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 [...]

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 [...]

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 of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 the [...]

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 shows that the growth [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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