The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, October 17, 2004

The Samir Arora case: A setback for SEBI
The dismissal of SEBI's charges against Mr Samir Arora by the Securities Appellate Tribunal will have significant implications for the implementation of insider trading regulations. And it is bound to make SEBI's job more difficult. More

TAKING COUNT

Needed a fund of `A'-group stocks
A fund passively investing in `A'-group stocks could be a welcome alternative. It would avoid the problems of administration that a BSE-200 fund would present and at the same time capture market returns better than a fund that tracks the Nifty or the Sensex. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

What is time-consistent policy?
THE 2004 Nobel Prize for Economics has been awarded to Professors Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott for their study on business cycles and time-consistent economic policy. What is time-consistent economic ... More

TAX TALK

Fringe benefits for a house on the forest fringes
I AM employed in a public sector undertaking (PSU) generating hydel power. All employees are provided with an unfurnished accommodation in a colony near the powerhouse. The employer collects standard rent from all ... More

Loan from dad for renovation

IN FOCUS

NTPC offer: The way to disinvestment
The success of the NTPC offer should be an eye-opener to the Government that is trying to walk the tightrope on privatisation and disinvestment. More

FD WATCH

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance — Safe for the long run too
THE fixed deposit programme of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, a non-banking finance company, is open for investment. The interest rates are on a par with auto finance companies such as Sundaram Finance. Among ... More

FUND WATCH

Dividend spree

AUTO FOCUS

Weather-proofing your car
IT may sound absurd, but one quirk of the Indian car market is that though many middle-class households can afford a vehicle, they do not have their own garage or covered car park. Most people still leave their cars ... More

BOOK VALUE

Buffett biography in manga format
IF YOU find making money too complicated, draw lessons from "the world's most successful investor", Warren Buffett. If you don't have the patience or time to sit and read a tome, here is an illustrated biography, ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

HDFC's single premium Whole of Life Plan
HDFC's single premium policy offers protection for whole life by paying a lumpsum. It is an investment-cum-insurance plan that does not require you to undergo a medical examination. It is a `with-profits' ... More

BANKING PRODUCTS

HDFC 2 in 1 Loans
A LITTLE bit of this, a little bit of that! That is what HDFC has attempted to offer its customers with its two in one home loan product. With interest rates flattening out, you may not be so sure of getting a floating ... More

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