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Sanket Dhanorkar 06 April 2010
Except for one month, mutual fund subscriptions since August last year have been consistently beaten by redemptions, which is indicative of the turbulence being witnessed in the industry The series of game-changing initiatives taken up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in...

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Ravi Samlad  and   Aaron Rodrigues 06 April 2010
The insurance watchdog does not seem to have any regulation in its arsenal to crack down on multi-level marketing schemes which are being peddled by corporate agents A life insurance policy is being openly peddled as a marketing tool under the eyes of the Insurance Regulatory and Development...

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Ravi Samlad  and   Aaron Rodrigues 06 April 2010
The insurance watchdog does not seem to have any regulation in its arsenal to crack down on multi-level marketing schemes which are being peddled by corporate agents A life insurance policy is being openly peddled as a marketing tool under the eyes of the Insurance Regulatory and Development...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 April 2010
Deutsche Mutual Fund is launching an offshore ‘fund of funds’ scheme that will focus on global agri-businesses. Its underlying fund, though, has shown poor performance Deutsche Asset Management today announced the launch of the DWS Global Agribusiness Offshore Fund (DGAOF). Sadly, the past...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 April 2010
Deutsche Mutual Fund is launching an offshore ‘fund of funds’ scheme that will focus on global agri-businesses. Its underlying fund, though, has shown poor performance Deutsche Asset Management today announced the launch of the DWS Global Agribusiness Offshore Fund (DGAOF). Sadly, the past...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 April 2010
Expect lacklustre trade for the rest of the week; the rally may be about to end in the short-term. But medium term outlook remains bright The BSE Sensex edged higher than the previous day’s close after trading in a narrow range. The index closed 5.69 points higher (0.03%) at 17,941 and...

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Amritha Pillay 06 April 2010
Rise may be short-lived, but prices may stay high till June this year. Companies like JSW Energy, Jindal Steel & Power and Adani Power are likely to benefit After six months of sluggish performance, merchant power tariffs are on a rise again. From a low of around Rs2 per unit in December 2009,...

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Pallabika Ganguly 05 April 2010
Even for properties that exist only on paper, buyers are being tempted with 12% ‘assured’ returns Real-estate prices are rapidly going up all across the country, but sales of commercial properties are still recovering from the slowdown of the past year. Developers in Delhi are now trying...

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Pallabika Ganguly 05 April 2010
Even for properties that exist only on paper, buyers are being tempted with 12% ‘assured’ returns Real-estate prices are rapidly going up all across the country, but sales of commercial properties are still recovering from the slowdown of the past year. Developers in Delhi are now trying...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 April 2010
Positive global cues continue to prop up domestic bourses, but not all sectors will do well. As the rupee becomes stronger, it may also pull down a few heavyweight IT stocks The market touched a 25 month-high, taking a cue from positive global indices. The BSE Sensex ended 243 points higher...

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Amritha Pillay 05 April 2010
Nikhil Gandhi, group chairman, SKIL Infrastructure Ltd (SKIL), talks to Amritha Pillay of Moneylife on his company’s stake purchase in Pipavav Shipyard and the group’s expansion plans in the port and power sectors Amritha Pillay (ML): Tell us more about your planned initial public offering...

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Ravi Samalad 05 April 2010
After SEBI cracking down on entry loads and upfront commissions, IFAs are thinking of charging MF investors a fee; however, a few market watchers feel that investors are not ready to shell out money yet Mutual fund (MF) distributors across India are finding new ways to remain in the business....

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Ravi Samalad 05 April 2010
After SEBI cracking down on entry loads and upfront commissions, IFAs are thinking of charging MF investors a fee; however, a few market watchers feel that investors are not ready to shell out money yet Mutual fund (MF) distributors across India are finding new ways to remain in the business....

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 April 2010
Stock markets have rallied for the past five consecutive quarters. How will the markets perform in the coming quarter? Moneylife’s study of similar historical patterns points to a 100% negative trend The thirty-share BSE Sensex has been on a roll for the past five quarters. Although the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 April 2010
Stock markets have rallied for the past five consecutive quarters. How will the markets perform in the coming quarter? Moneylife’s study of similar historical patterns points to a 100% negative trend The thirty-share BSE Sensex has been on a roll for the past five quarters. Although the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 April 2010
Markets may remain bullish as easy money continues to slosh through global bourses Markets ended the week with a wining streak. This is the eighth continued week markets closed higher against the previous week. Although the market slid for the first three days of the week, it rebounded on...

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Pallabika Ganguly 02 April 2010
A bunch of vested interests seem to be working together to fuel India’s new property bubble, especially in expensive real-estate markets like Mumbai Real-estate prices in India, which are already reaching for the stratosphere, are being further fuelled by a set of vested interests such as...

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Ravi Samalad 02 April 2010
Average assets under management of the 37 fund houses fell 5% in March; JPMorgan Mutual Fund plummeted 24% while Peerless and Edelweiss jumped 150% and 30% respectively According to data available with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), out of the 37 fund houses, the average...

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Amritha Pillay 02 April 2010
An analysis of the monthly dispatch figures and the newly-commissioned capacities indicates a clear annual over-capacity of a minimum of 36.27MT in the demand-supply situation Over the past few months, the cement industry has been enjoying an upward momentum in cement prices due to the peak...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 April 2010
We bring you an analysis of the major sectoral leaders and laggards for the March quarter The Sensex has only marginally risen from its December quarter closing (17,465) to end up at 17,528 for the March quarter. However, for the past few weeks, the index has been chugging ahead at a fast...

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