The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, June 05, 2005

Equity funds outperform indices
IN THE two years between March 2003 and March 2005, diversified equity funds have notched up a sustained impressive performance. They have managed to keep their reputations intact with index-beating performances ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Quanto swap
ACCORDING to Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) recent directive, banks can continue to offer MIFOR-based swaps including quanto swaps. What is a quanto swap? Suppose as the treasurer of a big company, you are a keen follower of yield curves. These ... More

TAX TALK

Is your wife paying you half of what you bear as repayment?
MY WIFE and I work for LIC. We took a loan of Rs 7 lakh, in 1999, and constructed a house in Hyderabad. The loan was given to us partly at 5 per cent and partly at 7 per cent. My wife and I are co-borrowers in respect of the loan. Initially ... More

No LTA if you are travel allergic
I am entitled to Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) from my employer as per the terms of my employment. While I would like to take the LTA, I do not want to travel. Will the amount that I receive as LTA be eligible for ... More

IN FOCUS

Disinvestment: Will politics and economics see eye to eye?
"To privatise is to drive a two-horse cart. The cart is the enterprise in question. One horse is called Political Goals and is flighty and fickle, the other is called Economics, and is slow and steady." — Quote from an agency ... More

FD WATCH

Jindal Stainless: Invest
Jindal Stainless: Investments in the fixed deposit scheme of Jindal Stainless can be considered with a one-year perspective. The demand for stainless steel is expected to be robust both in the domestic market and in China over the next ... More

FUND WATCH

Kotak launches Contra fund

AUTO FOCUS

Reva in rev-up mode
THE French gave it their best shot, the US is still struggling to make it universally acceptable and many other countries have dabbled with the subject building unviable prototypes. But electric vehicles have not made ... More

BOOK VALUE

The average Indian family chases five big financial goals
A BOOK dedicated to "each and every Indian household that seeks financial security but knows not that it is so much within reach" should be worth reading, I guess, especially if it is going to discuss moolah planning all in about a hundred pages. ... More

BANKING PRODUCTS

Women's Accounts
IF you are a woman who values financial independence, you certainly would like to have your own savings account. If you have not opened one already, you may want to consider accounts that are tailored for your special needs. Over the past ... More

LAW LANE

Revenue potential in Kinetic premises
KINETIC Motor Company Ltd was begun in 1984 as a joint venture with Honda Motor of Japan "to manufacture and market advanced scooters in India," informs www.kineticindia.com. In 1998, Kinetic acquired a major ... More

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