The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 22, 2006

Profit from arbitrage in stocks
THE Web site riskglossary.com defines arbitrage as free lunch — a transaction that enables you to make profits without taking risk. It is rare to find potential for arbitrage transactions in an efficient ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Tactical asset allocation
MY FRIEND is a discerning trader. He ruthlessly cuts his losses and rides his profitable positions well. Importantly, he successfully engages in tactical asset allocation. What is asset allocation? Most of us buy ... More

TAX TALK

Happy home renovating!
I HAVE taken a Rs 1 lakh housing loan and a further loan of Rs 40,000 for renovating the house. These loans are taken from a bank and the house is self-occupied. The repayments for the financial year 2005-06 will be Rs ... More

How is capital gain taxed?
I HAVE earned capital gains from sale of shares in the financial year 2004-05. How is the capital gain to be taxed? Ravi Singh Reply If the gain is long term and if securities transaction tax has been paid at the time of sale of the ... More

IN FOCUS

Telecom battles just got bigger
HERALDING the next phase of robust growth, the mobile phone industry has notched four straight months of record subscriber additions. In December 2005, the GSM mobile additions at 3.2 million touched a new all-time high, topping three months of ... More

FUND WATCH

Franklin MF suspends sale of India Prima scheme

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund will suspend fresh sales under its Franklin India Prima scheme. The suspension is effective from February 4, 2006, for a period of six months. Investors can however redeem their investments at any time. ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Driving through the Auto Expo
THE biannual Auto Expo in New Delhi, India's answer to the Frankfurt, Geneva, Tokyo and Detroit auto shows, has been a platform for some of the big car and bike launches during the past decade and more. Cars and bikes that have since redefined ... More

BOOK VALUE

Miles to go in equity analysis
RAJESH Chakrabarti of Georgia Institute of Technology has analysed the Indian stock markets in his new book titled, The Financial Sector in India: Emerging Issues, from Oxford (www.oup.com). He ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

Birla Sun Life SimplyLife
NEW product launches from private insurance players may no longer be a flurry as was the case a couple of years ago, but they have not completely died down either. This week, we look at the features of SimplyLife, Birla ... More

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