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Moneylife Digital Team 10 March 2010
The company had to extend the NFO closure in order to meet its target. But will the Birla AMC incur a loss while running this fund? Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (MF) is keen to attract fixed-deposit holders through its Capital Protection (CP) Fund and aims to mop up as much as Rs700 crore....

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Debashis Basu  and   Sanket Dhanorkar 09 March 2010
The 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 of the underlying index or how the index would have performed in the past Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company (MOAMC) has decided to take...

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Swapnil Suvarna 09 March 2010
Uproar in Parliament over the Women’s Reservation Bill pulled the highly volatile Indian markets downwards Indian markets remained highly volatile following an uproar over the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. At the end of the day, the Sensex declined 50 points from the previous day’s...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 March 2010
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 The questions and answers (Q&As) below are part of a discussion that took place on International Women’s Day at a financial literacy workshop...

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Amritha Pillay 09 March 2010
The 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 be paid before the auction After months of delay in redemption of the Osian Art Fund, the art house would be...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 March 2010
After a continuous drain of Rs7,315 crore over the past five months, equity schemes are back in the limelight Happy days are here again for equity mutual fund (MF) schemes which saw Rs1,514 crore of net inflows in February after an outflow of Rs7,315 crore between August 2009-December 2009....

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The Budget has announced the setting up of two new financial-sector watchdogs. Hopefully, they will have a clear mandate and visionary leadership Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s Budget speech had two interesting announcements—the setting up of the Financial Stability and Development...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 March 2010
Several stocks are riding high on the back of friendly proposals in the recent Budget; others have taken a beating and are sliding down The Budget announced in late February has given a definite direction to the stock markets, at least for the short term. The markets have taken kindly to the...

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Sanket Dhanorkar  and   Ravi Samalad 08 March 2010
Despite a booming economy and vibrant equity markets, equity assets under management at many mutual fund houses remain abysmally low  At a time when the Indian economy is being lauded for its relentless growth and Indian companies are in the process of raising thousands of crores in the...

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Sanket Dhanorkar  and   Ravi Samalad 08 March 2010
Despite a booming economy and vibrant equity markets, equity assets under management at many mutual fund houses remain abysmally low  At a time when the Indian economy is being lauded for its relentless growth and Indian companies are in the process of raising thousands of crores in the...

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Swapnil Suvarna 08 March 2010
Withdrawal of support to the UPA government by its allies weakened the market rally towards the end of the day Indian markets gained momentum throughout the day but selling pressure weighed heavily on markets later towards the day after the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal decided...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 March 2010
While banks have ‘know your customer’ norms, it is also essential for customers to ‘know your bank’, says the former deputy governor of the RBI. “I wish people became more aware of their rights in relation to banks. If you are not aware, how can you hope to fight against malpractices? You...

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Ravi Samalad 08 March 2010
DQE has shifted its business model from a largely outsourced model to a co-production model and its future growth may depend on continued rollout of IP content in which the company has little experience DQ Entertainment (International) Ltd has shifted from a largely outsourced model to a...

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Despite economic prosperity and multiplying 24-hour business channels, retail investors are staying out of IPOs, mutual funds and pension funds—gypped by self-serving intermediaries and irritated by cumbersome rules of unaccountable regulators. Sucheta Dalal analyses Media reports...

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Binay Bist 08 March 2010
One of our readers, Binay Bist, reflects on the state of the mutual fund industry I had made a New Year resolution that I will refrain from commenting on the penguins from the mutual fund (MF) industry. But the juvenile antics of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the fund...

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Despite an incredible operating margin of 31% and RoE of 42%, Birla Corp is cheaper than its peers Birla Corporation makes  cement, jute goods, auto-trim parts (car interiors) and iron & steel castings. Cement, its main business, contributed 85% of the total revenue in the December 2009...

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Jyoti Structures will reap rich dividends from the booming power sector Jyoti Structures Limited (JSL) is among the top three players in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) space for the power sector in the country. These companies provide turnkey solutions that involve...

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Swapnil Suvarna 06 March 2010
The strong US market close on Friday augurs more gains next week. The Sensex will probably rise to 17,400. Indian markets began the week on a strong note, following a surge in manufacturing activity in the month of February and a rise in exports for the third consecutive month in January....

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Smart companies are using Twitter successfully and are exploiting it for their advantage. ICICI Bank is the most conversational brand on Twitter, while Dell India uses the social networking tool to look into various customer queries. These were among the many findings of a 66-company study...

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Sanket Dhanorkar  and   Ravi Samalad 05 March 2010
Several broking companies are promoting and encouraging individual investors to dabble in highly risky currency derivatives While most investors would think twice before investing in stock futures or even stocks, the thought of putting their hard-earned money in currency derivatives would...

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