Retail investors have never had it so good in terms of diverse products from mutual funds.
India should plan its strategies on the assumption that the rightward swing will stay and the West will retreat into an economic fortress, says Nitin Desai.
Mutual funds, bonds, PPFs, equity and real estate are some options which offer varying rates of return.
I challenge Rahul Baba that let me know if there is even a single line in the act regarding the withdrawal of anyone's citizenship, said Shah.
Mauritius wanted extension of the benefits limitation clause in India's treaty with Singapore, which we were quite willing to extend, for our price
The board expansion comes against the backdrop of an ongoing tussle between the founders and the management over contentious issues such as CEO salary hike, severance package to former employees and corporate governance standards.
Go for open-ended scheme that allows redemption, in case the fund does not perform
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the global crisis had impacted corporates, banks and investor sentiment, but assured that the banking system and deposits were safe and the government would take more steps to protect economic growth.
A section of investors in Kolkata on Wednesday accused the National Stock Exchange of enforcing certain rules and regulations on investors that were "not approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India."
Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and content of the pan-Tamil, Dravidian socio-political and socio-economic ideology to the 't', his government has also acknowledged the need to accepting scientifically-proven facts in operational matters, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Investors with shorter horizon of three-five years can also look at balanced funds and also those looking to invest lump sum money.
Investors' money will remain in accounts till allotment.
The ED said that Chidambaram has remained evasive and therefore grant of pre-arrest bail at this stage would be highly detrimental to the investigation.
The raising of the entry age in NPS has opened up an attractive new investment avenue for senior citizens, says Arnav Pandya.
RBI said at the current juncture, the all-out effort is to maintain and sustain, with the hope that when life is secure, resources, energy and time can be marshalled to rebuild and revive.
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Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
Infosys, in April, had said that it will pay up to Rs 13,000 crore to shareholders during the current financial year through dividend and/or share buyback.
The Reserve Bank said it will launch inflation-indexed national savings securities for retail investors by mid-December.
In a filing with the US Security and Exchange Commission on Friday, Walmart said it would allow the initial public offering of Flipkart in four years at a valuation no less than what it invested in the e-commerce firm, if a grouping of minority shareholders asks for it.
The best-case scenario -- to which Morgan Stanley attaches 30 per cent probability -- pegs the S&P BSE Sensex at 41,500 levels in the next 12 months.
With the Sensex again nearing 28,000 points, investors can make good returns with a one-two year horizon.
There are seven potential buyers, ranging from the Port Talbot steelworks' management to the UK steel industry investors Liberty House
Popularly known as capital protection funds, mutual funds are now making these products available to retail investors as well. ICICI Prudential asset management company (AMC) launched their Nifty-linked FMP a closed-ended product and now Deutsche AMC has launched a similar product.
It makes sense to wait for govt schemes such as gold bonds.
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Eyeing to become India's largest player in 2020 Adani Group plans to invest 70 per cent of its capital expenditure in clean energy and energy efficient systems.
Amendment to the Income Tax Act with retrospective effect made by the United Progressive Alliance government in 2012 to protect revenue had evoked sharp reactions from domestic as well as global investors.
'The shadow banks are currently facing a liquidity and solvency crisis.' 'The danger is that it could potentially engulf the entire financial system because shadow banks have borrowed huge amount of money from banks, mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies.'
Investors with moderate risk profile and investment horizon of over three years could look at investing in balanced funds.
Decision-making has been very poor, Ambani said.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) says it will mark the current financial year with initiatives to protect investor interest, strengthen the regulatory mechanism and make markets and intermediaries more efficient.
More interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve to protect its slowing economy are likely to strengthen gold prices further with the metal being a safe haven for investors having offered handsome returns in the last year-and-a-half.
This FDI includes equity, re-invested earnings and other capital.
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Investors can sell their entire equity and move to debt when stocks get expensive
Admitting Sahara's plea, a bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia listed the matter for further hearing on January 20.
'Under this government, tax laws have become more draconian, and the government itself is setting stiff, unrealistic targets for tax officials, who have got more powers to harass us,' points out Debashis Basu.
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