The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 29, 2007

MUTUAL FUNDS
CONTRA ENTRY
Time vs timing
Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) of mutual funds often claim that the time in the market matters more than timing the market. It is true that timing the market to perfection — buying when the market has bottomed out and selling when it ... More

MORTGAGE
Making complex deals bankable
Much has been written about the sub-prime crisis and the hits banks are taking due to write-offs. The top brass of some of these banks have been given the marching orders but not before being given huge sums of money. Northern Rock, a bank ... More

INTERVIEW
Comparative brand valuation across industries
Since no single method can be applied rigorously for brand valuation in India, analysts need to apply multiple methods and then take a balanced view based on results obtained from these methods. More

BOOKS
ALM lessons to calm us in crisis times
Can ALM (asset-liability management) be piloted automatically? Will large non-financial corporates develop their own ALM teams? Does the ALM segment face a human resource shortage?Alexandre Adam leaves these questions open in More

LETTERS

Intellectual property

Non-polluting vehicles

Financial social contract

A ‘spot’ for gold

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