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Investing in gold? MUST READ this!

Current Income Gold in any form does not give any current income. The only exception is the dividend option in the Gold ETFs. If held in the physical form, there is only outflow of cash for the maintenance of lockers. Capital Appreciation Historically, gold has been the perfect hedge for inflation. This is based on data right from the year... [Read more of this review]

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India, Nepal sign bilateral investment promotion pact

India [ Images ] and Nepal on Friday signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, which will help in reducing the cost of doing business by entrepreneurs of the two countries. “We are in the process of setting a board of investments, which is a body chaired by the prime minister. This outfit will be a helping hand for the... [Read more of this review]

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Rich investors seek high realty returns

Products structured on real estate and promising over 20 per cent annual returns are gaining popularity among wealthy investors. These products, sold by wealth managers to their high networth individual clients, could have land or unfinished properties as underlying assets, with a buyback agreement after a certain number of years. With a minimum investment... [Read more of this review]

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Telecom ministry targets Rs 650,000-crore investment!

At a time when concerns are being raised over possible flight of investors from the telecom space due to the 2G scam and its fallout, the department of telecommunication has projected an investment of a whopping Rs 6,50,000 crore (Rs 6,500 billion) in the sector in the next five years. According to a background note prepared for the Economic... [Read more of this review]

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Sahara asked to return money to investors

Rejecting the appeals of Sahara Group companies, the Securities Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday asked them to refund the money raised through Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures to investors within six weeks. “. . .both the appeals are dismissed. . . . “The appellants in both the appeals shall now repay within six weeks from today the... [Read more of this review]

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Best ways to invest for your child’s future

Factors to keep in mind before planning Planning for your child’s future is very crucial to your child’s well-being. There are certain points which one should keep in mind before choosing the investment options as it will help you generate optimum capital in future. 1. It’s a long term capital requirement – You need... [Read more of this review]

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Global rich list: Indians one of the WEALTHIEST

A research company, TNS, has unveiled the results of the biggest global study into the attitudes and investment priorities of the affluent – painting a timely picture of wealth, post global recession. Based on interviews with 12,000 people across 24 markets including China, Brazil and India, TNS’s Global Affluent Investor study... [Read more of this review]

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Govt readies plan B for disinvestment

With anaemic markets putting paid to big-bang market-led disinvestment plan for the year, the government is reworking its strategy to reach closer to its Budget target of Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) from the sale of its share in public sector units. A couple of options are on the table, from buyback, cross-holding, selective public offers of only... [Read more of this review]

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Should you invest in gold? The pros and cons

BankBazaar.com Inflation continues to move northward, stock markets crash, the rupee trades down against the US dollar… things are definitely not rosy as investors try to build portfolios. Is there any one avenue, where your hard earned money will not only be safe, but also give you the maximum return? The answer is simple, invest... [Read more of this review]

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US Senator asks Indian companies to invest in American heartland

US Senator Mark Warner, co-chair of the Senate India [ Images ] Caucus, while lauding the burgeoning Indian investment in the US, has urged Indian companies to also explore making such investments in the American heartland instead of the traditional areas in order to change misperceptions on globalisation. Warner, a Democrat – who since taking... [Read more of this review]

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Want to be rich? Here are some valuable tips

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Govt likely to allow QFIs to invest in equity markets directly

With an aim to further liberalise the capital market, the government is contemplating to allow foreign individuals – Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) – to buy equities directly in stock markets, a senior Finance Ministry official said. At present, only overseas High Networth Individuals (with a minimum networth of USD 50 million), which... [Read more of this review]

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Walmart to invest more if FDI policy is relaxed

At present, India does not allow FDI in multi-brand retail, which has restricted international players to the wholesale cash-and-carry business. In the wholesale business, 100 per cent FDI is allowed, whereas in single brand retail, 51 per cent overseas investment is permitted. While a committee of secretaries has given a green signal to... [Read more of this review]

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GE to invest $200 mn to build pune unit

US conglomerate General Electric will invest $200 million (Rs 980 crore) to build an integrated multi-product manufacturing facility in Pune. “Our new integrated manufacturing facility is coming up near Pune on a 68-acre plot for making a wide portfolio of products for the Indian market,” GE chairman, Jeffrey R Immelt, said in Bengaluru... [Read more of this review]

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Investment guide: Good for retail, risk for HNIs

Investors, especially high networth individuals, would be glad that the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India [ Images ], is taking some firm steps towards ensuring better compliance in case of alternate investments. For retail investors, the rise in the entry barrier — up to Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) from Rs 500,000... [Read more of this review]

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Where India can benefit from Chinese investments

The India-China relationship in modern times is supposedly based on the five principles enshrined in an agreement signed in 1954. The Panchsheel (five foundations) principles included: respect for territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in internal affairs, equality and peaceful coexistence. At that time, both countries... [Read more of this review]

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Now, India and China to deepen bilateral investment

The two sides agreed to host the next SED in 2012 in India. The SED mechanism was agreed by the Prime Ministers of both the countries during Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to New Delhi last year. Besides Ahluwalia, the Indian delegation included Planning Commission Member (Energy) B K Chaturvedi, Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal, Indian... [Read more of this review]

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Investors lose Rs 2 lakh crore in a day

Deepak Korgaonkar in Mumbai Investors’ stock market wealth plunged by a little over Rs 200,000 crore (Rs 2 trillion) on Thursday after the Sensex recorded its sharpest single-day fall on fear of global economic slowdown. The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative market value of all listed companies, plummeted by... [Read more of this review]

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Buffett is back, to invest in Gujarat chemical JV

BS Reporter in Ahmedabad Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is back in India doing what he does best: investing. Ohio, US-based speciality chemicals maker Lubrizol Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, will be setting up a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride... [Read more of this review]

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Buffett is back, to invest in Gujarat chemical JV

BS Reporter in Ahmedabad Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is back in India doing what he does best: investing. Ohio, US-based speciality chemicals maker Lubrizol Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, will be setting up a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride... [Read more of this review]

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