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ONGC Share Auction Rescued By LIC
The government wanted to sell 12,000 cr. worth shares of ONGC (42.77 cr. shares at a floor price of Rs. 290) today, and the auction – a special scheme that ...
Commentary
E-Voting for Shareholder Resolutions
Piramal Healthcare has sent me an email asking for a vote on a resolution for appointing Ajay and Swati Piramal’s son-in-law as an executive of the company. ...
Economy
Dec 2011 GDP Growth At 6.09%, Lowest in 3 Years
GDP Growth for the 3rd Quarter ending December 2011 is at 6.09% over the previous year. This is the lowest since March ...
General
What Is The Matter, MOSPI?
In two press releases India’s GDP data has changed substantially, all the way back to 2009. 1. September 2011 GDP (Press Release on 30 Nov 2011) 2. December ...
Mutual Funds
SEBI Ringfences Fixed Income Funds
At Value Research: SEBI ups the ante on Fixed Income Transparency In a circular issued earlier today, markets regulator SEBI has said that all fixed-income ...
Premium Portfolio
Nifty Future Premium Near The Highest Ever
What’s with the Nifty futures? With the Nifty closing at 5375, the futures were trading at 5441, a near 70 point premium.Measured as a fraction of the Nifty ...
Stocks
Kingfisher Doesn’t Need A Bailout
Too many articles have been talking about the situation at Kingfisher, with the assumption that: a) Kingfisher is a private carrier and can’t be bailed out. ...
Foundations
Why You Shouldn’t ‘Invest’ in Life Insurance
At Yahoo, I write about Why you shouldn’t invest in Life Insurance: The three reasons people buy insurance is: a) To save tax. b) As an investment, to make a ...
Economy
Crude hits $125, India’s Fuel Cost Soars
In response to EU sanctions from July 1, Iran has already stopped providing oil to Britain and France. Yesterday, there were rumours of it stopping supplies to ...
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