Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, July 07, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, July 07, 2002 |
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COLUMNS CAPITAL VIEW State appraisal, private execution THE RESIDENTS of Chennai should consider themselves lucky. If elsewhere citizens have had to look up to the Government to deliver them from the spectre of water shortages and, often to little avail, for the people of this southern metropolis ... More EYE ON THE MARKET A reality check on MF bonus units Even as mutual funds lure investors with bonus units, SEBI must make sure that mutual fund advertisements also focus on investment performance, provide suitable comparisons and offer details of where an investor can get additional information. The bu siness of "invest before such and such a date for a particular benefit" has to be completely disallowed. More TAKING COUNT UTI's NPAs and SEBI's policy: Unfair to investors IN the case of MIP 95, the UTI has said that any recoveries from its non-performing assets within the next two years will be repaid to investors. If the recoveries are made after two years, the amounts will be diverted to the Investor ... More SIMPLE ECONOMICS Explaining exchange traded fund THIS article explains the concept of an exchange traded fund (ETF). An ETF is a combination of an open-end and a close-end fund. Like any open-end fund, you can buy units with the fund. But there is a difference. In an open-end fund, you will ... More IN FOCUS Policing the auditor The ICAI has been fortunate that no major scandals have been unearthed in its backyard in recent times, but that certainly does not mean that none is lurking. It is common knowledge that accounting and auditing practices leave a lot to be desired. More FD WATCH Hudco: Well-covered THE fixed deposit programme of Hudco is a good option for investors with a low risk profile. The rates on offer are marginally better than other investment options with the same risk profile. Hudco controls a significant portion of the housing ... More FUND WATCH MIP 95 Fund: Recovering NPAs to pay up THE Unit Trust of India (UTI) has indicated that recoveries from non-performing assets will be distributed to all the unitholders of MIP 95 over the next two years. The NPAs in the scheme aggregated Rs 184 crore and the income deprived of on ... More COMMENT Funds and futures — Leveraged positions MUTUAL funds in India are not allowed to leverage their position. In other words, they are not allowed to borrow and invest long, except for temporary periods to overcome liquidity constraints. But using derivatives, mutual funds can leverage ... More CROW'S NEST Advantages of backdating insurance policies FOR those of you on the verge of getting a policy from an insurance company, backdating could offer advantages. What it means: Backdating refers to the practice of pre-dating the time at which the policy-holder bought the policy. ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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