The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, June 13, 2004

Global investing — Mutual funds need complete freedom
The RBI's proposal to allow mutual funds to invest in index funds is welcome. It should also go the whole hog to allow them to invest in any stock of their choice. Active mutual fund investing in overseas stocks needs to be given its due. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Of penguins and free riders
PENGUINS like fish. But whales like penguins. So, penguins have to be careful when they fish, lest the whales eat them. These birds adopt a strategy to lower this risk. They wait patiently for someone in the group to ... More

IN FOCUS

Commercial vehicles — Powered by highest sales, exports
Powered by an improved road network and attractive finance, the commercial vehicles segment is all set to sustain the scorching pace of growth provided the economy-managers make the right Budget moves. More

FD WATCH

SRF: For a smooth ride
THE fixed deposit programme of SRF is open for investment. Considering the company's strong fundamentals, an investment up to one year can be considered. An investment beyond that can be avoided, considering the ... More

FUND WATCH

Tata Mutual to launch MIP Floater Fund

AUTO FOCUS

Chevrolet Tavera: Traversing the market segments
A RECENT piece of news that the City Council of Paris is proposing a ban on the use of sports utility vehicles on its streets made interesting reading. An official of the French capital's Left-wing government is ... More

BOOK VALUE

Holy cow terminators
GOING broke is worse if it is because of following other people's advice. With that as theme started a new chapter in the life of Bill Williams about two decades ago; now, along with his daughter Justine ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

AMP Sanmar's Raksha Shree Plus
RAKSHA Shree Plus is a variant of AMP Sanmar's pure term plan, Raksha Shree. Under the new plan, the policyholder, on survival up to the plan's maturity, would receive a refund of all premium payments made, excluding ... More

BANKING PRODUCTS

World Currency Card from IDBI Bank
THE advent of plastic money and the 24-hour money vending kiosks has made travelling abroad a lot simpler. After all, one need not necessarily rely on traveller's cheque for money. Travel currency card, a variant of ... More

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