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20 April 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Can we hold celebrities responsible for products that cheat? Veeresh Malik It is a question of time before the so-called brand ambassadors are held liable for issues like cheating in real estate or financial products, soft drinks and packaged food. After all, if cricketers and actors built their palaces on the money earned from advertising these products, then they need to consider paying for the hospitals required to cure those affected too...   ADVT Other ML Exclusives   Does Mumbai have a disaster mitigation plan? Are we creating infrastructure with huge investments which have not been designed for meeting challenges from disasters? In fact, these infrastructure themselves pose problems during normal times and more so during disasters... .................................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Sensex, Nifty remain range-bound Nifty has to break the range of 5,230 and 5,340 decisively for further direction. The break may come soon... .................................................................................................................................................... Indian consumers are pessimistic about the economy A newly launched index called Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) has shown nationwide pessimism about the future of the economy... .................................................................................................................................................... Financial Literacy Course: Avoid money traps and be sensibly insured In a first of its kind, Moneylife Foundation conducts an eight-part financial literacy programme spread over two days in Mumbai... .................................................................................................................................................... Setting up a joint venture plant in Muscat Following the success of setting up the garment factory at the Jebel Ali Fee Zone, Finetex was invited to set up a joint venture plant in Muscat. The 23nd part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business... .................................................................................................................................................... Statutory Audit or Forensic Audit? Audit is much more than checking the numbers. It has more to do with the application of analytical skills going beyond the books of accounts involving mere cross tally of figures. The auditor collects big money for attesting them all the same and the so-called disclaimers are mere fig leaves...         Personal finance today - Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank gets licence from RBI - Life insurers' new business premiums down 9.2% in FY12   At a Glance   - Reliance Q4 net profit down 21% to Rs4,236 crore - IPL chief seeks match referee's report on Zinta incident - Qualcomm may get broadband wireless spectrum in India this month - CII asks PM to fast-track economic reforms - Ajay Devgan invests in Gujarat-based solar power plant - Centre refuses to take stand on Ram Setu, asks SC to decide   Corporate Wrap-up   - Astra Microwave Products gets export order worth Rs310 crore - Artson Engineering gets Rs12 crore order for pressure water filters - GoAir to begin operations from Chennai airport - Essar Shipping wins two orders worth $25 million - Seshasayee Paper approves merger of SPB Papers with itself     FROM the ARCHIVES   How you can get ripped off by the staff of insurance company themselves! Many implicitly trust insurance companies. We present you the chilling story of what can happen when a gullible customer walks into an insurance office... ...................................................................................................................................................... Max New York Life ad shows off its ethics but will it turn into a self-parody? Max New York Life Insurance has come up with ad campaign titled 'Aapke Sachche Advisor' to change consumers' perception of an industry badly tarnished by rampant mis-selling. The ad only proves admission of guilt and desperate efforts to overcome years of misdeeds...   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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