The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 31, 2003

SEBI must keep both eyes on the bull
TRADING volumes on the stock exchanges have spurted sharply over the last three months. The combined volume of the spot and derivative markets — at about Rs 15,200 crore per day — outpaces the numbers of the ... More

TAKING COUNT

Pension reforms: Flexibility essential
The proposed pension plan has run into controversy, though the criticisms levelled against it seem misplaced. However, the Government needs to enhance the plan's credibility to ensure its widespread acceptance. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Derivatives and the median quarter sigma rule
THE NSE recently introduced eight bank stocks in the derivatives segment. In this context, queries have been raised about the median quarter sigma, one criterion that SEBI prescribes for this introduction. What is this ... More

TAX TALK

Taxability of foreign-earned income
I WAS in the US from March 1999 to August 2001 on a H1B Visa. I still have a bank account there as I have a refund due from the IRS. I would like to bring the balances in my bank account (earned in the US) to India. On ... More

Deduction of medical expenses
IT WAS mentioned in these columns (Business Line, August 10) that the deduction under Section 80DDB would be Rs 40,000, and, in the case of senior citizens, Rs 60,000 or the sum actually spent, whichever is ... More

IN FOCUS

Delisted companies and minority shareholders — Using 100 for 100
The use of Section 100 to buy out minority shareholders, legal as it is, raises some questions of propriety and procedure. More

FD WATCH

HDFC: Housed in strong fundamentals
THE fixed deposit programme of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) is open for investment. The company's fundamentals are strong. Also, the depositors have an added incentive, as the interest income on ... More

FUND WATCH

Assets under management: Jostling to level with UTI Mutual
THE gap between UTI Mutual Fund and three of the larger private sector funds continues to narrow. HDFC Mutual (assets under management of Rs 12,421 crore at the end of July 2003), Prudential ICICI Mutual (Rs 13,107 ... More

AUTO FOCUS

The Winds of change
AFTER much talk and hype about the world bike from Bajaj Auto, the motorcycle "breezily" entered the market early this month. Called Wind 125, to create the vision of speed and smoothness in the minds of bikers, ... More

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