It is like handing over signed blank cheques. But investors are doing just that

India is in the early stages of a big economic boom and investors want to believe that the good times will last forever. But when the inevitable downturn occurs, the same investors will complain incessantly and blame the regulator for the fact that they signed away control over their bank and depository accounts...

'Know Your Clients', ask regulators of brokers.Well, investors should know their brokers as well

Guns and Ammunition I know but finance, I am clueless about", wrote Brigadier N Pereira to me after a tough battle to recover money from his so-called stock broker. He won this battle only because he turned lucky and received quick help from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and...