While dealing with brokers, don’t lose sight of the principle of ‘buyer beware’, says Sucheta Dalal. Your chances of winning a dispute with them through the arbitration process are low

Individual investors who are compelled to rely on industry-run securities arbitration to resolve their claims against stockbrokers are winning fewer cases and recovering less money in the process, concludes a...

The market is sitting on the fence and will take some more time to make up its mind whether to move into bull or bear territory

The dollar has been falling against the rupee since August last year; sometime after March 19 this year, it went into a free fall - from Rs44 to Rs40 in a few months. On worries that earnings of software firms would be hit, software stocks fell sharply. This could...

SHCIL tries to regain control of its subsidiary and CBI asks questions, but the market regulator continues to remain a silent spectator, says Sucheta Dalal

Having allowed its wholly-owned subsidiary SHCIL Services Ltd (SSL) to pass out of its hold to a bunch of private and foreign entities and individuals, the Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) made some decisive moves to regain...