Credit opportunities funds that address this segment may witness renewed interest. Should you explore this route?Credit opportunities funds essentially play on the credit ladder and don’t depend on interest rate movements to earn returns, unlike traditional bond funds. 80,000 crore.IDFC Mutual Fund has just announced a new offering in this space—the IDFC Credit Opportunities Fund—which is open for subscription until 27 February. Suyash Choudhary, Head–Fixed Income, IDFC Asset Management, feels credit opportunities funds are slowly moving from being niche to mainstream. Pandya asserts credit opportunities funds are not everyone’s cup of tea.

Source: Economic Times February 20, 2017 00:56 UTC