The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 30, 2003

Overseas acquisitions — Needed, information better and faster
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India must quickly tone up the disclosures made by Indian companies when they acquire businesses abroad. The acquisition of FLAG Telecom of the US by Reliance and that of Carl Dan ... More

TAKING COUNT

Will the November effect last?
The November effect usually adds 13 per cent to the Sensex between October and February. That has been the case the past five years. If it happens this year too, it could put stock prices out of tune with their fundamentals. Picking stocks with limi ted downside risk is, thus, important now. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Stock speed and option time decay
FUTURES contracts have become costly because of the ad hoc margins imposed by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). You will now have to deposit an initial margin of Rs 5 lakh to buy/sell one contract of Tata ... More

TAX TALK

There is a new arrival in the `club'
MY DAUGHTER was born in August 2003. Soon after her birth a small function was held, during which some gifts were received from the guests who attended the function. I propose to open a separate bank account and invest ... More

Penalty for non-filing of returns
KINDLY explain the penalty provisions for a person who is required to file a return but does not do the same within the due date? P. Muniappan Reply A penalty of Rs 5,000 may be imposable under Section ... More

IN FOCUS

Outsourcing backlash in the US — Time for a strategic rethink
Seen in the backdrop of an election year in the US, "job losses" are beginning to acquire political momentum and logic in their own right. More

FD WATCH

Sundaram Industries: Wheeling along
THE fixed deposit programme of Sundaram Industries (SIL), a subsidiary of TVS and Sons, is open for renewal only. The interest rates are quite attractive. Given the company's fundamentals, the parentage and the strong ... More

FUND WATCH

HDFC Mutual Fund launches MIP
HDFC Mutual Fund has launched a monthly income plan, which will be open for subscription in the initial offer period between November 17 and December 8, 2003. The fund offers a Short-Term Plan and a Long-Term Plan. ... More

COMMENT

Tech funds in a new avatar
IF YOU needed any confirmation of the risk involved in investing in sector funds, the changes made or planned in a few tech sector funds should drive home the point. A few technology funds are now being restructured and ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Pulsar DTSi: Suave but savage
"It's a Boy!" Not so long ago that would have conjured up images of a nurse in a government hospital holding up a newborn, greeting the tired but expectant parents. That is not something which comes to ... More

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