Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, January 19, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, January 19, 2003 |
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COLUMNS EYE ON THE MARKET Debt market — Striking the right notes THE most active market for fund mobilisation in the last five years has also been the most opaque one — that is, the private placement market for debt. But this opacity may soon be a thing of the past. The second desirable note in the debt ... More TAKING COUNT What retail trading in G-secs means INVESTING in government securities (g-secs) has been made easy for the retail investor. For a taxpayer, there is a stronger case now for inclusion of g-secs in a portfolio. There may even be a case for investing surplus savings bank deposits in ... More SIMPLE ECONOMICS What is tracking error risk? YOU run tracking error risk when investing in index funds. What is this risk? Tracking error measures how the index fund has performed vis-à-vis its benchmark. Suppose the Nifty index returns 4 per cent in a month, while the index fund ... More TAX TALK PPF maturity and refund claims MY PPF account was set up in the year 1982 and 20 years have been completed now. Can I extend this account for a further five years? If not can I open a fresh PPF account? Will the amount drawn from the PPF account on maturity be ... More
House property deductions IN FOCUS 
Relaxation in overseas investments — Give FMCGs their dueAVID followers of Mr Warren Buffet may be enthused by the recent proposal to allow Indian investors to invest in stocks of global companies with a listed Indian arm. For this paves the way for Indian investors to acquire stakes in some big names ... More FD WATCH 
Can Fin Homes: Well-shelteredTHE fixed deposit programme of Can Fin Homes is a good investment option. The interest rates are on a par with housing finance companies such as Sundaram Home and PNB Housing, but higher by 1-1.5 percentage points vis-a-vis banks. Deposits ... More FUND WATCH 
UTI G-Sec shuns State Govt securitiesTHE UTI has decided to leave State government securities out of the investment ambit of its UTI G-Sec Fund. The fund's investment objective has been altered to provide for investments in Central Government securities, treasury bills, call money ... More COMMENT Does success breed complacence? IT IS now a year and a half since the Unit Trust of India embarked on a makeover, after its liquidity crisis of July 2001. It may be some time before the UTI rebuilds its reputation as an effective manager of equity mutual funds. But the fund ... More AUTO FOCUS 
Toyota Corolla: Style, speed and safetyCLOSE on the heels of the launch of its premium, luxury sedan, Camry, Toyota has entered the high-end C-segment passenger car market with the launch of the much-awaited mid-size sedan, Toyota Corolla. The Corolla, an extremely popular sedan ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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