Archive for March, 2010
31
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Brokerage, Finance, financial planning, futures, india, interest rates, Investment, SMC Global. Tagged: bank's money, cash flows, Central bank, Corporates financials, credit card, customers, EMI's, federal budgeting, fiscal policy, GDP growth, installments, interest, Investment Effects, monetary policy, mortgage, pays interest, profits, RBI, revenue, stock price, Taxation. Leave a Comment
Essentially, interest is nothing more than the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money. In India, an individual willing to purchase a home uses bank’s money (through a mortgage) and in return pays interest to the bank for the privilege or the credit card user borrows money for the short term in order to [...]
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30
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in agriculture, commodity, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, commodity update, india, SMC Global. Tagged: animal consumption, China, France, Germany, guar, Human consumption, Shellac, Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council, US. 3 Comments
Guar gum enjoys prominent position in the exports of minor forest products. India exports guar gum in various forms to all parts of the globe. More than 80 per cent of exports of minor forest products are accounted for by guar gum. . The government has appointed Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL) as the canalising agency [...]
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29
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in agriculture, commodity, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, commodity update, india, SMC Global. Tagged: agro commodities, commodities, commodity, domestic investors, FII, food articles, guar, Inflation, RBI, Sensex & Nifty, tax figures, trade, turmeric. Leave a Comment
The domestic markets had a mixed week; it started weak following RBI hiking the repo and reverse repo by 25 basis points each and growing concerns from the 16-nation Euro zone—first over conflicting signals from the currency bloc on resolving Greece’s debt problems and second over Fitch Ratings lowering Portugal’s sovereign credit outlook. . But, concluded the week on green [...]
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27
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Economy, Finance, SMC Global. Tagged: audit committee, Central Public Sector Enterprises, corporate world, CPSE, NKN, PSU, shareholders, stakeholders, Union Cabinet. 1 Comment
The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of guidelines on corporate governance for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) from voluntary to mandatory basis. . The official statement said, “The guidelines have now been made mandatory and are applicable to all CPSEs. They cover issues like composition of Board of CPSEs, audit committee, subsidiary companies, disclosures, Code [...]
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26
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in commodity, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, commodity update, SMC Global. Tagged: Batteries, Cable sheathing, China, commodity futures prices, COMMODITY INDICES, commodity markets, commodity prices, Commodity Trading, Germany, Ivernia, Lead, manufacturing of paints, pecialist alloys, Pigments, pure metal, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States. Leave a Comment
Lead is a heavy, malleable, bluish grey metal. It is one of the metals most resistant to common corrosion problems. Lead has some important properties, in particular malleability (i.e. it can be hammered into shape), ease of production, ease of melting and joining, and good corrosion resistance. Applications There are many different uses of Lead. It may be [...]
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25
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in agriculture, commodity, Commodity market, Commodity Trading, commodity update, SMC Global. Tagged: BHP Billiton, commodities, commodity, commodity markets, commodity prices, Commodity Trading, commodity update, copper traded, crude, crude oil, Federal Reserve, gasoline stocks, Lead, OPEC, turmeric, turmeric futures, zinc. Leave a Comment
Most of the commodities closed in positive territory when Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to keep monetary conditions loose for the longer term. Impact was seen on all metals and energy; despite the rise in dollar index. Base metals complex was no exception, copper traded in upside territory. . Power distribution problems after a devastating earthquake in Chile [...]
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23
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Automobiles, Banking, capitals, Company, Economy, Finance, financial planning, income, india, SMC Global. Tagged: Abu Dhabi Gas Industries, automobile, capital goods, Economy, Financial Services, GAIL, GASCO, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra & Mahindra, Metal, MSK Projects, NPCC, Oil & Gas, ONGC Mangalore, pharmaceutical, Pharmaceuticals, Punj Lloyd, RBI, Realty & Construction, Reserve Bank of India, SAIL, Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren. Leave a Comment
Hello Friends here we come up with the News Round Up from various categories. Economy ·The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unexpectedly raised interest rates from record-low levels for the first time since it began cutting in 2008, citing intensifying inflationary pressures and a steady economic recovery. The central bank raised the repo rate, the rate at which [...]
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22
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Business, commodity update, Finance. Tagged: auto, global market, RBI, real estate, S&P, Standard & Poor, stocks, WPI. Leave a Comment
Global market sentiments together with continued buying by foreign institutional investors led domestic markets to pose one of the best six consecutive weekly gains after almost a year. The fact behind such a move is that market participants are gaining a lot of confidence & believe that the domestic economic activity is getting stronger & stronger over the period. [...]
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19
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Banking, budget, Finance, financial planning, income, Insurance, SMC Global, SMC online trading, SMC Research Based Advisory Services. Tagged: budget, Buying a Home, children's education, CORPUS, expenses, financial goals, financial planner, marriage, medical expenses, money, Retirement, retirement plan, Savings, short-term goal. Leave a Comment
Continuing the final part Sumit’s colleague, Ankit, who is 30 years old, commences his retirement planning at the same time. Given that he also aims to retire at the age of 60 years, he has an investment horizon of 30 years. Assuming, like Sumit, he invests Rs 50,000 every month @ 10% per annum, he will accumulate [...]
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18
Mar
Posted by smcinvestmentindia in Asset management, Finance, financial planning, health, Investment, SMC Global, SMC Research Based Advisory Services. Tagged: bank's savings account, Employee Provident Fund, EPF, finances, fixed deposits, government sponsored pension plan, Inflation, Job hopping, Life expectancy, Medical emergencies, mutual fund schemes, Nuclear families, planning for your future, planning for your retirement, retirement planning, SMC Wealth, stocks. Leave a Comment
Many a times you get so engrossed in fulfilling your social and business obligations that you completely ignore the importance of planning for your future needs. To be sure, planning for your future is as important as providing for your current requirements. So what are the future events you need to plan in advance for? [...]
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