Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday allowed short-selling by all classes of investors in the Indian stock market. The date of implementation will be announced after the stock exchanges and depositories put the required systems i
Close to 100 firms got listed this year and out of these around, 30% gave 100% premium to investors and an equal percentage meant loss for investors. Over all, we can say that year 2007 was a great year for investors and companies as well as Indian s
For starters, it is a good policy to diversify investments across a few industry sectors to insulate against vagaries of business cycles.Retail investors must understand that the present frenzy on stock markets is largely confined to big companies, a
1000, July 25, 1990 On July 25, 1990, the Sensex touched the magical four-digit figure for the first time and closed at 1,001 in the wake of a good monsoon and excellent corporate results. 2000, January 15, 1992 On January 15, 1992, the Sensex crosse
Retail investors must understand that the present frenzy on stock markets is largely confined to big companies, and that the high prices are due to massive FII (foreign institutional investor) buying in large companies, cautions Mr Kanu Doshi, a Mumb
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS- AN ALTERNATIVE FUND TO FUND BUSINESS. The concept of "business finance" has been refined to the form it stands today from the bygone "Baniyas' System", where investment needs of business were funded through pledge of personal pr
It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the remote reservation askedtheir New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since hewas a Red Indian chief in a modern society, he couldn't tell what theweather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on
Better `closed' September, 27th 2007 The market regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) is rightly concerned about the mushrooming New Fund Offers (NFOs) by mutual fund houses in India which have been receiving enthusiastic response f
Roughly about seven years ago NSE , one of the leading stock exchanges in India(other includes BSE) inaugurated the trading in Derivatives .Though there were initial hesitation amongst Indian investors with respect to these supposedly new financial
Can a loss from hedging of commodities be set off against normal profit of a related commodity merchant? Yes, there is express provision under the I T Act ,by which loss from hedging of commodities are allowed to be taken not as Speculation Loss and
Landmark Judgments: Important Provisions of the EPF & ESI Act interpreted by the Honorable Supreme Court of India