Issue of 11th Jan-17th Jan 2019
LEAD ARTICLE
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Large-cap and Mid-cap Stocks Top Mutual Fund Schemes Are Betting On
Equity mutual funds (MFs) are run by expert stock-pickers. They have access to huge resources of research about which companies are likely to do well; they can apply sophisticated approaches to judge whether the valuation is right and assess whether they should hold till the time they think the company would continue to grow and valuation is... Read More
Moneylife Digital Team
CROSSHAIRS
A recent seminar at Moneylife Advisory Services (MAS) addressed an issue that agitates investors and ought to worry regulators: “How To Spot Red Flags about Management”. Amit Mantri, partner of 2Point2 Capital, started the presentation with two interesting images.   A Snakes & Ladders...
STOCKS
The market is always looking for unusual companies, especially those in emerging areas. Ganesha Ecosphere is one such company. Recycling is a huge emerging theme and Ganesha is among the few listed firms in the recycling business. It makes recycled polyester staple fibre (RPSF) from...
Ankush Agrawal
MUTUAL FUNDS
Tata Mutual Fund is set to launch its latest open-ended equity-oriented scheme called Tata Balanced Advantage Fund. This is a hybrid scheme that invests in equity as well as debt assets. This scheme-type is also called dynamic asset allocation, by some fund houses.    What sets this...
Clinton Fernandes
FIXED INCOME
Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) plans to raise Rs700 crore through the issue of secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs). Subscription to the issue commenced on 7 January 2019 and will close on 31 January 2019.    STFC is an NBFC (non-banking finance company) engaged mainly...
Moneylife Digital Team
LEGAL
Vijaya Bank, which has over 1,000 branches and has recently been merged with two other public sector banks (PSBs), was slammed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), primarily for the lackadaisical manner in which it handled its appeals against an order by the lower...
MOBILE APPS
HEALTH
Eggs remain one of the most contentious of foods. Traditionally, high intakes are not advised primarily because of the high content of cholesterol in eggs. However, eggs are also a bountiful resource of many bioactive ingredients that are known to have positive effects on human health. Hence,...
Akshay Naik
BOOK REVIEWS
Corruption is everywhere. ‘It a global phenomenon’—the words of former prime minister Indira Gandhi. It could be by corrupting someone to part with an asset below fair price, or to be able to grab an asset in preference to someone else, or to snag some contract to make money. There are two...
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