Well, one equities dealer was caught with his hand in the till….he is said to have benefited by Rs. 2 crores. Hdfc Trustee company has been fined Rs. 55 lakhs. The structure of an amc is such that the Trustees are responsible to certify that the internal processes are fine and working. Obviously it was […]
It is lonely at the top…but surely Hdfc will not mind it. Hdfc Mutual fund became the biggest mutual fund and toppled Reliance to reach that position. Hdfc in most businesses is like the proverbial tortoise…Slow and steady, plod, plod….but once you reach there stick to that position! So Congrats Milind Barve and team for […]
Whenever people ask me ‘I have made this investment (life insurance policy, mutual fund, equity shares, house -does not matter) – should I keep it or should I sell it? Immediately they tell me the cost….paid Rs. 6L premium for 4 years, bought this house for 73 lakhs, …and now the value of the portfolio […]
I wrote a post on volatile markets a couple of days back and said: Is the market at a low? can it go to 15,000 – frankly I do not have an answer. today I received a note from Prashant Jain and he has used exactly the same nos. and the same words.. It is […]
Let me start with the caveats. I am a shareholder of L&T, and have been a shareholder for a very long period. I did my articles in Sharp and Tannan, which means I have done the audit of L&T. It was a great audit to be in – you got good food, good work, lot […]
I get kinda irritated when the kids I teach ask me questions for which they can find answers on the web. What is a hedge fund and what is a mutual fund is a question that I have been asked a zillion times..so here is an attempt..I hope you like it..expect it in the next […]
Historically speaking XBRL was born in USA. However converting all the documents from a non xbrl environment to the xbrl environment is happening all over the world. The UK, USA, etc. are choosing to do the outsourced work in India. A very big quantity of this work is happening in Navi Mumbai! Of course it […]