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INSIGHT
Index funds do not really lower risks
THE Pension Fund Regulation and Development Authority (PFRDA) has suggested in its draft proposal that pension funds should only invest in index funds. The reason is that non-index funds run active risk. This is the ...
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Investors, frogs and Yellowstone effect
The current firmness in equity prices is akin to the warm glow of pleasure that a frog may feel when water begins to boil. Resistance to the fundamental deterioration through manipulation of technical indicators and through the provision of liquidity would be to set the stock market up for a Yellowstone effect, which is the consequence of an extreme event, says V. Anantha Nageswaran, cautioning investors.
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MUTUAL FUNDS
Mutual fund IPOs get good responses
IPO collection numbers are not the last word in the realm of mutual funds, but newcomer ABN Amro MF's mobilisation of over Rs 2,000 crore does tell a tale. How the MF garnered it all - the liquid scheme alone has managed to pull in more than ...
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STOCK MARKETS
Optimism pervades in all corners
Media reports that the President has given his assent to the Finance Bill sent shivers down the spine of some market players during the weekend.
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CHAT
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
On a day when YVR hogged the headlines for the CRR hike, Sridevi wakes up after a long Sunday siesta to chat with Jogin, Khan and Dakshinamoorthy. Their subject: Markets. Catch up. Sri: Am I seeing double? Inflation heading to ...
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ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
Manage and sell - Fund managers' dual role could affect performance
ASSET management companies (AMCs) concede that the immaturity of the Indian mutual fund industry forces fund managers to spend substantial amounts of time in sales activities. Fund managers privately admit that this could be at the cost of the ...
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INTERVIEW
`Fiscal deficit is a big concern for us'
THE broad-based bull market that was seen in 2003-04 has now narrowed down. It has actually morphed into a stock picker's haven, says Mr Rajat Jain, Chief Investment Officer, Principal Mutual Fund. The equity investor, according to him, must ...
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COMMENTARY
Infy hits 52-week high as IT counters sizzle
BOTH the US and the domestic markets finished in positive territory last week thanks to solid buying support. As the drop in oil prices eased concern, the US benchmarks - Standard & Poor's 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average - ...
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IPOS
Indiabulls IPO oversubscribed 18.5 times
INDIABULLS' initial public offering, which closed on September 10, was oversubscribed 18.5 times, according to a company press release. Over 1.3 lakh bids were received, said the release. While the institutional portion was subscribed more ...
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