MARKETS
INSIGHT
Market timers vs buy-and-holders
Those opposed to market timing argue that the financial markets are fairly efficient and that there is little to be gained from trying to time them. But there are some die-hards who point out that the market timer does not have to be right all the ti me; he must simply be right more often than wrong. And, finally, there are some who follow the CSIA strategy — selling near the bottom when they "can't stand it anymore."
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The principal-agent conundrum of MFs
The principal-agent problem arises because investors cannot monitor the actions of the professional money managers who work for the asset management companies. Also, the payoff to the AMCs does not typically depend on the actions taken on behalf of t he investors.
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MUTUAL FUNDS
More agents to get mutual funds ticking
WANT to invest in a mutual fund, but not sure how to go about it? Your problems may be at an end. Mutual fund distributors may soon be as commonplace as the insurance agents who accost you with their selling pitch at every turn. A booming stock ...
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Serious imperfections plague mutual fund industry: Cadogan
In fact, it is sarcastic to the point of stating that if an investor remains with a scheme even after 18 months, it is to be assumed that the person has either died or has forgotten about the investment.
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INTERVIEW
`Clear picture will emerge post-polls'
HSBC Mutual Fund, which has just about completed one year of operations in India, manages around Rs 4,000 crore, a part of which is contributed by two new products — a growth scheme and an MIP. The fund now hopes to expand in terms of ...
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COMMENTARY
Small corrections may check recovery
THE Government intervention last week has changed the complexion of trading in the secondary market. Visibly, the selling pressure dissipated on the last day of the trading week. The key indices also saw a mild recovery. Investors have been ...
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US Court nod to Pfizer leaves Dr. Reddy's sick
WHILE the encouraging reports on economic growth and manufacturing helped the old economy stocks gather momentum, technology stocks declined on profit bookings on the US markets last week. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.4 per cent last ...
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