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23 June 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Pyramid schemes: Daylight robbery Sucheta Dalal Pyramid marketing companies are looting the public easily, while the government watches. Many countries have banned them outright...     Exclusive Column     A matter of priority: The Sea Link or the BRTS? Sudhir Badami The Sea Link will cost an estimated Rs15,000 crore when it is completed in 15 years, and only a small number of people would use this facility. On the other hand, the Bus Rapid Transit System could cost only about a fifth, it would benefit almost all citizens in the city and would also help in times of disaster...       Other ML Exclusives   Will incentives to mutual fund distributors have much of an effect on fund inflows? It is not just banning entry loads in haste by SEBI that has led to reduced interest in mutual funds. There are many other reasons which exchanges and SEBI tend to ignore... ................................................................................................................................................ Exchanges lack clarity, consistency in selection of stocks for benchmark indices The fitful manner in which stocks are included or dropped from the indices raises serious questions about the benchmarks... ................................................................................................................................................ Crisil projects higher road toll charges, more inflation pain this year Rating agency expects toll revenues to grow by 20% in 2011-12; positive impact on ratings of toll road projects in the short term... ................................................................................................................................................ Daily Market Report: Share prices show resilience Nifty's rise has to go beyond 5,355 for the bounce to be meaningful... ................................................................................................................................................ Aurobindo Pharma: In good health The stock is valued low now, given its strong growth prospects... ................................................................................................................................................ Procter & Gamble's 'Olay' will toughen the competition in fast-growing men's beauty business P&G is the latest entrant in the Rs300-crore men's fairness products market that has recorded faster growth than that for women... ................................................................................................................................................ Personal finance today HDFC Mutual Fund unveils 370 days fixed maturity plan HDFC Mutual Fund floats 92 days fixed maturity plan LIC Nomura Mutual Fund launches Fixed Maturity Plan Series 46 Cap on bank exposure in liquid MFs will curb volatility: Crisil   At a Glance   - EGoM on fuel price hike may happen next month - Food inflation rises to 9.13% for week ended 11th June - UDAI sets 1 million per day target for unique ID enrolment from Oct - RIL announces natural gas discovery in KG-D9 block - High inflationary regime not acceptable: FM - SEBI urges AMCs to look at having presence in pension funds - SEBI exonerates Pyramid director in accounts manipulation case Corporate Wrap-up   - MTNL ties up with Atom Technologies for bill payment - Lupin, Natco Pharma tie up to market generic Lapatinib Ditosylate tablets - Tata Technologies opens engineering centre   Moneylife Columns     Labour pains: How government regulations are hurting employment and businesses William Gamble The laws, far from protecting labour, many times limit competition, discriminating against foreign companies and foreign workers. Often, it is not the laws themselves, but how they are enforced...     Vodafone: Suicidal advertising! Anil Thakraney The mobile giant tried its hand at a campaign that made a tongue-in-cheek claim that it was responsible for the Mubarak ouster. The Egyptians, however, are not amused...       Face 2 Face   Varun Industries aims to complete new steel, pig iron units by 2015 Kiran Mehta, chairman and managing director, says backward integration will give the company absolute control over quality and reasonably good control over cost...   Editor's Pick   Japan hit by quake again A 6.7-magnitude quake has hit the same region which was shattered by the March tsunami. ...................................................................................................................................................... Who is behind these cyber-attacks? Here's the latest update. ...................................................................................................................................................... The face-off: iPad 2 versus Android tablets The iPad 2 is the best in display quality... but there is some room for improvement, though. ...................................................................................................................................................... BlackBerry hangs up on its workers RIM is facing some deep trouble. ...................................................................................................................................................... China's PMI hits lowest level in 11 months The HSBC flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has eased to 50.1 in June, down from 51.6 in May. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week Chinese hackers have their work cut out.   Book Review   Wisdom of crowds Shukti Sarma The author could have given us more   FROM the ARCHIVES   Corporate bonds turn extremely attractive for retail investors If you want to invest Rs10 lakh and above in a fixed-income product, consider listed corporate bonds. Some safe ones can yield returns as high as 12%... ...................................................................................................................................................... Indians living abroad keen to use RTI, but the government isn't making it easier A couple of activists have spearheaded a campaign to make it more convenient for Indians living abroad to use the RTI Act. One of the issues is providing an online facility to make relevant payments on RTI applications. But their efforts have met with indifference by the government ...   FORTHCOMING EVENT   Investor, Empower Yourself, for the first time in Bengaluru on 16th July Moneylife Foundation is holding a day-long seminar, "Investor, Empower Yourself", in Bengaluru, on Saturday, 16 July 2011. Admission is free, To register, please click here for details or message us at mail@mlfoundation.in, or call Shanti Jagadeesh at 080-41556012 (Time: 10 am to 6pm, Monday to Friday)...   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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