The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 10, 2005

Pension plan: Benefits of defined contribution
THE defined benefit pension scheme of the Government has been replaced with a defined contribution scheme for the new employees. The change is part of a series of steps taken by the Government over the past few years to ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Bonds, inflation and oil prices
INVESTORS are concerned about further rise in crude prices, as that would lead to higher bond yields. What is the relationship between oil prices and bond yields? When you invest in a bank deposit or bonds, the interest you receive is the ... More

TAX TALK

ESOPs in a company that's been taken over
I WORK for a software company whose shares are not quoted. I was allotted 5,000 shares of the company under an Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP). The company could not go for a public issue as originally planned. I was ... More

Tax on share trades
I AM an investor in shares and seek your advise on the treatment of the profit from the sale of shares after introduction of the securities transaction tax (STT) with effect from April 1, 2004. For this, I give below ... More

IN FOCUS

Why IPOs are losing sheen for retail investors
UNTIL recently, most Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) were good investments because they were an attractive entry point to a listed or yet-to-be-listed company's shares. Companies that debuted on the bourses did not ... More

FUND WATCH

UTI Mutual to launch dividend yield fund

AUTO FOCUS

The 125cc race for ranks
THE INDIAN bike buyer is an enigma. His clan is so diverse by age group and expectations and yet so contrived when it comes to the bike of choice. Great brands get kicked to the wayside and excellent bikes wait ... More

BOOK VALUE

Commodities cannot go to zero
BLUE chips get talked about with great reverence, but `commodities get no respect', writes Jim Rogers in Hot Commodities, from Random House (www.atrandom.com). Thus, while people think of ... More

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Pension plan: Benefits of defined contribution

Bonds, inflation and oil prices

Why IPOs are losing sheen for retail investors

The 125cc race for ranks

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Cash Transaction Tax

Fringe Benefit Tax

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