The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, February 05, 2006

Style benchmarks
MY FRIEND'S father had parked some money with a portfolio management scheme . The Scheme has returned 40 per cent for a certain period in 2005 against a 25 per cent movement in the Nifty index. Naturally, my friend's father was overjoyed, as the ... More

TAX TALK

To file or not to file
I AM a housewife. I have been buying and selling shares and the source for investment has been the property inherited from my parents and from out of agricultural income. I have not filed my returns so far, as my ... More

IN FOCUS

Brand buyouts boost homegrown FMCGs
THE LARGE war chests of homegrown FMCG companies are finally being put to work. Companies such as Dabur, Godrej Consumer Products and Marico Industries, for long on the "prowl" for acquisitions, have engaged in some ... More

FUND WATCH

Birla MF launches Infrastructure Fund

BIRLA Mutual Fund has launched Birla Infrastructure Fund. This diversified equity scheme plans to invest in equities of companies participating in the growth and development of infrastructure in India. The new fund offer (NFO) will be ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Riding into a new market with Pleasure
OVER the years, the Indian automobile industry has seen the dominant players hog market share in almost every vehicular category, be it two-wheelers or passenger cars. How these companies managed to stay ahead ... More

BOOK VALUE

Say `YO!' to the roaring bulls
How do the big bulls of Wall Street recruit? Nicole Ridgway tells the story in "The Running of the Bulls," from Penguin (www.penguinbooksindia.com). For this, she takes a ringside look at `the cutthroat ... More

LAW LANE

A bright child as a labourer!
SHIV Kumar studied in Mount Carmel School, Hoshiarpur, from kindergarten. He appeared for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE), equivalent to Class X. Before the results were out, a jeep-bus collision ... More

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