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 Fund prospectuses: Too much legalese, too little substanceStripped off their legalese, prospectuses of mutual funds are prone to misrepresentations and inadequate disclosures. As a result, the investing community continues to be short-changed. A two-part analysis Moneylife Digital Team Retail investors return to the IPO game The recipe that’s working: strong fundamentals, attractive pricing and recent listing gains Moneylife Digital Team A fresh move upwards is on the cards The sharp move upwards towards the end of the day shows a momentum that should favour the bulls, if international market sentiments remain positive Amritha Pillay Mercator to expand in dredging, bulk and tanker segments Mercator Lines is planning to increase its presence across various verticals depending on the opportunities available. It plans to improve capacity in its bulk, tanker and dredging segments Moneylife Digital Team New AMFI chief blames distributors for mis-selling, ignores role of AMCs Industry body AMFI acknowledges rampant mis-selling of MF products; puts blame on distributors, ignoring the fact that poorly-performing products of AMCs, aggressively sold with all kinds of incentives, are really the cause of mis-selling Moneylife Digital Team ‘Most people don’t prefer to fight with their bankers’ The former deputy governor of the RBI says that training of banking staff can help change their attitude Amritha Pillay IL&FS Transportation Network's road project in Chhattisgarh caught in PIL mess While ITNL’s public issue is slated to hit the market tomorrow, its major road project in Chhattisgarh faces legal action. A PIL filed by an RTI activist is pending with the Lok Ayukta Pallabika Ganguly Celebrity Fashions is scouting for a strategic investor Celebrity Fashions is planning to invite a strategic investor for its bottoms division which is being hived off as Celebrity Clothing Moneylife Digital Team Will Birla MF’s Capital Protection Fund leave a hole in its capital? The company had to extend the NFO closure in order to meet its target. But will the Birla AMC incur a loss while running this fund? Sucheta Dalal 'Bringing the axe down on Axis Bank': Spark Capital's way Is Axis Bank being made the target of a massive bear hammering?  Motilal Oswal’s fund offer asks investors to take aThe draft document of offer for the new ETF by Motilal Oswal AMC uses a proprietary index. But it does not explain the weightage assigned to the stocks underlying the index or how  ‘People are afraid of speaking against teachers,The former deputy governor of the RBI says that if a bank offers you a higher rate of interest than its peers, you should be a little careful  Osian Art Fund organises auction to redeem fundThe art house plans an auction this month, proceeds of which would be used to redeem the art fund. However, Osian officials claim that a major chunk of the redemption amount would  Equity MF net inflows up 54% in FebruaryAfter a continuous drain of Rs7,315 crore over the past five months, equity schemes are back in the limelight  Big winners & losers after the BudgetSeveral stocks are riding high on the back of friendly proposals in the recent Budget; others have taken a beating and are sliding down  Low MF assets speak volumes on investor apathyDespite a booming economy and vibrant equity markets, equity assets under management at many mutual fund houses remain abysmally low  Know your bank as well, says Kishori J Udeshi of BCSBI, inWhile banks have ‘know your customer’ norms, it is also essential for customers to ‘know your bank’, says the former deputy governor of the RBI.  DQE’s growth may bank on its IP contentDQE has shifted its business model from a largely outsourced model to a co-production model and its future growth may depend on continued rollout of IP content in which the  SEBI asks all investors to pay 100% margin upfront forIn a bid to create a level playing field between all investor participants, all investors, including QIBs, will now be required to make full payment during new share applications.  Brokerages touting the merits of toxic currency derivativesSeveral broking companies are promoting and encouraging individual investors to dabble in highly risky currency derivatives  Prithvi Info Solutions: Why regulators are silent over theThis IT solutions and engineering services company has been involved in all kinds of financial manoeuvrings. However, regulators are looking the other way  Banks to lend more to power projects; oil & gas may take aDuring FY11, bank financing for power and steel segments would continue, while the oil & gas segment will take a backseat, say bankers  NISM study calls on credit ratings agencies to tweakThe present study by NISM is another attempt to assess the performance of CRAs, particularly in the light of the recent significant events in the global financial system and the  Birla MF targets FD holders through its capital protectionIn an SMS to distributors, Birla Sun Life MF has asked IFAs to compare its new scheme with NRE deposits which fetch returns of 3.5%  NMDC expects rise in iron ore prices over the long termNMDC officials expect a rise in iron ore prices in 2010-11. Chinese inventories which are piling up will not be a concern, claim company executives |
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