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COVER
STORY
Investment
Climate: Strategic Issues
- - Arindam Banerjee
A good investment climate helps in the overall
growth and development of the economy. Foreign
investors find it lucrative to invest their capital
in countries that have a healthy investment climate.
This article examines certain strategic issues
that find prominence in addressing such concerns.
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CAPITAL
MARKETS
A
Study on the Indian IPO Market
- - S Doshi Rahul Agrawal
Investment
in IPO needs careful thought and proper revision
of the sector and company fundamentals. It does
not mean that investment in IPO will yield good
returns every time. This article throws light
on the risk factor of IPOs and also suggests a
way to play safe in the IPO market.
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CAPITAL
MARKETS
Foreign
Institutional Investors
- - C Vijaychandra Kumar
Recently,
the Indian stock market witnessed ups and downs
in major indices. FIIs played a major role behind
this volatility. The moot question is whether
the stock market is safe in the hands of FIIs.
This article focuses on issues related to FII
inflows into the Indian stock market.
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CAPITAL
MARKETS
Banking
Stocks Shine with Sensex
- - Surjit Mohapatra
In
the recent bull run, BSE Sensex touched an all-time
high. Among the sectoral indices, BSE Bankex pushed
the Sensex ahead of 8000. Bank stocks led the
overall rise on the Indian bourses. Strong economic
fundamentals are the main cause for this bull
rally of Indian banks. In this article we discuss
the performance of Indian banks in the capital
market.
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COMMODITIES
The
Mechanics of Gold
- - Prashant Kulkarni
Ever
since its discovery, gold has always fascinated
mankind. Used as an ornament and as a currency,
it continues to baffle economists, policymakers
and laymen alike. This article takes a closer
look at the way the gold market functions and
at the inherent dynamics of this fascinating metal.
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DEBT
MARKET
Equity
Market Signals of the Yield Curve
- - Ali Mohammad Anwer
Inspite
of technical analysis being the favorite of many,
there are certain fundamentals that have retained
their dominance. One suchyield curvewhich facilitates
bond pricing is explained in this article.
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FUNDAMENAL
ANALYSIS
Modifying
Sharpe Ratio for Evaluating Funds' Performance
- - Divyendu Dutta
Investors
want to take less risk with high returns, but
it does not happen. To gain high return, one has
to take high risk. How can an investor choose
between an investment with high return and a relatively
high risk, and an alternative investment with
low return and low risk? The sharpe ratio method
can help the investor find out how investment
utilizes risk. This article analyzes this method
in evaluating the performance of funds.
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BOOK
REVIEW
Indian
Financial Markets: The Regulatory Framework
- - Editor:Bobby Dutta
Better
regulation ensures transparency and less chances
for manipulation. This book emphasizes the need
for regulators to be proactive. In recent times,
the regulatory framework for the financial markets
has changed drastically. The major players in
the Indian financial markets, for whom the regulations
have changed are banksincluding co-operative banks,
non-banking finance companies, mutual funds and
the insurance industry.
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THOUGHTS
TO THINK OF...
Samvat
2062
- - GRK Murty
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DERIVATIVE
DESK
Derivative
Alerts on Recent Expiry (DARE)
- - Aalap Rashmikant Shah
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FDI
IN EMERGING MARKETS
In
Focus : Russia
- - Surjit Mohapatra
This
is our endeavor to brief the readers about the
FDI trend in the emerging markets.
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