Opportunities in small and mid-cap stocks

Though the markets are moving in a volatile manner, with 500-point swings being witnessed both on the positive as well as the negative sides in the previous few weeks, the near-term...

When there’s no alternative gold’s there

Here in a corner of Switzerland where Italian is spoken and roughly one-third of the world’s gold is refined into bars and ingots, business is booming. Every day, bangles, bracelets and necklaces arrive in plastic bags — from souks in the Middle East, from pawn shops in Asia and from corner jewelers in Europe and North America.

Correction, echo bubble or opportunity

There are different ways to look at a correction in markets. Of the very basic ones, could be that of being extremely careful and retreating from the market to book profits or cut losses.

Playing the debt market

The monetary policy review and changes made by Reserve Bank of India late last month have had mixed reactions from many of the fixed income players.

Fund of funds, the diversification alternative

If one compares mutual funds to the supermarkets of the investment world, a fund of funds would be something of a warehouse available to the retail buyer. “Fund of funds can be extremely useful as they manage expertise of different funds and fund managers,” opines a senior research analyst with a leading investment advisory firm.

Playing a name game

Indiabulls Power Ltd, part of Indiabulls Group, will launch its high-profile initial public offering on Monday. The company, which plans to generate both thermal and hydro power, is entering into the highly sought-after and supply-deficient power sector.

At Crossroads

The equity markets ended the week on a negative note even when there were reasons to cheer. While the country’s largest corporate entity Reliance Industries announced a bonus issue after 12 years, Infosys, the second largest IT firm, guided better earnings.

Opportunity vs risk

Volatility, uncertainty, herd mentality, fear, corrections, opportunities, risk and returns -- some of the most commonly used words, heard from the portfolio managers over the past month. The markets have oscillated, equity - the shunned golden boy has now returned in favour, debt and fixed income still hold their predictable places, gold is shining again, private equity knocking on investor's doors and real estate- well it's still around.

Even millionaires see benefits of budgeting

Someone with $100 million has nothing to fear, not even fear itself. But not long ago, a client with such assets called and asked Bruce Bickel, her wealth adviser at PNC Wealth Management, to put her on a budget.

Evaluating the current IPO opportunity

With over more than Rs 11,000 crore being raised from the initial public offerings in the current year and a similar amount is to be raised from the public in the next half, it would seem that the IPO market has revived again.

Wall Street longs for days of wine and buyback

There’s nothing like a bull run to make Wall Street forget its troubles. And as stocks soar some analysts and investors are even hoping for a repeat of what must be one of the worst trades in financial history.

Your interest in interest

This August 31, 2009, India successfully saw the launch of interest rate futures by the National Stock Exchange. Starting off with a big bang, the current level of attention is not high, but going ahead, there are a lot many advantages that stand out for investors.

The September gold rush

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, a 17th century American writer’s summary on why gold is so sought after.And, in 2008 the world saw, gold as an asset, break all its previous records.

Critical issues in respect of deemed dividend

The provisions of section 2(22)(e) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 create a fiction whereby amounts which are paid otherwise than as dividend, are deemed to be dividend. Therefore, this clause must be given a strict interpretation.

Chasing the rate curve

The introduction of interest rate futures on National Stock Exchange on August 31 has not only deepened India’s derivatives market but also has opened another avenue for investors.

This club may not be exquisite but is indeed expensive!

It is perceived by the taxman that there is a tendency amongst taxpayers in higher tax brackets to divert a part of their income to their near and dear to reduce their tax burden.

The comeback trail

As the equity markets closed for the week on Friday, there was an underlying sense of accomplishment that was around the environs. A sense of peace and a possible chance of a strong rally abound.

Direct Taxes Code will hit long-term capital formation

The new Direct Taxes Code is set to transform the investment landscape in India. Manish Sonthalia, fund manager, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, speaks to Manoj John of The Financial Express about what to look for in the code, how the market conditions are improving, and the new investment avenues such as currency futures.

Direct and simple

The new Direct Taxes Code is set to simplify the direct tax law and its administration in India. The code, expected to be implemented from financial year 2011-12, will reduce tax rates substantially and will be revenue neutral for the government.

‘PMS fees must have both fixed and performance-based parts’

The process of working out a portfolio for a client from our side depends on the strategy with which he/she is investing with us. Currently we run portfolios based on three broad strategies, which are Multistrategy, Equitra and Equigrow.

Everybody doesn’t hate a drought year

With the India Meteorological Department last week reducing its rainfall estimates, 2009 is almost certain to be a drought year. An instance of 30% rainfall above the average level for the remaining 45 days of the southwest monsoon alone can save India from the severest drought since 2002.

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