COMPANIES & SECTORS


Moneylife Digital Team 01 October 2010
A company whose entire growth has been based on opening newer and newer stores, is betting on cyberspace to fuel growth Future Group has launched a new e-commerce initiative, which it expects will fetch revenues of Rs10 billion in about two years. For a company that has grown all these years by...

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Munira Dongre 01 October 2010
The buzz around Reliance Power’s project and the problems it might face Reliance Power: The word on the Street is that the reservoir allocated to Reliance Power's Sasan project has water only for 8 months in the year - therefore it would be difficult for the project to achieve 90%+ PLF as it...

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When other steel companies who got into a serious financial mess in the 1990s have made a smart recovery, why wasn’t Ispat Industries monitored more closely? Indian banks and lenders have figured out a nice way to keep lending to Ispat Industries Limited, managed by Pramod and Vinod Mittal. For...

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Counterfeit products affect many industries, including pharmaceuticals. Here is a home-grown alternative that can help weed out the menace of fakes in a number of sectors — ranging from automobiles to security services Counterfeiting and piracy are generally perceived as victimless crimes with...

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Ashok Shaw 27 September 2010
High property prices and lack of completed housing units increase cost of home rentals; consumers are being forced to look for alternatives You might receive a hike of more than double the usual appreciation in your monthly home rent bill when you lease comes up for renewal this time...

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Intense competition, falling revenues and incremental expenditure have affected the balance sheets of all telecom operators. Post 3G and MNP, they will have to either consolidate or diversify in order to survive With the imminent launch of third generation (3G) network services and mobile...

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R Balakrishnan on saving  and   investing prudently 27 September 2010
Will microfinance companies go the way of NBFCs of the 1980s and early 1990s? 'For I did dream of money-bags tonight…' - Shylock in The Merchant of Venice Microfinance is the new buzzword. The initial public offering (IPO) of the first microfinance company (MFC) was a roaring success. In its...

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Intense competition, falling revenues and incremental expenditure have affected the balance sheet of almost all telecom operators in India. Post 3G and MNP, they will have to either consolidate or diversify in order to survive With the imminent launch of third generation (3G) network services...

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Taking advantage of poor knowledge of consumers, malpractices by doctors and weak regulation, drug companies are selling medicines at hugely inflated prices. Raj Pradhan exposes how helpless patients, rich and poor, are ripped off day in and day out   Did you know that when the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 September 2010
A gold-trading company from Malaysia which claims to be making 96% by converting 24-carat gold into 22 carats! A sucker is born every minute, goes the saying. In India, a pyramid scheme and multi-level marketing company is launched every minute. The latest is a gold-trading company, UniPay2U,...

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Munira Dongre 16 September 2010
Bharti’s net additions of 2 million trailed Vodafone, BSNL, and even new entrant Uninor This has been one of the worst performances ever for Bharti. It has reported its lowest-ever net additions since June 2007. With its net additions lower than Vodafone, BSNL and Uninor, it is possible that it...

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Ashok Shaw 14 September 2010
Developers are waiting for the period from 24th September to 7th October (considered inauspicious for property purchase) to be over for markets to pick up; but analysts do not expect many add-on incentives for consumers after this period As always, developers are hoping for improved performance...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 September 2010
Post monsoon, while cement off-take is likely to pick up, the pressure on cement realisation caused by new capacity will restrict revenue growth, across all regions Cement companies from the southern region, including India Cements, Madras Cements, Dalmia Cement and Chettinad Cement have hiked...

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Ashok Shaw 08 September 2010
The global recession had prompted developers to foray into the affordable housing segment. But low margins and the subsequent economic recovery has made the industry shift its focus to high-end projects During the recession, developers were gung-ho over 'affordable housing' projects, with plans...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 September 2010
Shareholder complains about irregularities in election process to the post of shareholder director of the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur A complaint has been registered with the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ) against the election of Kunal Dalmia as shareholder director of the bank....

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Ashok Shaw 06 September 2010
The real-estate market is not focusing on end-user sales, but higher valuations and raising funds through the capital market, says an independent real estate researcher Real-estate sales fell by 50%-60% in the quarter ended June, as the market turned speculative and developers held prices in...

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What lies behind these impressive statistics? The urban markets are saturated — rural and semi-urban India, however, are in top gear Statistics can be great fun. Shown variously using multiple software tools provides great relief, often in colour. But looking beyond them is even better. The...

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Ashok Shaw 02 September 2010
High property value and interest rates, coupled with a lower loan- to-value ratio are becoming serious obstacles for average home buyers, says researcher An average working class person intending to buy a house will find it almost impossible today, as high interest rates and property values,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 September 2010
Despite interest rate and fuel price hikes, coupled with production constraints, Indian automakers have exhibited good sales numbers in August, which marks the start of the festive season Indian automobile companies reported healthy sales numbers for August despite the recent hike in interest...

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Munira Dongre 02 September 2010
The recent rise in merchant power bid rates has created enthusiasm in the Street, but rates may soften in the next four years. Here’s a current account of various broker views An ICICI Securities report dated 30 August 2010 says it expects merchant power rates to soften in the next four years....

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