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4 August 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Inventure makes an audacious debut. SEBI and exchanges are sleeping Debashis Basu To the utter amazement of the entire market, the stock of the broking firm was listed at Rs91 and was rigged up non-stop to Rs225, once again making a mockery of regulators, raters, and the entire market system...     Exclusive Column     Regulating the compensation awarded to bosses of MFIs Ramesh S Arunachalam The senior management of these institutions that claim to be serving the poor, receive unusually high payments which is not determined through an explicit process...       Other ML Exclusives   How the railways turned student-friendly, after a crusader's effort Decision to accept college IDs by the Indian Railways for students came after persuasion by a passenger... ............................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Economic worries pull down share prices Nifty may see a small pullback, but signs of a much deeper fall surface... ............................................................................................................................................... Damodaran Committee: Bank boards must ensure customer satisfaction RBI panel on customer services says board must discuss top complaints and monitor implementation of policy for customer care... ............................................................................................................................................... Damodaran Committee: No difference in interest rates for borrowers in same class The Committee has also said that all borrowers should be allowed to switch over from fixed to floating rates, or vice-versa, at least once during the tenure of the loan, and at an appropriate and reasonable fee ... ............................................................................................................................................... Damodaran Committee: Banks should deliver pensions for sick, disabled pensioners at their doorstep RBI panel on customer services has also recommended that pensioners be allowed to submit annual life certificate at any branch of the bank... ............................................................................................................................................... Damodaran Committee: Report does not address key problems faced by students seeking loans The RBI-appointed committee does not say anything about the obstacles in the documentation process that prevents students from availing the loans... ............................................................................................................................................... Damodaran Committee: Banks should reduce charges, use SMS, simplify account opening form RBI panel on bank customer services describes several improvements that can improve banking processes ... ............................................................................................................................................... The mystery of the RAK Carrier: Where was she for the past 40 days? At 8-9 knots, sailing time from Singapore to Mumbai would not exceed 10 days. The RAK Carrier, now sinking off Mumbai, took 40. Where was she in between? ............................................................................................................................................... Speak Asia COO Tarak Bajpai, four others to remain in police custody till 12th August Police raid office, said to belong to the MLM company, in suburban Mumbai; recover data of about 24 lakh people related to the company... ............................................................................................................................................... Will Edelweiss pick large-caps for its new mid-cap fund? The fund will invest in stocks of companies ranked between 101 and 300 by market capitalisation. That's a lot of large-cap stocks to choose from... ............................................................................................................................................... Crucial to have the right members on the Microfinance Development Council The proposed Council to advise the government on the microfinance business should have proper representation from among all the stakeholders who will be alert to the task, while those who have specific business interests should be avoided... ............................................................................................................................................... HSBC Bank has different rules for first person and second person in a joint account The UK-based bank says zero-balance facility applies only to original account holder, but not to the second person when converting the individual account into a joint account... ............................................................................................................................................... What good is a luxury car if it costs too much? All cars are becoming equal. Luxury cars are becoming equal faster. So what good is it paying for a brand, when you get the same at a lower price, in another brand? ............................................................................................................................................... Personal finance today - ICICI Securities, Collins Stewart Hawkpoint in alliance for joint access to each others' core markets - HDFC Bank opens branch in Leh - IndiaFirst Life enters health insurance segment     At a Glance   - Bank employees to go ahead with nationwide strike tomorrow as another round of talks fail - Stock exchanges to give daily SMS alerts to clients by December - Lokpal Bill introduced in LS; BJP opposes exclusion of PM - Car owners may not get subsidised diesel: Govt - Food inflation rises to 8.04% for week ended 23rd July ON STANDS NOW Corporate Wrap-up   - Glenmark gets USFDA nod for hypertension tablets - Lanco bags Maha Tamil Project - Maruti to cut diesel engine exports to Hungary, focus on India   Moneylife Columns     A makeover for the takeover code R Balakrishnan The Securities and Exchange Board of India continues to act in the interest of the business community rather than provide equity for investors...     Inflation, high-price credit, and how your EPFO may end up footing the bill Veeresh Malik With interest rates climbing and the government placing the management of EPFO funds largely in private hands, the provident fund scheme could become a less attractive savings option...       Face 2 Face   'Affordable housing is not possible in Mumbai or Delhi' Vishnu Swaminathan, director of Ashoka Foundation which is undertaking a low-cost housing initiative for the poor, believes that such projects are not possible in the major metros where land costs are too high and delays add to the cost...     Editor's Pick   Is the US sinking into a recession? Here are a few economic indicators that seem to suggest the same. ...................................................................................................................................................... India: Facebook's second biggest market in 2012 Cheaper Internet-ready phones may make India Facebook's biggest market after the US next year with more than 50 million users, according to Nielsen. ...................................................................................................................................................... US to probe News Corp on 9/11 hacking charges The US justice department is investing allegations that News Corp reporters tried to hack into the phones of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. ...................................................................................................................................................... Is the tech bubble about to pop? Here are a few indicators. ...................................................................................................................................................... QE3: What's the big deal? The third round of quantitative easing is a monetary non-event, says this analyst. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week This is how they managed the US debt deal.   Book Review   Keep it simple Dolly Mirchandani "The Warren Buffetts Next Door" is a collection of stories of individuals who have done very well in picking stocks.   FROM the ARCHIVES   18-year-old's persistence leads to mandatory stock disclosure for fair price shops in Gujarat Ignoring intimidation and family pressure, Bhadresh Wamja of Saldi village used the RTI to restore foodgrain and fuel rations that were being denied to villagers and spurred a policy decision by the state government ... ...................................................................................................................................................... 'The Jaipur Development Authority hasn't even started on the purpose it was set up for' What's equally disappointing, is that the institution which was set up by the Rajasthan government to create "a state-of-the-art city of substance", will not answer a citizen's questions about development rules and enforcement...     To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

 

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