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Inside Companies & Sectors Moneylife Digital Exclusives Debashis Basu Fund prospectuses: Too much legalese, too little substance Stripped off their legalese, prospectuses of mutual funds are prone to misrepresentations and inadequate disclosures. As a result, the investing community continues to be short-changed. A two-part analysis Mercator to expand in dredging, bulk and tanker segments Mercator Lines is planning to increase its presence across various verticals depending on the opportunities available. It plans to improve capacity in its bulk, tanker and dredging segments New AMFI chief blames distributors for mis-selling, ignores role of AMCs Industry body AMFI acknowledges rampant mis-selling of MF products; puts blame on distributors, ignoring the fact that poorly-performing products of AMCs, aggressively sold with all kinds of incentives, are really the cause of mis-selling IL&FS Transportation Network's road project in Chhattisgarh caught in PIL mess While ITNL’s public issue is slated to hit the market tomorrow, its major road project in Chhattisgarh faces legal action. A PIL filed by an RTI activist is pending with the Lok Ayukta Celebrity Fashions is scouting for a strategic investor Celebrity Fashions is planning to invite a strategic investor for its bottoms division which is being hived off as Celebrity Clothing “Correct balance of supply, demand and prices needed in realty” Vijay Wadhwa, promoter of the Wadhwa Group, talks to Moneylife’s Pallabika Ganguly on the trends in the realty sector that are leading to sluggish sales and how his company tided over the recession 'Bringing the axe down on Axis Bank': Spark Capital's way Is Axis Bank being made the target of a massive bear hammering? Prithvi Info Solutions: Why regulators are silent over the scandalous saga? This IT solutions and engineering services company has been involved in all kinds of financial manoeuvrings. However, regulators are looking the other way Montek on UN advisory panel on climate-change financing Montek Singh Ahluwalia is among 19 members chosen for a high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing tasked with mobilising funds pledged during the Copenhagen meet to tackle global warming Banks to lend more to power projects; oil & gas may take a backseat During FY11, bank financing for power and steel segments would continue, while the oil & gas segment will take a backseat, say bankers Inside Companies & Sectors More ML Digital Exclusives Moneylife Digital Team Cash-strapped TV18 bails out Infomedia’s rights issue The just-concluded Infomedia18 rights issue was undersubscribed, requiring promoters TV18 to pump in up to Rs12 crore of the unsubscribed portion of the issue, even as TV18 is haemorrhaging cash Pallabika Ganguly After affordable homes, K Raheja plans low-cost villas K Raheja Corp is planning to launch low-cost villas in Hyderabad, Pune and Goa for around Rs45 lakh-Rs65 lakh Pallabika Ganguly Provogue to enter FMCG market; will tie up with JL Morison Provogue India is signing a joint venture deal with FMCG distributor JL Morison for the distribution of its body-care products Amritha Pillay Domestic tankers, coastal trade to benefit from new cabotage policy If the proposed cabotage policy to bar foreign flagships in Indian costal trade is implemented, it will help the indian tanker segment Pallabika Ganguly Spirituality for the masses, now wrapped in print The Times of India will soon launch a weekly newspaper based on ‘The Speaking Tree’, a spiritual column which is now published in the inside pages of the newspaper Yogesh Sapkale with Ravi Samalad Bhuruka Gases calls for EGM to buy back equity Minority shareholders of BGL are crying foul over the move. Next year, the company is planning to go for overseas trading operations in coal and bio-diesel, which could yield huge profits Amritha Pillay Land incentives may make road projects attractive The road transport ministry is mulling over a proposal to allot land tracts alongside road projects to make these constructions economically viable TeleCanor’s private investor cries foul Wealthy private investor Hemant Gupta alleges misuse of his funds by TeleCanor Global; the company on its part claims malicious propaganda is being spread by Mr Gupta to manipulate its stock price JSW Energy plans to ramp up capacity Power company JSW Energy plans to increase its power capacity up to 11,390MW by 2016. However, officials from the company agree that the risk factor involved in coal imports needs to be addressed Indian textile exporters target fresh markets India—the world’s fifth largest textiles exporter—has been forced to shift its focus to newer markets from traditional markets like the US and EU, due to tougher competition and withdrawal of incentives from the government March 2010 target for road development unlikely to be met Major companies in build-operate-transfer (BOT) road projects believe the March 2010 target could be difficult to meet and the sector could be plagued by problems like late bidding for projects and hitches in land acquisition Office rents are falling in Tier I cities Office rents in Tier I cities, like Mumbai and New Delhi, are falling with higher supply and lower demand for office space Smart grids could open up prospects for various sectors Setting up of the smart grid system would prove beneficial for industries like IT and the renewable energy sector along with power utilities, metering and power equipment providers Pipeline to Profits Indian pipeline manufacturers are benefiting from large-scale US gas pipeline expansion The Indian pharmaceutical saga: Strong on generics, weak in R&D Despite an investment of $3 billion in R&D, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been unable to come out with a single new drug This is the age of 'compact' vehicles With Tata Nano starting a new segment of compact cars in India, the 'compact' bug now seems to have bit other segments as well IOL Netcom in dire straits, claim employees Disgruntled employees allege IOL Netcom has been withholding salaries since January 2009, allegedly due to cash problems. Natural gas production to double in four months Increasing number of wells in KG basin will generate 82 million cubic metres of gas per day Inside Companies & Sectors Recent ML Digital Exclusives 
'Coal supply shortage will not affect power projects'GMR group unit GMR Energy is investing around Rs18,000 crore over the next three years to add 
‘India is getting back to speed. We had merely taken our foot off the accelerator’K V Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank, says that the India growth story is still intact, despite the 
‘Industrial recovery was stronger than expected’Moneylife presents the second part in a three-part series of the interview with Vetri Subramaniam, 
Unseasonal rain turns spoilsport for wineries in MaharashtraIndian winemakers and grape growers in Maharashtra may gnash their teeth, but there is little they 
Higher sugar prices impact food products industryThe food products industry is still reeling under higher commodity prices, especially those of 
Who played spoilsport in the Bharti-MTN deal?The much hyped Bharti Airtel-MTN merger deal has been called off, thanks to the flip-flop attitude 
‘We will match industry growth’Ramesh Chandak, MD and CEO, KEC International Ltd, talks to Yogesh Sapkale on his 
“The new generation of wealthy are the ones open to using wealth-management services”European banking and financial group BNP Paribas’ Indian unit BNP Paribas Wealth Management 
'For India, things are looking bright'Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI Bank, is bullish for the right reasons 
3 Winning Sectors Now and the Right Stocks to BuyThe Indian economy is limping back to recovery. We have identified three sectors—some key Inside Companies & Sectors Moneylife Articles
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 Motilal Oswal’s fund offer asks investors to take aThe draft document of offer for the new ETF by Motilal Oswal AMC uses a proprietary index. But it does not explain the weightage assigned to the stocks underlying the index or how  ‘People are afraid of speaking against teachers,The former deputy governor of the RBI says that if a bank offers you a higher rate of interest than its peers, you should be a little careful  Osian Art Fund organises auction to redeem fundThe art house plans an auction this month, proceeds of which would be used to redeem the art fund. However, Osian officials claim that a major chunk of the redemption amount would  Equity MF net inflows up 54% in FebruaryAfter a continuous drain of Rs7,315 crore over the past five months, equity schemes are back in the limelight  Big winners & losers after the BudgetSeveral stocks are riding high on the back of friendly proposals in the recent Budget; others have taken a beating and are sliding down
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