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Floaters that cut the risk
ING VYSYA is the latest among mutual funds to launch a product that will invest in floating rate bonds. The product is attractive because it lowers interest rate risks. The problem, however, is that such funds do have ...
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MUTUAL FUNDS
Inflows rush into MIPs, floating rate funds
`WOULD you be interested in exploring a story on floating rate products?' queries a mail from a corporate communication firm. This is as clear a signal you can get that mutual funds are now aggressively pushing floating rate funds. And such an ...
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Ignoring `expenses' may prove costly
FUND expenses are fast turning into a major issue for many investors, a trend that is likely to become firmer with the passage of time. Mutual funds have to incur certain costs while managing their assets, costs that no investor can afford to ...
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Reality check on MFs
Last year, MFs witnessed record returns to investors - sector returns in equity funds were about 116.44 per cent and debt funds averaged over 7.6 per cent. These returns would be very difficult to replicate this year, say chief executive officers ...
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`Our focus will be on entry, exit advice'
WITH over 1.5 lakh investors, Birla Sun Life distribution Company Ltd has reached the critical mass in terms of customer base and is now on an expansion drive. Mr Sanjiv Roy, Chief Executive Officer, Birla Sun Life Distribution Services, ...
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STOCK EXCHANGES
ISE to seek BSE membership Plans to develop `mid-cap index'
INTER-CONNECTED Stock Exchange of India Ltd (ISE) has decided to seek BSE membership to provide an additional trading avenue to its members who are now trading in the National Stock Exchange. ISE was originally promoted by the regional stock ...
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STOCK MARKETS
After politicking, it's time for stocktaking
INVESTMENT officials of the India-registered FIIs had a tough time on the weekend explaining to their overseas clients that free power to Andhra Pradesh farmers might not herald competitive race for subsidies among the States. Large brokerages ...
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Weak undertone
GLOBAL indices continue to trade weak. With the fears of interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve mounting, key indices in the US market declined over the week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.01 per cent to 10012.87. The S&P 500 ..
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SEBI on high alert; warns of stern steps
IN the backdrop of the Sensex nosedive on Friday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked stock exchanges to remain ``extraordinarily watchful'' of any unusual movements in the market. It has threatened to take stern action ...
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Keep your eyes on dividend yield
Battered and bruised by a market that fell like ninepins, here are Khan, Dakshinamoorthy, Sridevi and Jogin, to catch up and chat up. Fasten your seatbelts. Kay: Hello, everybody! Who crashed the Sensex? Sri: Not me. ...
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