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Retail investors remain invested despite volatile equity markets
The latest numbers, as of March 2012, on investor category-wise assets under management (AUM) and folios released by Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) indicate that 61% of retail investors have    More »
 
IDBI Mutual Fund announces launch of IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund
IDBI Mutual Fund today announced the launch of IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund, an actively managed, open ended growth scheme.    More »
 

MARKET MONITOR

Market recovers
The markets recovered most of the losses posted yesterday, mainly due to positive global cues. The Nifty closed at around 5200 levels.    More »
 
Market down by 2%
Weak global cues and profit booking took the markets down by more than 2% today. The Nifty closed below 5100 levels. Asian markets closed the day on a negative note while European markets are trading on    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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