The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 21, 2005

A fund of disclosure, yet inadequate
DISCLOSURE standards adopted by mutual funds in India are probably the best in the world. Importantly, SEBI and the Association of Mutual Funds of India have come together to orchestrate the changes in the reporting standards that have helped ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Second-hand goods
RECENTLY, my friend had a first-hand experience of how economics works in everyday life. He decided to sell his two-month old car, as his company was sending him abroad for a year. Unfortunately, none were willing to pay more than 75 per cent of ... More

TAX TALK

Is investment in retirement plan eligible for rebate?
I AM a retired bank officer. I recently invested Rs 10,000 in ING Vysya retirement plan. At the time of investment I was told that this investment will qualify for deduction under Section 80CCC. I have already ... More

IN FOCUS

Has Posco hit pay-dirt?
HAS Posco walked away with a better deal for steel manufacture with the Orissa Government compared to the Tatas? Yes, if one goes strictly by the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Posco and Tata Steel with the State Government. But this ... More

FD WATCH

KSE offers attractive interest rates
KSE: Investors can consider adding the one- or two-year fixed deposit programme from KSE Ltd to their portfolio, given the attractive interest rates and the modest risks associated it. The company offers an interest rate of 8 per ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Hyundai tunes a new Sonata
TRENDS IN the automobile industry are not as fickle as in the world of fashion. Yet, the world of wheels is not immune to some cyclicality of trends dictated by evolving local tastes and market realities. The latest one ... More

BOOK VALUE

Visualise the potential uses of a property
A real estate option grants the party owning the option, the optionee, the exclusive, unrestricted, and irrevocable right to purchase property from the party selling the option, the optioner, during the specified period of time that the real ... More

LAW LANE

Whatever you do, don't wobble
TO LESTER Bowie, a jazz trumpet player and composer, C is the name of a pitch, a sound. "So is a cat's meow, so is a motorcycle, so is anything," he'd say. To many motorcycle buyers, however, their vehicle and the ... More

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