Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, January 06, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, January 06, 2002 |
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OPINION MUTUAL FUNDS US-64: Valuable signals for investors INVESTORS in the flagship fund of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) must count themselves lucky that the Government is set to bail them out for a second time, footing a bill that may comfortably exceed Rs 5,000 crore at current equity price levels. ... More
CONSUMER FINANCE Personal loans: `Credit'able options THE retail credit scene has changed dramatically, snowed under a mind-boggling array of consumer and personal loans offered by banks, finance companies and credit-card companies. Flush with funds and faced with increasing competition from the ... More SMALL SAVINGS PF must build on home loans Relaxing the investment restrictions for PF may be necessary. However, allowing them to invest in the equity market can give scope for misuse and harm investor interests; a better option would be allowing it to lend for home construction. More STOCK MARKETS `Outlook for 2002 is very positive' GOING by the gyrations in the Sensex and Nifty over the last couple of weeks, it looks like the worst of 2001 is behind us. The outlook for 2002 is filled with hope, and the returns from the equity market could be substantial, provided investors ... More
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS Shadow-boxing on NPAs HEWLETT Packard takes pride in the fact they do things differently, and labels it the `HP way'. India too has its own way of doing things, especially when a difficult policy choice confronts the nation. The tendency, for instance, to drown a ... More MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS For GAIL, DPC stake is not all gas DPC is a good opportunity for GAIL to strike out into newer areas in search of growth. The company has been conscious of the fact that it has to break out of its shackles of being a mere gas marketer; the foray into petrochemicals three years ago and into telecom now are all manifestations of its need to diversify and grow. More INTERVIEW `If you do not spend, you cannot sell' `One cannot drop prices just because a market exists. The costs and returns on the investment will have to be looked at.' — Mr Pradip Tognatta , Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, LG Electronics More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 |
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