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Franklin Templeton to launch a feeder into Franklin US Opportunities fund
Franklin Templeton Investments (India), one of the largest fund houses in the country*, is launching a new open end fund of fund called FT India Feeder - Franklin US Opportunities Fund (FTIF -FUSOF).    More »
 
Mark to market losses lead to YoY decline in mutual fund assets for year ended December, 2011
The Indian mutual fund industry’s year-on-year (YoY) assets fell over 2% in 2011 to Rs 6.11 trillion as of end December, 2011, due to mark to market losses in the equity category, despite net inflows of R    More »
 

MARKET MONITOR

Market remains firm on post RBI policy announcement
The markets opened the day on a positive note and traded in the green for the entire session. The Nifty managed to close above 5150 levels.    More »
 
Markets trading on a strongnote
Key benchmark indices rushed forward to hit the highest level in nearly seven weeks in mid-morning trade after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy today cut th    More »

INSIGHT

Investor education is necessary for the growth of MF
The past month continued to be marred by high volatility, with Nifty swaying around 410 points between it's high and low. The performance of the key indices, SENSEX and Nifty stood at around -1.33% and -    More »
 
Huge Swings are Expected to Continue in Capital Markets
The roller coaster ride on the basis of hope and despair is continuing unabated in the world capital markets including India, taking into consideration Un ending Europe Crisis and Recession fears in US eco    More »

REGULATIONS

RBI hikes CRR & Repo rate by 25 bps
RBI has decided to hike the cash reserve ratio (CRR), repo and reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to contain the high inflationary pressures. After a detailed meeting with the bankers, Dr. D. Subbarao,    More »
 
SEBI bans 14 insurance companies from issuing ULIP
SEBI has banned 14 life insurance companies from raising funds through Unit Linked Insurance Schemes. In an order issued on Friday, the market regulator said, “in exercise of the powers, I hereby direct    More »

FORUMS

`ELSS has the potential for tax saving and wealth creation’
In a question and answer session with www.personalfinancewindow.com, Ramesh Kabra, head, Product Development at Taurus Mutual Fund addressed several issues ranging from the investment opportunities availab    More »
 
Investors must read offer document carefully
The investors must read the offer document of mutual fund (MF) schemes very carefully. They may also look into the past track record of performance of the scheme or other schemes of the same mutual fund. T    More »
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My Call

Mediclaim: Be careful about the date of hospitalisation

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The Mediclaim policy holders are facing several problems. From high premium, exclusions of diseases to claim settlements to hurdles in cashless hospitalization.    More »
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