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Sunday, September 15, 2002

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FIIs go bearish
INVESTMENTS by foreign institutional investors in 2002 are set to be the lowest in the ten years that FIIs have been investing in the stock market. There is only one exception: 1998, when the FIIs were net sellers to the extent of $163.5 million. ... More

TAKING COUNT


Changing face of tax savings
WITH almost six months of this fiscal gone by, this is probably the right time to plan tax saving investments for the year. Such investments have changed considerably from the time the laws were amended in February. Now, the high-return tax ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS


Option value vs option price
THE terms, "option value" and "option price", though interchangeably used in the newspapers and investment magazines, are different. Option price is the price at which the option trades in the market. If Satyam 240 calls trade at Rs 4, you can ... More

TAX TALK


MF incomes and redemption flows
I PURCHASED 800 CANPEP (equity-linked insurance plan) in 1991. The Mutual Fund has now redeemed the same paying me Rs 6,368 and deducting tax at source of Rs 1,632. How is the income to be computed on this redemption? Chidambar ... More

IN FOCUS


US 64: Psyching investors?
TO THE rational bystander, the package put together by the government to induce investors to stay with the Unit Scheme 64 after May 2003 (and thus prevent a run) would seem to be an exercise in futility. But, in reality, the package shows a ... More

FUND WATCH


A spate of new offers
FOUR new schemes are now open for subscription. An income scheme each from the Unit Trust of India and Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund and two equity schemes from Birla Mutual are on offer. The latter includes a mid-cap fund, which appears to have ... More

COMMENT


Expense ratio cuts
SUNDARAM Mutual Fund has cut the expense ratio on Sundaram Select Debt, a fund that has been aimed at knowledgeable investors who want a greater say in managing their investment affairs. The expense ratio for a combined asset plan, which is ... More
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