SEBI, IRDA, Ministry of Company Affairs are all very concerned about the small investor. Tch, Tch..aaiyo pavam (bechara in Tamil)..so they make all the right noises. Let us hear them: 1. Make motherhood statements: when a regulator or a journalist makes mother hood statement like – ‘Subra do you agree that the retail investor should […]

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There is mis-selling in mutual funds. True or False? Frankly I do not know what is mis-selling so I cannot comment. This is what a rational person is supposed to say. But our powerful mandarins say yes, yes…we will legislate against it. Will the SEBI please stand up and come out with a white paper […]

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Madhu Soman of Reuters writes well – and is a keen watcher of equity markets and real estate (especially in Wadala and Kerala!). He had written an article for REuters – on 16th October, 2008 –  and it was subsequently carried in ET.Here are the first 2 paras where Shankar Sharma….read on! “The world of […]

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