Mutual Funds
Index funds: The road ahead
THE other day, one heard a seasoned Kolkata stock broker lament the near-absence of index funds in India. Go to the end of this copy for the actual soundbite. True, he said, there are a few index products, but there are not enough of them. Is this becaus e these funds are not really appreciated by the investing population, or is it that MFs have not exploited their potential fully?

Stocks
SEBI: HRD policy at last?
ALL through last week, officials in the Finance Ministry, both at the banking division and the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), the Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India were busy finalising their presentations for a r earguard action before the Joint Parliamentary Committee on stock scam.

Bulls may get on track
THE stock market is likely to form a base this week for a bull phase with the analysts predicting a minor rally in the first couple of days of the week.

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