I am a direct equities guy – and most people reading my blog know that. So it is natural for them to expect that I would give tips on my blog. No, I do not. That you know by now. Also my tips are completely useless because most of my purchases are dated ‘Forever’ so […]
Are you ready for XBRL? Well preparedness for xbrl can mean different things at different levels of the xbrl chain. Board level: If you are a member of the board of directors of a company, you need to know that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has mandated reporting in XBRL format. You need to know […]
If you wondered how a company can fudge its accounts, well here are some things that they do: – show less expenses: if you want to be more profitable -show more expenses if you want to be seen as less profitable from real life. – increase profits by showing revenue expenditure as capital expenditure – […]
There are many problems facing the mutual fund industry…in an interview with Dhirendra Kumar of Valueresearchonline.com Mr. Sinor of Amfi says “the biggest problem facing the mutual fund industry is the mis-selling by the distributor”. This is a little amusing. The insurance regulator and Sebi regularly make noises about mis-selling, however Amfi and the Life […]
Sebi has discontinued the EDIFAR system w.e.f April, 1, 2010. In view of this, Stock Exchanges are advised to carry out the consequential amendments in Equity Listing Agreement i.e. removal of words, “and also through the EDIFAR website…..listed companies. Now a new portal viz., Corporate Filing and Dissemination System (CFDS) put in place jointly by […]
I recently received the annual report of a financial services company. Like all financial services company this company also has an insurance business, a financial distribution company, a mutual fund, …the works. A quick glance clearly shows that this company will NEVER make money in ANY of the abovementioned businesses during my life time. Surely […]