The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 24, 2005

Auditors should check the stocks but not necessarily talk to lawyers
FOR your information, AAS 34 is just out. The new Auditing and Assurance Standard is about audit evidence — on `additional considerations for specific items'. If you want to see the text, check your snail mail for ... More

IMPRESSIONS

Visa denial: No big deal
THERE has been no reprieve in the issue of the grant of a US visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, despite the Indian government's demarche. On balance, it is no great deal! If one looks at the plight ... More

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

Regulatory burden in the name of investor protection
SEBI, pronounced say-bee, was born about a dozen years ago to protect the interests of investors and to promote the development of a regulated stock market. As a regulatory body, it has been busy issuing guidelines for ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Indiabulls down on bearish sentiment
THE stock of broking company Indiabulls Financial Services has been on a downturn lately. With the equity markets in a bearish phase, there is concern that the company's retail business may not take off as early and as well as intended, ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Buy HDFC Bank, BEL futures
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. The strategies are constructed to take advantage of short-term reversals in the futures price. The position has to be traded with protective stops to ... More

SENSOR

Stocks shed value as bears rule market
ON Wednesday, the bears were all around the market. Selling pressure across indices and categories appears to have taken its toll on the market. The market appears to have factored in on a strengthening dollar accompanied by a hike in the ... More

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