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22 February 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Kingfisher: Banking imprudence, crony capitalism, failed regulation & poor corporate governance Moneylife Digital Team While the civil aviation ministry has destroyed Air India, bankrupt Kingfisher which is siphoning away the state-owned carrier's passengers, is being supported by taxpayers' money !     Other ML Exclusives   A Soulless Science or Boondoggle? Cure rarely, comfort mostly but, console always should be our motto when one is ill. Patient care simply is caring for the patient... .................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Has a downtrend begun A close above any previous day's high may reverse the down trend... .................................................................................................................................... Insurance web aggregators struggle to remain in business IRDA has not approved any web aggregator license till now; web aggregators have stopped giving product comparison for the last 21 days. Business outlook remains grim due to drastic cutback of the price a customer lead can be sold. Will aggregators adapt or perish? .................................................................................................................................... About 90% capital market transactions confined to 10 cities, says Moily The minister said there is an urgent need to broad base the investment climate in the country, but observed that 90% of capital market transactions are confined to just 10 cities... ..................................................................................................................................... Will the Indian market remain up if liquidity injection by ECB stops? One of the reasons that stock market has been up for the past two months is massive liquidity injection by the European Central Bank—exactly the way the market was charged by quantitative easing in the US in 2009 and mid-2011. Are there signs that liquidity injection by ECB is about to halt? In that case, will the market continue to move higher? ..................................................................................................................................... IPOs: Tinkering Again? Can SEBI break the cabal of promoters, investment bankers, financiers and manipulators? ..................................................................................................................................... Black money: Bring It Back Another fraudulent disclosure scheme? ..................................................................................................................................... RTI: Not Private Public-private partnership comes under RTI Act... ..................................................................................................................................... Lessons from Hong Kong—Chase a crooked shadow (Part 3) As the ICAC chief said at an international conference, corruption occurs when an individual abuses his authority for personal gain at the expense of other people. Corruption erodes fairness and the rule of law, and in some cases, puts lives and property at risk... ..................................................................................................................................... Are Public Information Officers really overburdened? Is there a solution to the lack of will by government department heads in voluntarily providing information under Section 4 of the RTI Act, because of which information is primarily delayed? PricewaterhouseCoopers along with IMRB which conducted a study at the behest of the central government makes some valid observations and suggestions... ..................................................................................................................................... Selecting Funds: More than Past Performance Performance is the key to fund selection but several other factors are equally important... ..................................................................................................................................... ICICI Prudential Lakshya fund—A bit too risky for planning your goals Another goal-oriented fund of funds scheme. The scheme suggests too much risk for short term goals... ..................................................................................................................................... Personal finance today - HDFC Bank's Mobile Payment Service - Motor and Health Insurance may become expensive - PolicyBazaar.com launches its mobile website - United India Insurance launches critical health policy - No need to file I-T returns if salary doesn't exceed Rs5 lakh per year - 'Indian employees to get 11.9% salary hike in 2012'     At a Glance   - Decontrol urea prices; raise excise duty: PMEAC - BSE launches first-ever live carbon index BSE-Greenex - PMEAC projects 7.5-8% growth rate for 2012-13 - 2G case: Court exempts Ruias, Khaitans from personal appearance - Telenor dumps Unitech; to form new Indian venture   Corporate Wrap-up   - L&T, Cyan Tech tie-up to provide metering solutions - Mahindra & Mahindra Q3 net profit at Rs831.8 crore - Reliancе and SIBUR form a Joint Venture to produce butyl rubber in India - Bathinda-Srinagar Gas Pipeline Project Awarded to GSPL     FROM the ARCHIVES   King of sad times: The 'Kolaveri di' against Vijay Mallya While Jet Airways or Air India did not voluntarily cancel their flights en masse, Kingfisher seems to be doing it routinely. But what routes the hatred towards Kingfisher's brand ambassador, Dr Mallya himself? ...................................................................................................................................................... Mumbai Metro Line 3—Some questions need to be asked Since 2004 when the Mumbai Metro Master Plan was unveiled, three of the nine lines should have been completed and should have been in operation. Ironically even the Line 1 is not complete. What is in store for the citizens of Mumbai?     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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