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Who is to Blame?? No sooner had SEBI announced of its move to treat mis-selling as fraud, there were reverberations felt around the entire mutual fund industry. Coming close on its heels was the news of the london -based banking giant HSBC suspending MF, insurance sales in India amid allegations of mis-selling and certain “sharp […]
Has the government bitten off more than it can chew with GAAR? Amar Pandit The introduction of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) in budget 2012-13 has set off the proverbial storm in a teacup. Foreign investors, who will be primarily affected by this rule, are up in arms, and are lobbying furiously with the Finance Ministry […]
Goldman Sachs’ recent announcement that it is upgrading the Indian equity market from underweight to market weight has created a palpable sense of excitement. In a market where good news is hard to come by, many market participants have seized upon this piece of news just as a drowning man clutches at straws. Our view […]
Publication : Business Standard, Mumbai; Date : December 13, 2009 Beware of investment products that promise the moon. A friend recently asked, “Is there some HDFC Standard Life or ICICI Prudential Insurance single-premium product that will double my money in five years?” Quite a surprising question because insurance companies, even if they are selling unit-linked […]
Publication: Business Standard; Date: November 8, 2009 On saturday, gold prices hit yet another high. Should you invest or book profits? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) made headlines this week when it announced purchase of 200 tonnes of gold valued at Rs 31,490 crore from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Though RBI said the purchase […]
Publication : Business Standard, Date: July 19, 2009 Why timing your buys doesn’t matter beyond the short term After the Budget, the markets went down from 14,900 to around 13,400 in the next few days. Then there was a sudden turnaround and the markets are once again back to around 14,300. There are several reasons […]
Publication: Business Standard, Mumbai; Section:Fund Fundamentals; Date: July 20, 2008 With the Sensex tottering at 13,000 levels, a whole lot of investors would be wondering if they should exit their mutual funds or stop their monthly systematic investment plans (SIPs). While the latter does not make sense, especially if you are in good equity diversified […]
Publication: The Economic Times Mumbai; Date: May 27, 2008; Section: Personal Finance; Page: 19 Don’t go by size or what’s hot. Make an informed investment decision, says Amar Pandit Just a couple of weeks ago, I met up with an investor who had invested in Reliance Vision Fund through his old broker. I was checking […]
Publication: The Times Of India Mumbai; Date: Apr 22, 2008; Section: Your Money; Page:40 WHO would buy a product which has a minimum 35% cost in the first year and 5% from second year onwards, with a return of only 5-6%? You’d think not many sane people would do it. Yet, time and again, countless […]