The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 13, 2005

Common rail engines are firing up diesel
THE URGE to achieve the seemingly impossible in such areas as engine technology and performance, alternative fuels, driving comfort and vehicle stability is constantly driving innovation in the automotive world. In ... More

TAKING COUNT

Fixed-income investing — All set for resurgence
As of now, debt offers after-tax annual returns of 6-6.5 per cent for an investor in the 20 per cent tax bracket. This could change and the after-tax return could edge above 7 per cent. This would make investing in debt — either through mutual As of now, debt offers after-tax annual returns of 6-6.5 per cent for an investor in the 20 per cent tax bracket. This could change and the after-tax return could edge above 7 per cent. This would make investing in debt — either through mutual More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Physics of finance
IN 1905, Albert Einstein, one of the greatest physicists ever, published three seminal papers. The first was on special relativity, the second on photoelectric effect and the third on Brownian motion. Through the years, ... More

TAX TALK

More houses, more loans, more questions
MY FATHER settled a property to me and to my brother in 1998. The property comprises 2,800 sq.ft of land and a built-up area of 700 sq.ft on the said land. The settlement was done in such a way that I got 50 per cent ... More

FUND WATCH

ABN AMRO launches Opportunities Fund
* ABN AMRO has unveiled ABN AMRO Opportunities Fund. The fund will identify opportunities across all ranges of capitalisation. It will also retain the flexibility to hold more concentrated investments in a few sectors. The IPO, which opened on ... More

BOOK VALUE

Talking currency page to page
CAN we use debit cards or ATM cards for foreign exchange transactions? Is my Mumbai friend right when he says we can make direct investment in any foreign security? If under US GAAP there is reduction in profits why ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

LIC's Future Plus
NOT TO be left behind in the race to get a slice of the growing unit-linked pension plan pie, LIC has unveiled its latest offering — Future Plus. A look at some of the key features of this ... More

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