In early June, an investor event conducted by www.myiris.com, held a discussion titled “How Much of the News Can You Trust” which saw a heated debate among participants from CNBC India, NDTV Profit, UTV Business and MoneyLIFE. Although most participants denied there was ‘any’ editorial interference in their work, public perception is that news is, indeed, compromised by management interference...

Index funds are among the best options for investors who do not have the time to research stocks and monitor their own portfolio. But many fund companies do not promote index funds because they do not want the investing public to know the obvious superiority of this product. Index funds simply buy all the stocks represented in a popular index and, therefore, the performance of such a fund...

• On 2^nd June, Blue Dart Express told the exchanges that it is “unaware” of any move by DHL Express to make an open offer to Blue Dart shareholders. The language of the denial indicates that the report is not necessarily incorrect.
• On 5^th June, Deepak Fertilisers reacted to a report that it plans to “foray into contract mining as a part of a strategic growth initiative” by claiming...