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Decoding savings rate deregulation and how it impacts liquid funds

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its second quarter monetary policy review deregulated savings bank rates with immediate effect.
Section: Money  | Wednesday, November 2, 2011 8:30 IST

Wise use of ETFs can pay off long term

A big positive for this type of fund is it smoothens the rough edges while getting access to asset classes.
Section: Money  | Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:00 IST

Index funds a good option for new investors

Index funds are for those investors who are not comfortable with stock picking and the idea of keeping a close watch on their portfolio.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, August 9, 2011 8:00 IST

Stay invested in the banking sector for a longer duration to ensure profits

Public sector banks have been proactively restructuring their balance sheets. There has been steady consolidation in retail lending and demand for credit has increased.
Section: Money  | Monday, July 18, 2011 8:00 IST

Runaway prices of bullion give gold ETFs that extra glitter

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been one of the more original concepts evolved in the mutual fund (MF) industry. The concept, popular globally, is increasingly attracting interest in the Indian markets as well.
Section: Money  | Monday, May 9, 2011 2:25 IST

Benefit from rising interest rates with ultra short term funds

Returns offered by short-term financial securities are higher than fixed deposit rates offered by large banks for a similar tenure, which makes the fund route relatively attractive.
Section: Money  | Monday, March 21, 2011 2:59 IST

Infra schemes give decent returns as banking stocks perform

Banking sector went up smartly in the last two years, helping the infrastructure-focused funds to recover from the 2008 mayhem and match the benchmark index returns
Section: Money  | Monday, January 17, 2011 2:38 IST

Concentrated stock bets help contra funds net the upside

Large calls in specific sectors and stocks and continuous exploitation of expectation gaps help them contain losses than the underlying benchmark during downturn
Section: Money  | Monday, January 10, 2011 2:38 IST

Top performing mid-cap schemes have a large-cap lining

Betting on sectors such as banking, power and auto, they have outperformed the benchmark in bull phases and managed to contain losses in bear phases
Section: Money  | Monday, December 6, 2010 3:39 IST

Pharma, banking dominate diversified equity fund portfolios

Diversified funds have delivered returns of 17.74% year to date against 12.14% returned by the BSE Sensex; have minimised risk of over-concentration in one particular sector
Section: Money  | Monday, November 29, 2010 3:15 IST
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