Abhineet Kumar And Chandan Kishore Kant

Stories by Abhineet Kumar And Chandan Kishore Kant

Tata Power innovates succession plan

Tata Power innovates succession plan

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2013

Fixes spotlight on in-house talent for retaining and grooming purposes.

JLR's global sales leader lags behind in India

JLR's global sales leader lags behind in India

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2012

Since price is a big stumbling block, the company is looking at assembly of Evoque in India.

Tata Corus: Crash, crisis and recovery effort

Tata Corus: Crash, crisis and recovery effort

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2012

With Euro zone problems, it continues to weather rough times, with 900 jobs cut as latest decision.

MFs lose equity assets for fifth month in a row

MFs lose equity assets for fifth month in a row

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2012

Investors redeem units worth Rs 2,000 crore in October.

'Land related Bills may stifle real estate'

'Land related Bills may stifle real estate'

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2012

Unitech, a New Delhi-based real estate developer, has said various bills related to land and real estate sector may impact the sector's growth if various stakeholders' interests are not taken care of.

MF investors press the exit button

MF investors press the exit button

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2011

With the prevailing uncertainty in equity markets and an indefinite postponement of hopes of any recovery, retail investors accessing stock markets through equity mutual fund schemes are wriggling out fast.

With blood on the Street, fund houses turn buyers

With blood on the Street, fund houses turn buyers

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2011

They say enough correction already; monthly net investment hits 24-month high.

Short-term debt funds more attractive now

Short-term debt funds more attractive now

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2011

Not many takers for debt funds with longer maturity.

MFs cut stake in most BSE-500 firms

MFs cut stake in most BSE-500 firms

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2011

Data shows of the 385 companies, which had announced their latest shareholding, fund houses cut their stake in about 200.

Foreign MFs score better in garnering assets

Foreign MFs score better in garnering assets

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2011

Foreign fund houses outperformed their domestic peers in terms of garnering assets in 2010-11.

Global ETF attraction reaches India

Global ETF attraction reaches India

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2011

An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities or bonds.

'ETF market attractive opportunity'

'ETF market attractive opportunity'

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2011

The growth will happen in the asset management market, as the Indian population is richer and economy would continue to grow.

LIC MF loses over half of assets in first half

LIC MF loses over half of assets in first half

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2010

At a time Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is under the scanner due to the alleged bribe-for-loan scam at its housing finance arm, the mutual fund company of the corporation has been continuously losing business. Its assets have dipped substantially this year. As the mutual fund industry faces redemption pressure, LIC Mutual Fund, a state-owned fund house, has performed worse than the industry so far in the current financial year.

Small MFs shy away from gold ETFs

Small MFs shy away from gold ETFs

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2010

Data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India show that in 2010-11 till date, gold ETFs have seen net inflows rise by close to four times, to Rs 1,169 crore (Rs 11.69 billion), compared with Rs 312 crore (Rs 3.12 billion) during the same period last year.

ICICI-KKR talks on Firstsource stake hit a hurdle

ICICI-KKR talks on Firstsource stake hit a hurdle

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

Firstsource raised $275 million (around Rs 1,265 crore) through foreign currency convertible bonds in 2007 to fund the acquisition of MedAssist.

US Gulf moratorium to hit Indian drilling firms

US Gulf moratorium to hit Indian drilling firms

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

The six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to delay the deployment of idle rigs by Aban Offshore and impact the day rates for support vessels that companies such as Great Offshore supply.

 'Europe's problems will have a global impact'

'Europe's problems will have a global impact'

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

Rohit Chatterji, the new managing director and head of investment banking at J P Morgan, is cautious about the European crisis turning from a liquidity issue to a solvency crisis.

Baltic rises, but leaves shipping stocks dry

Baltic rises, but leaves shipping stocks dry

Rediff.com   18 May 2010

While the stock markets across the world have fallen on the back of the credit crisis in Greece and its contagion effect, shipping rates for dry bulk carriers have firmed up since the development.

Greek crisis: Investment bankers see opportunity

Greek crisis: Investment bankers see opportunity

Rediff.com   5 May 2010

The European economic crisis could be an opportunity for Indian corporate houses. Leading investment bankers say assets, globally, are available at attractive valuations and the rise in domestic stock prices has added more strength to balance sheets of Indian companies.

Inflation clouds gather over Indian economy

Inflation clouds gather over Indian economy

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

Most economists say the impact on inflation could be substantial, considering that steel prices rose by over 9 per cent in the past year.