The Slack Discussions
The Slack group at Capital Mind Premium has been extremely active and if you haven’t been there (Premium subscribers only), pop us a note or login here using your premium credentials.
A brief summary of some of the interesting things discussed there in the last few days:
#general: Sebi now seeks to tighten rules for investment advisors
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed to revise the investment advisers regulations that will change the way mutual fund schemes are sold by these intermediaries. (Link)
#stocks: CBI raids Repco officials’ homes
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at the houses and offices of R.Varadharajan, Managing Director, Repco Home Finance Limited (RHFL) and some key officials of the firm on Saturday. (Link)
#bonds: Saudi Arabia Times Bond to Catch Pre-Election ‘Sweet Spot’
Saudi Arabia missed September’s annual surge in new debt deals, but the timing for its first foray into the international bond market may prove to be just right. (Link)
#funds: The Hypocrisy of Mutual Funds
(Link)
#general: Can you trust long-term Sensex data?
(Link)
#bonds: PSBs losses may hamper ability to pay interest on bonds: Crisil
A sharp decline in profitability and mounting losses could wipe out the revenue reserves of some PSU banks and hamper their near-term ability to pay interest on the bonds issued to meet Basel III norms, Crisil Ratings said. (Link)
#bonds: 39% Of Debt With Companies That Don’t Earn Enough To Cover Interest Payments
(Link)
#general: Value investing got crushed during the internet bubble — here’s why
(Link)
#general: Top 40 Indian law firms: are the times a-changing?
The rise of Khaitan & Co. is the only change in the Big Six, but the liberalization push and the Amarchand split may soon alter the landscape. (Link)
New rules for Momentum Portfolio:
- 20 Positions (from the current 10)
- Approximately 8L size of portfolio to start with.
- Stocks to be held for up to 3 months (currently we hold only about a month or so)
- Rs. 40K per position to start
- Will do 1/2SD call writing to add to return, on the Nifty (Needs some additional cash of about 25K, or liquid bees of that amount)
- Needs approximately 10% to 15% SL so you will have 1% to 1.5% loss per position max.
#general: Sebi says distributors cannot advise
Bank branches will continue to be distributors through the corporate agency route. Sebi is acting in concert with the Reserve Bank of India, which had, in a 26 April 2016 circular, asked banks to do the same thing. (Link)
#general: Relationship with your adviser to get more official
With Sebi’s emphasis on bringing more distributors into the ambit of investment adviser regulations, investors are set to get more professional services that would be better documented. (Link)
#general: MCX, NCDEX may launch Europe-style options by January
The board advisory committees of commodity exchanges MCX and NCDEX have discussed launching Europeanstyle options on either gold, copper or crude futures in the non-farm segment and one on refined soya oil, guar or cotton futures on the farm segment, people aware of the development told ET. (Link)
#general: Samsung Will Ask All Global Partners to Stop Sales and Exchanges of Galaxy Note7 While Further Investigation Takes Place
(Link)
#general: With Split Looming, Alcoa Reports Worse-Than-Expected Quarter
Shares decline premarket, as firm’s revenue is dented. (Link)
#macronomics: Hard Brexit could cost £66bn a year
Leaked Treasury papers reveal lost revenue. (Link)
#general: Get Ready! Petrol, Diesel Prices Set To Go Up Sharply
Oil marketing companies are likely to revise prices sharply higher, following a jump in global oil prices. (Link)
#general: UPI 2.0 will disrupt payments in India
The upgraded version will focus on integrating Unified Payments Interface with Aadhaar and the Bharat Bill Payment System. (Link)
#general: Income tax department slams notice on five Mumbai-based exporters over offshore accounts
About ten days ago, the investigation wing of the income-tax department slapped notices on at least five persons in Mumbai, asking them to disclose details of their offshore companies and financial structures in four tax havens — Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and British Virgin Islands. (Link)
#general: Requiem for a Hedge Fund Dream
(Link)
#macronomics: Govt can now fix retail prices of essential commodities
In order to check inflation, the government has amended the metrology rules which would allow it to fix retail prices of essential commodities such as pulses and sugar in extraordinary situations.
Under the present system, retail prices are fixed by market forces, leaving very little room for the government to check an undue spike in prices. (Link)
#general: Bank Auction Property – Check Out The Recent Changes in SARFAESI Act
(Link)
#stocks: A Whiff of Scandal at Cognizant ‘CTS’ Technology Systems as Indian IT Slows Down
As IT firms prepare for their potentially worst financial quarter in almost a decade, the controversies that Infosys, TCS and Cognizant are undergoing also emphasise the difficulties in turning around legacy business models. (Link)
#macronomics: Russia orders all officials to fly home any relatives living abroad, as tensions mount over the prospect of a global war
(Link)
#macronomics: Saudi Minister Says Oil at $60 by Year-End Not ‘Unthinkable’
The oil-price could recover to $60 a barrel by the end of 2016, said Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, just weeks after agreeing to cut supply for the first time in eight years. (Link)
#macronomics: China banks may need $1.7 trillion injection as credit quality worsens: S&P
Rising debt levels will worsen the credit profiles of China’s top 200 companies this year, requiring the country’s banks to raise $1.7 trillion in capital to cover a likely surge in bad loans, S&P Global said in reports published on Tuesday. (Link)
#macronomics: Central Banks in Wonderland: The Coming Bond Crash
Global bonds are worth over $100 trillion, while global stocks are worth only $64 trillion. Daily bond trading is $700 billion against $200 billion for shares. Stock markets hog the limelight. (Link)
#macronomics: April-August industrial growth worst in a decade
Industrial growth was -0.27% during April-August 2016, the lowest since at least 2007-08. (Link)
#macronomics: Fund flow into NRI deposits drops 55% on oil slump, Fed rate-hike prospects
The dip in crude oil prices and the possibility of the US Federal Reserve hiking rates in December have led to the fund flow into non-resident Indian (NRI) deposit accounts dropping sharply in 2016-17. (Link)
#stocks: Torrent picks up 75 per cent stake in Puro Wellness
Puro Wellness, a Mumbai-based healthcare player – promoted by former top official of Torrent Pharma Ltd on Wednesday announced that the promoting holding company, Torrent Ltd has picked up 75 per cent stake in the startup for an amount of ₹ 188 crore, a statement said. (Link)
#macronomics: India may seek $7.5 bln in extra spending to spur growth
India may seek parliamentary approval to spend about $7.5 billion more on roads, railways and other public programmes over the next five months, two government sources said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to spur growth and create jobs. (Link)
#macronomics: Disappointing China trade data spurs fears recovery may be faltering
China’s September exports fell 10 percent from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world’s second-largest economy may be short-lived. (Link)
#general: Enthusiasm For Solar Micro-Grids in Developing World Gets a Sobering Reality Check in India
(Link)
#bonds: Equity mutual fund inflows at Rs 3,700 cr in September
This also marks the sixth straight month of positive inflow in equity schemes. (Link)
#general: CCEA decides to cut ethanol prices for petrol blending from Dec 1
Prices will drop to Rs 39 per litre from the current level of Rs 48.50-49.50 per litre. (Link)
#backtobasics:
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