Archive for August, 2009
31
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in agriculture, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Commodity market, Company, Economics, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, financial planning, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, Monsoon, Private Equity, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Stock, Trading. Tagged: bourses, BSE Movers and Shakers, corporates, Economic indicators, economic prospects, Equity Update, Europe, FDI, FII inflow, food items, global economy, global indices, Global markets, India's domestic-demand driven economy, Indian and Sectoral Indices, inflation rate, investor sentiment, market, Markets, money market, monsoon rains, Mutual Fund, Mutual Funds, NCDEX, negative European markets, Nifty, NSE, NSE (F&O), NSE and BSE, NSE Movers and Shakers, online equity & derivative trading facilities, online investment, Planning Commission, poor monsoon, Private Equity, private equity investment, Reliance Industries, retail investor, risk assessment, Sensex, Shanghai, SMC, smc capitals, SMC Depository, SMC Global, subsidiary, Terms Insurance, US, US consumer sentiment report, weak Asian markets. Leave a Comment
After closing almost flat in penultimate week, in the week gone by markets closed in green terrain following the global markets which rallied to 10-month highs buoyed by renewed hopes that the global economic recovery is gathering pace and is pulling out of its deepest recession since the 1930s. Closer home, revival of monsoon rains, [...]
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31
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in agriculture, budget, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, Company, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, financial planning, General, income tax, india, India corporate world, Investment, IPO, Private Equity, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Stock, Trading. Tagged: 52-week highs, cash flows, catch-up mode, China, corporate earnings, diversified nature of the economy, dividends payouts, domestic investors, economic slowdown, Economy, Foreign institutional investors, frontline stocks, india, investor expectation, investors, P/E ratios, price charts of many companies, price to book value, price-to-earning multiples, price-to-earning ratios, profit growth, rapid rise in cash flows, recession, revival of investor interest, stock market, stock markets, stock price, stock price trajectory, stock price trajectory of most stocks, stock prices nearly doubled, USA, World Bank, World Bank statement, world economic crisis. Leave a Comment
From the positive happenings in the economy, let’s see how the stock markets have behaved amidst all this? The price charts of many companies reflected that the investors were in a catch-up mode. This was evident from the stock price trajectory of most stocks, which saw a sharp spike in few days. In many cases, [...]
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31
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in agriculture, budget, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, Company, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Enviroment, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, financial planning, Global warming, income tax, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, IT, Medicine, Monsoon, Mutual Funds, Private Equity, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Stock, tax, Trading, Wealth. Tagged: a strong farm sector, agriculture sector, Asean, Asean economic ministers meeting, Association of South-East Asian Nations, business sentiment, cement industry, cement makers, demand and supply, drought hit economy, duty-free import, farm sector, FDI flow, FIIs activity, Finance Minister, fiscal measures, FMCG sector, foreign direct investment, Foreign institutional investors, foreign investors, Free Trade Agreement, FTA, Goods & Services Tax, GST, IIP, IIP numbers, Indian economy, Indian FMCG industry, Indian markets, Inflation, infrastructure development programme, inward investments, kharif crop, Manufacturing, manufacturing sector, Monsoon, net purchasers of Indian stocks, overseas investors, prices of food articles, prices of items of mass consumption, purchasers of Indian stocks, robust savings rate, services sector, Union Budget, upbeat foreign investors, urban India, wholesale price index, WPI, WPI based inflation. 2 Comments
The Indian economy’s business sentiment has improved indicating a path of recovery. Let’s see, why do we say this? A surprise improvement was witnessed in the IIP numbers for June 2009 at 7.8%. The WPI based inflation has softened to below zero level. However, the prices of items of mass consumption (food articles) show no [...]
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29
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Business, Commodity Trading, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, income tax, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, Mutual Funds, Private Equity, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Trading, Wealth. Tagged: 10-year government securities, clearing, clearing system, clearing system for the interest rate futures, contract cycle, coupon rate, currency derivative segment., currency derivatives segment, debt market, deliverable grade securities, equity head, futures trading, Government securities, interest rate futures, Jagannadham Thunuguntla, market regulator, Market regulator SEBI, maximum maturity period, smc capitals, stock exchanges, trading in interest rate futures. Leave a Comment
Market regulator SEBI on Friday issued guidelines for trading in interest rate futures under which the 10-year government securities can be traded on bourses, a development that will deepen the debt market. As per the guidelines, the contract size for futures trading would be Rs 2 lakh with a maximum maturity period of 12 months. [...]
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29
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, budget, Business, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, financial planning, income, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, Merchant Banking, Mutual Funds, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Stock, Trading, Wealth. Tagged: advisory commission, AMCs, asset management companies, CEO of a fund house, charging of exit loads, compensation structure, distribution commission, Distributors, exit load period, exit tenure, financial advisors, fund house, fund industry, IFA, industry players, Investment, investors, marketing and distribution charges, MF, MF distributors, MF industry, MF industry officials, MF scheme returns, MF schemes, Mutual Fund, Mutual Funds, no-entry load, sales, Sebi, Securities and Exchange Board of India, service tax, subscribers, transaction cost structure. Leave a Comment
Within weeks of shaking up the mutual fund industry by abolishing entry load in all schemes and moving to a uniform exit load regime, Sebi has given another jolt to the fund houses. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in a meeting with mutual fund heads, has recommended that the tenure for charging [...]
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28
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Automobiles, Brokerage, budget, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Clearing Services, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, Company, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Enviroment, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, financial planning, General, income, income tax, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, IT, Merchant Banking, mothly income, Mutual Funds, Private Equity, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Stock, tax, Trading, Wealth. Tagged: AMFI, bank fixed deposit, BSE, Child Plans, corporate bonds, Economy, Equity & Derivative Trading, Fidelity, Finance, fund manager, GDP, General Insurance, government bonds, india, Insurance Broking, insurance services, interest rates, Investment, investors, IPOs, IRDA, Jagannadham Thunuguntla, liquidity, MCX, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Mutual Funds, NCDEX, NSE (F&O), NSE and BSE, online equity & derivative trading facilities, online investment, Planning Commission, Private Equity, private equity investment, retail investor, SMC, smc capitals, SMC Depository, SMC Global, Stock, stocks, Terms Insurance. Leave a Comment
Indian stocks rose for the seventh day, driving the benchmark index to its highest monthly gain in more than a year. Telecom shares led gains after the government said it aims to auction high-speed mobile phone service permits. Bharti Airtel Ltd., the largest mobile operator, jumped to a three-month high on news that so-called 3G [...]
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28
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in financial planning, General. Tagged: credit, Divorce, Financial Future, Insurance, Retirement. 1 Comment
You need to do long term financial planning when you are going through a divorce. It’s important that you recover from the split by assessing your situation as singles and setting up new financial plans with a focus on longevity. Here are five simple steps for building your financial future after a divorce: 1. Start with [...]
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28
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Brokerage, budget, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Clearing Services, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, Company, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, General, income, income tax, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, IT. Tagged: bank fixed deposit, BSE, corporate bonds, Economy, Equity & Derivative Trading, Fidelity, fund manager, General Insurance, india, Insurance Broking, insurance services, Investment, investors, IPOs, IRDA, Jagannadham Thunuguntla, liquidity, MCX, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Mutual Fund, Mutual Funds, NCDEX, NSE, NSE (F&O), NSE and BSE, online equity & derivative trading facilities, online investment, Planning Commission, Private Equity, private equity investment, retail investor, risk assessment, SMC, smc capitals, SMC Depository, SMC Global, Stock, stocks, Terms Insurance. Leave a Comment
Indian private equity firms are currently disinclined to conduct private investments in public equity (PIPE) deals, according to a report in the Business Standard. Their reticence is thought to be due to the recent secondary market crash, and the uncertainty that ensued. According to the report, which cites a study by Venture Intelligence, private equity [...]
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27
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Brokerage, budget, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Clearing Services, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, Company, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Economics, Enviroment, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, income, income tax, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, Merchant Banking, mothly income, Mutual Funds, Online back office support, Private Equity, securities, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, tax, Trading, Wealth. Leave a Comment
India faces an uphill task to reimpose a rule requiring listed companies to have at least a 25 percent public float, with resistance seen from controlling shareholders in private sector firms. The finance ministry’s effort to bring in a uniform public float minimum comes after a similar push by the capital markets regulator was waylaid [...]
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27
Aug
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Brokerage, budget, Business, Capital Market, capitals, Clearing Services, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, Company, Distribution of Mutual Funds & IPOs, Enviroment, Equity & Derivative Trading, Finance, income, income tax, india, India corporate world, Insurance, Investment, IPO, Merchant Banking, Mutual Funds, Private Equity, SMC Depository, SMC Research Based Advisory Services, Sports, Stock, Trading, Wealth. Tagged: advisory commission, AMCs, asset management companies, distribution commission, Distributors, Investment, investors, marketing and distribution charges, MF schemes, Mutual Funds, sales, Securities and Exchange Board of India, subscribers, transaction cost structure. Leave a Comment
Mutual funds are the best investment tool for the retail investor as it offers the twin benefits of good returns and safety as compared with other avenues such as bank deposits or stock investing. Choose the wrong fund and you would have been better off keeping money in a bank fixed deposit. Keep in mind [...]
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