securities
Gilt-edged securities are a high-grade investment with very low risk. Typically, these are issued by blue chip companies that dependably meet dividend or interest payments because they are well-established and financially stable .-jaizal
Gilt-edged Tanager was created in 1819.
Gilt-edge securities are those considered the safest investments. If they were stocks, they'd be called Blue Chips.
Government Invested Long Term Securities - Gilt
Government Invested Long Term Securities
'Gilts' or 'Gilt-Edged' is a colloquialism used in the United Kingdom to describe government securities issued in that country. South Africa and India use the same term in those countries for reasons of colonial legacy. Terms used in other countries include 'OAT's' in France, 'Bunds' in Germany and 'Treasuries' in the USA, all of these terms being subsets of the generic term 'Government Securities' for more see: www.davidandgoliathworld.com
A Gilt Fund is one that invests in Government Securities like Government of India Bonds, or US Treasury Bills etc
D. J. Ashton has written: 'Tax clienteles in the UK gilt-edged market'
B. C. Hilliard has written: 'Exchange flows and the gilt-edged security market'
These are Mutual Funds that invest exclusively in Government Securities like Government of India Bonds, RBI Bonds etc.Example:a. Birla Sun Life GILT Plus - Regular Planb. ICICI Prudential Gilt - Investment - PF Optionc. etc