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Liases Foras has launched Ressex, a real-estate sensitivity index that will capture trends in price, inventory, sales and demand in six cities. Real-estate research firm Liases Foras has launched its Real Estate Sensitivity Index, or RESSEX, which will provide data on price, inventory,...

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However, higher rates will not impact demand if property prices remain stable, says HDFC’s Renu Sud Karnad Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) expects interest rates on home loans to increase by 40-50 basis points by the middle of next year as inflation inches up, but that will not...

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While the franchisee model in power supply has helped to significantly reduce losses, there is room for improvement in areas like arrears recovery, bidding process and franchisee monitoring, says an NGO report Franchisee models for power supply could significantly help to cut down losses. This...

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SEBI’s move to attract more retail investors in MFs can succeed only if it imposes measures to lower transaction costs In a move to increase the reach and availability of mutual funds (MFs), market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed trading of mutual fund units...

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Consumers who have applied for connections from Tata Power are facing problems with issues related to meter change and security deposits For the first time, consumers in Mumbai can now enjoy the right to avail services from the power utility of their choice. But this switchover from Reliance...

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A year after the deadly terrorist carnage of 26 November 2008, Mumbai’s landmark hotels which were bruised and battered by the brutal attacks have not let the aftermath kill their ‘Athithee Devo Bhavo’ attitude. On 26 November 2008, the city of Mumbai was witness to a series of deaths and...

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The textile sector was facing a slowdown last year, but a surge in exports may help it to achieve a turnaround, say industry experts The textile industry was hit hard by the global economic slowdown. However, it is now showing signs of recovery. Experts feel this is just the beginning of...

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While mobile number portability would help harassed subscribers to change their operators, for the mobile services providers it will result in high churn of subscribers Finally, mobile subscribers across the country will be able to keep their 'beloved' number unchanged despite changing their...

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Strong Chinese import demand overcomes fears of global steel oversupply Iron ore prices have begun soaring since September 2009 from a bottom of $80-$84 per tonne and are now nearing their recent peak of $110-$112 per tonne of early August 2009. The cash prices for Indian iron ore exported to...

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Apprehensive of high government borrowings and widening fiscal deficit, bond markets are looking for some respite from PSU divestment funds but see no chance of yields falling significantly Talks of the government’s burgeoning fiscal deficit have now reached a high pitch, giving vent to...

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Falling yields on government bonds are being mirrored by the corporate bond segment, as sluggish credit growth and low interest rates lead to oversupply of money The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shied away from hiking interest rates, largely because credit growth has failed to match up to...

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Pankaj Kapoor is the founder of Liases Foras, a real estate research firm. He tells Moneylife that property prices are bound to fall because they have again become unaffordable ML: What is your view on the increasing prices of residential properties? Do you feel that market sentiments have...

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Yogesh Sapkale (MLD): Tell us about the wealth management services of BNP Paribas.Sharad Sharma (SS): Wealth management services in India started in 2001 and BNP Paribas was amongst the first to start. Since then we have been very consistently trying to emphasise more on the quality build-up...

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In an exclusive interview with Moneylife, Nilesh Shah, deputy managing director, ICICI Prudential AMC, gives his perspective on the current market rally and where the markets are headed. Moneylife presents the first in a three-part series of the interview. ML: Are we witnessing the start...

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Moneylife presents the second part in a three-part series of the interview with Vetri Subramaniam, Equity Head, Religare AMC. ML: Why has the market so quickly discounted the impact of the monsoon? Vetri Subramaniam: I think the monsoon is not a significant factor. When you look at...

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In an exclusive interview with Moneylife, Vetri Subramaniam, Equity Head, Religare AMC, gives his perspective on the current market rally and where the markets are headed. We present to you the first part in a three-part series of the interview. ML: Are we witnessing the start of a new...

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As one who has experienced the joys of work in the ‘third phase of life’, I found Tamara Erickson's book a delight. She reaffirms what one has done over the past 15-years in the stage that Hindu philosophy calls vanprastha, and puts an academic spin on it. Tamara Erickson, a McKinsey...

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Long after the Satyam scandal, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has put out a set of recommendations made by its Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards to tighten disclosures by listed companies. One of the Committee’s suggestions is that the partners of audit firms...

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How and why some nations become rich while others lag On 26 January 1817, Thomas Malthus wrote in a letter to his fellow economist David Ricardo that “…the causes of the wealth and poverty of nations (is) the grand object of all enquiries in Political Economy.” Indeed, there is, as yet, no...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 21 November 2009
How fund managers of Harvard and Yale endowments have beaten even the best institutional investors For years, large university endowments, like Harvard and Yale, have consistently managed to outperform the market and hold their own during market declines, managing to do this with lesser risk...

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