The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, October 31, 2004

Phase-out of NBFC deposits — Death of retail debt market
Regulation is forcing debt investors to depend more and more on the government, banks and mutual funds. The proposed phase-out of NBFC deposits will only exacerbate the situation. Declining liquidity would, however, counteract these measures and coul d offer a better deal for investors. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Price and its elasticity
PETROL prices have risen sharply since January. But has that prevented you from taking your vehicle to the office or to the movie with your family? If not, you could call petrol as relatively price inelastic. What is ... More

TAX TALK

There's benefit for principal repayment even before the flat is ready
I HAVE taken a housing loan and have already started paying the EMI in respect of the loan. The flat is yet to be completed and possession has not yet been handed over to me. Can I, in the mean time, claim the rebate ... More

FD WATCH

OCL: Block it for a year
INVESTORS looking at a one-year lock-in period can consider the fixed deposit programme of OCL India. The company offers interest rates of 7.5 per cent for one and two years and 7.75 per cent for three years. OCL ... More

FUND WATCH

0.61 pc dividend from Chola MIP

AUTO FOCUS

Something special
AFTER the Rs 5 lakh promotional offer that Hyundai Motor India came up with for the Accent reaching the 500,000th car manufacturing milestone, it is now the turn of Ford India to launch a similar marketing campaign for ... More

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