The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, September 14, 2003

Bajaj Auto demerger plan — Of corporate intent and SEBI's inaction
When it comes to corporate actions and their material disclosure, hair-splitting distinction between intent, objective and development is best avoided. More

TAKING COUNT

Insurance schemes: Suitable for debt, not equity
In insurance schemes, the impact of administrative charges wipes out the benefits of their tax-efficiency. As such, insurance schemes are not attractive options for channelling your investments into equities. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Stocks in trade-for-trade
THE National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange have shifted certain stocks to the trade-for-trade segment. What is this segment, and why did the stock exchanges adopt such a measure? The trade-for-trade ... More

TAX TALK

Sharing tax shelter with spouse
MY WIFE and myself are employed and have jointly taken a loan from ICICI for purchase of a flat. The total interest payable on the loan is Rs 2.60 lakh per annum. Can I claim the interest up to Rs 1.50 lakh and my ... More

Treading into day trading
I AM engaged in buying and selling shares without actual delivery, that is, in day trading of shares. What is to be taken as turnover in such a case? Is it the gross sales or the net income from such sales? Under ... More

IN FOCUS

Sifting inside information
A sketchy news of a big order, restructuring or the magical word — divestment — is all it takes for a barely-heard-of-stock to take off into the stratosphere, with investors queuing up to place buy orders. More

FD WATCH

Escorts: Ride it for a year
THE fixed deposit programme of Escorts is open for fresh investment. Given the attractive interest rate, investors can opt for the one-year tenor. An investment beyond that can be avoided as the company's earnings ... More

FUND WATCH

MFs: Schemes, dividends galore
WITH the stock market bullish, mutual funds have been adopting a range of strategies to lure investors. Quite a few funds, such as Canbank Mutual, BoB Mutual, IL & FS Mutual Fund and Tata Mutual Fund, have launched ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Ambassador: A Grand comeback
WHAT is better than an elephant to ride on? A caparisoned elephant, of course. And by all counts the elephant of the automobile world is... Yes, you guessed right: The Ambassador. That car and caparisoned? Well, read ... More

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