The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 07, 2005

`Woes of small investors need more attention'
WHILE a lot is being said and done to bring small investors to the equity market, the problems of existing small investors still remain unattended, according to the President of Madurai Investors Association, Mr G. Balakrishnan. Mr ... More

MUTUAL FUNDS

Making awards count!
The manner in which the awardees are chosen is expected to guide investors and not confound them in any way whatsoever. More

STOCK MARKETS

Their advice is caution
WITH the benchmark indices hovering just below their record highs, market participants are turning cautious. Technical corrections notwithstanding, there are also concerns about hedge funds and other foreign investors diverting money out of the ... More

Foreign funds may decide direction at Dalal Street
FIIs, already active in India, agree that the government's performance has been behind Standard & Poor's recent upgrade. They have also learnt to read the signals of an alliance Government better. More

CHAT
To profit from advice requires more wisdom than to give it
Chuckling at the latest announcement on chucking in cricket, Sridevi wished that deviant trading too got such merciful treatment. Across the city, Khan was logging on for the market chat, beckoning her to join. Jogin and Dakshinamoorthy too ... More

INTERVIEW

`Sectors oriented towards infrastructure will do well'
MR VED Prakash Chaturvedi, Managing Director of Tata Mutual Fund, is not known for one-liners. All the same, he puts it bluntly when asked about the strategy that an average investor should adopt when it comes to investing in stocks. "It pays ... More

COMMENTARY

ICICI Bank at peak
DESPITE disappointing economic reports such as payroll figure from the Labour Department and consumer confidence index, which fell to 95.5 in January against 97.1 in December, the US markets sizzled, mostly on positive corporate news. Besides, ... More

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