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RBI's crusade against inflation continues

Equitymaster 17 September 2011 at 22:34

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared its mid-year monetary policy review for financial year 2011-12 today. High fuel prices, persistent inflation and expectations of liquidity overhang in global financial markets drove the RBI to tighten the mon

The business of banking over the past three years

Equitymaster 07 September 2011 at 12:26

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently came out with draft guidelines for the entry of new private sector banks into the sector. Most major corporate houses in India including the Tatas, Ambanis, Mahindras, Birlas, Bajaj Group etc are all ready to

Are these the 10 best stocks to buy?

Equitymaster 05 September 2011 at 17:36

It is believed that an investor is his own biggest enemy while investing. Our brains have evolved in such a way that it makes investing in a rational manner very difficult indeed. Rather than buying low and selling high, we mostly end up doing the

When the going gets tough, the smart guys cook the books

ANANDH SUNDAR 08 August 2011 at 12:09

When the going gets tough, the smart guys cook the books-examples of Jet and Kingfisher Warren Buffet famously said that an investor should have shot down the first aircraft that the Orwells flew, so that future investors would not have seen value

Infosys Dips by Rs.300

Rudhir khatreja 07 July 2011 at 15:52

In the last couple of months April and May, Almost all business tycoons declared their last quarter financials results. In that period, all investors are hoping

The why and how of 'human asset' valuation

Equitymaster 16 June 2011 at 11:49

Despite being an important asset for a company, human resource is an asset always ignored by accountants. With regards to assets, there is a fundamental conflict in accounting practices between human and non-human assets. Only non-human assets find

A Comprehensive Overview of the SEBI

Guest 14 June 2011 at 17:44

A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE SEBI (PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING) REGULATIONS, 1992 INTRODUCTION One of the fundamental and most general principles of law is that when any individual acquires any kind of special knowledge or information

FAQs on Credit Rating

Santhosh Thaikkadan 26 March 2011 at 18:34

What is the full form of CRA? The full form of CRA is Credit Rating Agency.

Role Of Capital Market

Santhosh Thaikkadan 21 March 2011 at 11:58

ROLE OF CAPITAL MARKET Capital market plays an extremely important role in promoting and sustaining the growth of an economy. It is an important and efficient conduit to channel and mobilize funds to enterprises, and provide an effective source of i

FII Investment - Usage of P-Notes & PCC Structures

Yogesh Kumar 28 January 2011 at 14:20

FII Investments - Usage of P-Notes and PCC Structures[1] SEBI Circular no. CIR/IMD/FIIC/1/2011 dated January 17, 2011 is in continuation of the government policy intent to balance the need to allow the flow of FII funds and at the same time to ens