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Pallabika Ganguly 07 May 2010
The real-estate sector in the metropolis seems to be heading towards the trend observed in 2008-2009 during the slowdown Mumbai is expected to report lesser volume of real-estate transactions over the next six months, according to industry experts. The fourth quarter results of the last fiscal...

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Ravi Samalad 07 May 2010
ARSS and Jubilant outshine in 2010 while Edserv Softsystems and Mahindra Holidays, listed in 2009, are still on a rollercoaster ride The year 2010 has seen a spate of IPOs from companies trying to cash in on the booming stock markets and more than 20 companies have filed their red herring...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 May 2010
International cues will continue to weigh on local bourses, but expect a rally on Monday The market was down taking cues from the global markets; however, gains in the Reliance Industries (RIL) stock limited the plunge. The BSE Sensex was down at 16,769, lower by 218 points while the Nifty...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 07 May 2010
Uncertainties about sovereign debt and exchange rates have made global ‘fund of funds’ an unviable investment alternative In one of their clever marketing tricks, fund companies have been suggesting that you should invest in global funds, offering investors the chance for allocating their...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 07 May 2010
Uncertainties about sovereign debt and exchange rates have made global ‘fund of funds’ an unviable investment alternative In one of their clever marketing tricks, fund companies have been suggesting that you should invest in global funds, offering investors the chance for allocating their...

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By Aaron Rodrigues 07 May 2010
ULIPs should remain commission based, say insurers, as intermediaries play an important role in selling the product For a long time now, many have commented and expressed their views that insurance agencies’ big ticket success, unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs) should be a fee-based model...

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Amritha Pillay 07 May 2010
The highways authority plans to open bids for projects worth Rs7,000 crore in the coming fortnight In line with the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) 20-km per day road development plan, the authority plans to open bids for another three road projects in the coming...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 07 May 2010
Create your own portfolio of stocks cherry-picked from the best-performing funds. Sanket Dhanorkar explains how Earlier this year (Moneylife, 25 February 2010), we carried a cover story featuring the best fund houses, based on their five-year performance, and ranked them on several...

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People are investing money with builders in housing projects that are under construction. Here are a few of the loopholes in such investment schemes I came across a ‘real-estate’ scheme cobbled together under a portfolio management scheme (PMS) by an asset management company (AMC). Your money...

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The glut of wine globally has affected many Indian farmers. Grape harvesters are now considering the option of either destroying their crop or selling their harvest at a much lower price Throughout the world, there seems to be a glut of wine. On one side of the globe, in Australia, wine...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 May 2010
We may witness a minor rally on domestic bourses The market was down to its two-month low as the Greece debt crisis sent jitters among investors. The Sensex ended at 16,987, down 100 points (0.6%) and the Nifty ended at 5,090, down 34 points (0.6%). The bourses were down in the early session on...

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Pallabika Ganguly 06 May 2010
Developers are busy constructing six feet wide flower-beds in their properties for hiking FSI Developers in Mumbai are vigorously using the super-built up area and misleading consumers. In November 2008, the Maharashtra government came up with a housing policy which stated that sales of all...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 06 May 2010
Despite government initiatives, the NPS has not generated enough interest among the masses. What needs to be done to prop up this excellent scheme? Investors have not responded with much enthusiasm to the ‘Swavalamban’ initiative extended by the government under which it will contribute Rs1,000...

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Amritha Pillay 06 May 2010
Steel prices are not likely to fall in the near future, as import rates for raw material are likely to rise The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has announced a price cut in long products. Are steel prices likely to fall in the coming weeks? SAIL’s price cuts are no indication of an overall fall...

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Ashpreet Sethi 06 May 2010
The company says that it has no plans to exit the diagnostics space altogether. However, as we had earlier reported, its plans of acquiring smaller labs for growth does not seem to be working  Piramal Diagnostic Services Private Ltd (PDSL), the diagnostics service unit of Piramal Healthcare...

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Ravi Samalad 06 May 2010
Jeevan Suraksha, an insurance broking firm that has tied up with various leading insurance companies, is actively running an MLM scheme in general and life insurance products Jeevan Suraksha Medicare Services Ltd, an insurance broker agency based in Gujarat, is yet another company engaging in...

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Ravi Samalad 05 May 2010
Insurance agents in Chennai are distributing pamphlets guaranteeing astronomical returns with assured sums at various SBI branches in the city Even as the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is in a turf war with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 05 May 2010
SEBI has extended the tenure of index-based options to five years. Is there a practical value in this now? Buoyed by the rising share of index-based options in total derivatives volumes in the past few years, capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 May 2010
The bourses started the day on a weak note on negative global cues. Debt issues in the eurozone are likely to persist, but the Sensex may turn around from 16,500 The market staged a smart recovery in the afternoon session to end the day a little lower than the previous closing after a weak...

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The insurance industry is reeling under losses, especially in the health insurance sector. Premiums have gone up—even covers are bound to shrink now as insurers try to shore up margins The health insurance industry has been suffering as corporate healthcare is becoming an expensive business...

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