'A fund investor could pick, say, three of the top active funds in any given category.'
What is the 'Return on Equity' ratio? We discuss this ratio that deals with book-value or 'equity'. It and is used to measure the 'efficiency with which a company utilises the equity capital.'
Retirement fund body EPFO will cut exposure in corporate bonds and park more funds in the secure government securities.
Want your investments to make money as well as save tax for you? Anil Rego has some advice
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
EFPO launched a number of new facilities this year.
If you're a salaried person there are many ways to save taxes
Besides, non-promoters with more than 10 per cent stake in the company would also be allowed to tap the OFS route.
Labour Ministry has notified new investment pattern for EPFO.
More than half of Mallya's total package for 2015 has been paid by Mendocino Brewing Company for 'promoting' the company's beer brands
It is best to invest long-term surplus in stocks or equity mutual funds.
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Gold companies have started reducing production. This implies that gold prices will not go on a free fall anytime soon
Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.
This works only for longer-tenured ones such as income funds, as the element of interest rate risk is reduced.
The unit of Reliance Communications may raise debt, equity
Be a disciplined investor for attractive returns, says fund managers.
Ajay Piramal bets highly on infrastructure, realty
Many investment options once seen as safe havens are presently out of sync
Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.
For equity investors, the risk-to-reward ratio is worsening.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
While looking to give a boost to the mutual fund sector with some contribution from about Rs 5.5 lakh crore (Rs 5.5 trillion) corpus being managed by Employee Provident Fund Organisation, Sebi feels that age restrictions would safeguard investors from 'unnecessary risks' during years closer to their retirement.
Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.
'Lending to Mr Mallya was the bankers' season ticket to corridors of power and glamour. Borrowing from them was like a favour Mallya did to them,' says Shekhar Gupta.
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
While some companies, such as HSBC, have closed retail operations, big players such as India Infoline is scaling down.
CAG may not be the cure-all for the ills that afflict PPP projects and is perhaps a sub-optimal solution to the problem.
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
Faster normalisation of central-bank balance sheets will drive yields higher.
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