The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 31, 2004

MUTUAL FUNDS
UTI, State Street deal should throw up more choices
THE deal between UTI and State Street Global Advisors, formalised last week, will open a new chapter in the history of asset management in this country. The world's top institutional asset manager will act as an advisor to its Indian ally for ... More

Sahara Mutual rolls out major expansion drive
A TARGET of recruiting at least a hundred employees, to be spread over a couple of dozen new offices, makes Sahara Mutual Fund the largest poacher in the asset management industry at this moment. The MF, which was First India Mutual Fund till ... More

STOCK MARKETS
STCI to enter portfolio management
THE Securities Trading Corporation of India Ltd (STCI), will soon enter portfolio management and equity trading business to augment its income stream. The corporation has already received approval from the RBI and SEBI for starting portfolio ... More

Lack of buying support may weaken prices further
If the Finance Minister is successful in convincing the market players that the reforms would not be derailed, there is hardly any guarantee that strong buyers would re-enter market in the immediate term. More

A good opportunity for investors
The UPA, in my opinion, will follow reformist policies. Bluntly stated, it does not have much of choice in this regard. This fact will slowly sink into the markets. More

Firm ending
ON hopes that the country's economic growth would be promising, the US stocks rallied strongly. According to Bloomberg, benchmarks recorded their biggest weekly rise since the period ending April 2. The S&P's 500 Index gained 2.5 per cent, and .. More

Lights, camera, action in media stocks

INTERVIEW
We will try to offer innovative funds
WE need to strengthen our brand," Mr Ajay Bagga, the new CEO of Kotak Mahindra MF, puts it simply when asked about his plans. More specifically, he refers to acquiring a more elevated rank among asset management companies in terms of an increased ... More

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