Why policymakers need to rethink: Hiking interest rate to control demand no help

Monday 12 March '07

Something’s not adding up. Interest rates of commercial banks are up but are out of sync with the rest of the world.

As MIN deadline approaches MFs see fall in subscriptions

Thursday 25 January '07

Call it the last minute scramble or regulatory short sightedness or even investor lethargy.

Pension funds allowed 15% exposure to equities

Wednesday 24 January '07

Under the New Pension System 15 per cent of their pension wealth can get an equity exposure...

43% demat accounts suspended but no impact on trading volumes

Monday 15 January '07

As on December 31, 4.3 million demat accounts, almost 43 per cent of the total 9.9 million with the two depositories NSDL and CDSL...

New companies, more NFOs to push MF assets in 2007

Thursday 11 January '07

AUMs increased by 71% to Rs 340,629 cr in 2006 and it wasn’t just the trickle-down effect of a racing stock market

Sundaram to launch two new funds

Tuesday 9 January '07

Sundaram BNP Paribas is launching two new funds in the equity segment - Equity Multiplier...

Key word for the new year: selectivity

Sunday 7 January '07

Although share prices have exceeded expectations for 2006 — the Sensex gained an impressive 46.8 per cent for the year — market players remain bullish for 2007.

Regional stock exchanges sink as the ‘Big two’ rise

Monday 18 December '06

That effectively there are only two stock exchanges in the country — National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange — is old news. Here’s how bad the state of regional stock exchanges is.

Traffic on the IPO route increasing, but returns aren’t accelerating

Monday 11 December '06

The number of IPOs hitting the market has steadily increased from two a month between June and August to three a week...

Next Bill Gates could be an Indian: Microsoft CEO

Thursday 9 November '06

There is a special responsibility on India, the world is counting on the talent of this country to lead the next wave of innovation said Ballmer

Multi-brand loyalty has a new catch-phrase: it pays

Monday 6 November '06

While plain vanilla cards offer reward points of 0.25 to 1%, multi-brand loyalty cards pay up to 6% for purchases at partner establishments

Selective, not broadbased

Tuesday 31 October '06

The big picture says share prices are up and running, but the fine print shows that not all segments, sectors or stocks have hit their highs

India Inc’s growth story continues in first half of FY 07

Monday 30 October '06

The wheels are turning in corporate India. And if the financial results for the first-half of 2006-07 are anything to go by, they are turning real fast.

Vijaya Bank plans acquisition in 2007

Tuesday 26 September '06

Vijaya Bank plans to acquire a smaller bank during the next financial year. Speaking at a press meet...

Line and length

Friday 21 July '06

Chamatkaar hoga,” says Lalu Prasad on how the new, dedicated freight corridor the Railways has on the drawing board will change the face of freight movement in the country.

When prices crash, hidden home loan clause may haunt

Saturday 17 June '06

With property prices likely to follow the downward swing of the stock markets, an innocuous clause of the home loan agreement...