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Senior Executive’s Fat Cheques – Not so Unjustified After all !
Let me drive you a little more than a couple of year back, at a time when the world economy was going on gung-ho and any news related to astronomical top-management salaries were met with exclamatory remarks such as ‘Oh!’ or ‘Wow!’ Don’t…
Gold Mines Running Dry – Interesting Facts you should know about Gold!
Recently I was reading about the exciting news of Gold prices going through the roof. Initially at Rs.16,000 then at Rs.17,000 and Rs.18,000 and now at Rs.19,000. All the news media made exciting presentation of world crisis, dollar…
World Economy Collapse explained in 3 minutes – [funny yet insightful]
We have already written couple of posts on Greek & European Crisis. It is a serious concern and global stock markets have been affected due to this concern. To many who are not really into financial world may not understand the…
Fuel Price Regulation – Should be or should not be done ?
This has been a raging debate for a while now – Just to give a perspective, in India prices for fuel (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG etc) are regulated by the Government. In today’s scenario for example, the market prices for Petrol are…
Finance Friday: Indian Macro Indicators on Firm Footing
Indian benchmark index Sensex had peaked out at 18000 on April 7. Later, it touched a panic low of 16000 on May 25. This slump of 2000 points can be safely assumed to have been visited on the back of Greece-led European crisis, mixed with…
You a Cheque Scribbler? Beware, an Alteration on the Cheque Leaf can Cost you dearly!
By the end of the year, you may well average out with a request for an extra cheque book altogether, from your bank. Getting any clue from the above statement? Read on… If you’re one of those hasty scribblers on an all-important…
Finance Friday: India’s first ever IDR from Standard Chartered gets lukewarm response –…
On April 2, we had posted under this very section of Friday Finance, regarding India’s first ever IDR issue by Standard Chartered Bank aiming to raise anywhere between $500-750 million through issue of 24 crore IDRs. Every 10 IDR will be…
Top 5 Stocks to Invest in Indian Markets
We have already see that Indians are currently most optimistic investors on back of robust growth in the domestic consumption market and a positive economic outlook.
Having said that the first question that would come to the…
Finance Friday: Indians Most Optimistic about Stock Market Investments in 2010!
The development and growth taking place in the Asian continent seems to be the latest buzz on the street. The Asian economy led by India and China is chugging at the fastest growth in the world marking a crucial shift in the economic power…
Corporate India upbeat about Robust Earnings led by Infosys
Usually fundamentals take a backseat in the eyes of extreme market conditions. Sentiment led by fear and greed factors come on fore during pessimistic and optimistic times, respectively.
However, when market enters a phase of normalcy…
ULIP holders get Sandwiched between SEBI and IRDA war
On Friday, the SEBI passed a stunning order of banning 14 life insurance companies involved in serving ULIP products, on the ground that they were akin to mutual funds and may need to obtain registration from SEBI to proceed further with…
Finance Friday: Despite Global Rebound, Two-third of Shareholders still to offset Recessionary…
Isn’t rebound equal to the recovery? Not really! Read on…
The rebound in the market valuations in the global markets in 2009 has not turned out to be an all-inclusive recovery around the sphere. Despite impressive gains registered during…
Top 5 Sectors to Invest in FY 2010-11
New financial year 2010-11 kicks-off much on the back of pompous global recovery witnessed during the second half of the FY 2009-10. And, equity markets are no laggards in terms of catching these cues before hand. However, the markets…
Emerging Markets lead Global recovery [Report]
Fast emerging market of China saw its official purchasing manager’s index rise in March, beating expectations and pointing to brisk first quarter growth. Strong export growth and continued factory sector expansion points to an acceleration…
Have Mutual Funds? Read this…
A couple of weeks back, SEBI had proposed a wide range of changes in the rules governing the operation of mutual funds. One of such proposals is related to the dividend pay-out from mutual funds to the unit holders. Sebi has imposed a…
Fighting corruption ingeniously – Zero Rupee Note
Corruption is a huge problem is India – Trust me, even if we are able to bring down the corruption even by 50%, it will skyrocket India’s GDP. More than 90% of all government transactions are fraught with corruption either directly or…
Now, Frontier Markets in vogue for Investments!
Those investing in equity markets must be aware of the market mantra - that large-cap stocks yield lower returns than mid-cap counters. Mid-cap companies are emerging companies with ability to grow faster than their larger counterparts…
Quote your PAN Card Number mandatorily or attract 20% TDS !
Starting from April 1, 2010, if your total income falls under any of the taxable slab, you are required to quote Permanent Account Number (PAN) in your financial transactions. Budget 2009-10 makes it mandatory to quote your PAN number in…
Finance Friday: India registers first ever IDR issue by StanChart – Will Global firms Follow…
In what could be termed as one of the rare notifications – related to the IDR Rules 2004 - passed by the government in as early as 2004, but gets tapped by an overseas company only after 6 years of notification of the law, in 2010 now. The…
Rupee Dollar Fight – Rupee back in limelight !
Rupee has again started scaling heights that we saw in 2007 & early 2008. I have been following Rupee Dollar exchange rates closely for a while now, and from what I can see 2010 mat well see rupee breaching the Rs. 40 mark once…