The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, May 15, 2005

Benchmarking boosts turnover — Churn for the cream
IT IS just more than a year since Citicorp and ChrysCapital acquired large stakes, of more than 15 per cent each, in IVRCL Infrastructure. Citicorp does not hold a stake now and ChrysCapital, too, has started selling ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Futures: The discount effect
THE Nifty futures contract trades at a discount to the spot index. This phenomenon has confused many traders. Why? Suppose you buy one share of Infosys at Rs 2,000. You will have to pay the entire amount and take delivery of the stock. Assume ... More

TAX TALK

What the Finance Bill tweaks mean
WHAT are the proposed tax rate changes in the Finance Bill, 2005 in the light of the amendments moved in the Lok Sabha? Reply The rates of tax applicable to individuals, Hindu undivided families (HUFs), association of persons (AOP) ... More

FUND WATCH

Stanchart plans equity fund

UTI Mutual has announced a dividend of 2.45 per cent (Rs 2.45 for every unit with a face value of Rs 100) for the Charitable and Religious Trusts and Registered Societies (CRTS) Fund. This is the first dividend payment under this fund for FY ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Financing deals for your wheels
CHOOSING to buy the car of your dreams is the easiest part of the purchase process. Getting to the bottom of how to fund the buy is another matter altogether. Financing the car you have `zeroed in' on is a job by itself and lot more complex now, ... More

BOOK VALUE

Soft skills beyond SOX drills
FORTY years ago, `investor relations' didn't exist. "It was financial public relations - public relations, but to a financial community," writes Bruce W. Marcus in `Competing for Capital', from Wiley (More

LAW LANE

Dump your negativity
A LINE that Van Morrison sings in a `You Make Me Feel So Free' lyric is, "I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity But baby you make me feel so free." I'm sure Airtech Ltd would have liked to chime in, especially after it won a case before ... More

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