

Lipper Awards 2011: The best fund houses
Here are the fund houses that have emerged winners for being good at what they do - delivering returns.Winner fund managers prove money can be made in long term
In the long term we are all dead, said John Maynard Keynes. But winner fund managers prove that money can be made in the long term.Winners of the Lipper Awards 2011
The boom-bust-boom cycle of the last three years has been an acid test for fund managers. Winners of the Lipper Awards 2011 reveal what they did, or did not do, or did differently, to emerge victorious.Fund managers who steered through debt crises
The boom-bust-boom cycle of the last three years has been an acid test for fund managers. BT and Thomson Reuters fete fund managers who steered through tsunamis and debt crises with aplomb.Escorts Mutual Fund guarantees high return
With a mix of the right strategies and calculated risks, Delhi-based Escorts Mutual Fund, or EMF, has turned in a performance that enabled it to bag the Best Bond Fund House Award this year.Fidelity Mutual Funds follows investment philosophy
Ashu Suyash, Managing Director and Country Head, Fidelity International, which won the award for Best Equity Fund House, says the group's achievements are the result of its investment philosophy.
International hotel chains betting big on Indian hospitality industry
Favourable government policies, improved roads and airport infrastructure are attracting international hotel chains to set up base in India. Eschewing five-star indulgences and deluxe amenities, these mid-market hotels - a notch above budget or economy hotels - are fast rising on the popularity charts in the country.Non-performing assets to blame for SBI Q4 net falling 99%
India's largest lender registered its worst-ever performance in the fourth quarter of 2010-11 - the net profit plunged 99 per cent to Rs 20.88 crore from Rs 1,867 crore last year. SBI took the body blow by not provisioning for non-performing assets in time.100 companies in trouble as FCCBs date nears maturity
About 100 Indian companies which took the FCCB route aggressively during the 2006/2008 bull run to raise funds, now find it is payback time - bonds worth Rs 31,500 crore are coming up for redemption within the next 24 months. Stock prices of many of the issuers are far below their conversion prices.Private airlines lose fliers to Air India
The state-owned carrier's aggressive pricing policy has dented profits of private carriers who are now looking at their international operations to recover.Dharavi redevelopment may affect a host of thriving small industries
The Maharashtra government's decision to redevelop Dharavi, Asia's biggest slum in north central Mumbai, will shatter a host of thriving small industries.Arch rivals Zee, STAR JV on TV distribution could be a game changer
The Zee-STAR deal could be a game changer.Delays in allotment of coal blocks casts shadow on power situation
Coal shortages and power cuts return despite new policies and penalty-backed agreements.Small and medium enterprises revive engineering exports
Small and medium enterprises lead the remarkable revival in engineering exports.
Index funds lends stability to portfolio
Index funds do not promise benchmark-beating returns, but their low-cost, low-risk fund management lends stability to your portfolio.





India's and world's most talked-about CEOs in May
Sanjay Chandra of Unitech was the most-discussed CEO in May, albeit for all the wrong reasons.Inflation will peak in the next three months: Jonathan Garner
Jonathan Garner, MD and Chief Asian and Emerging Market Strategist at Morgan Stanley, shared his views on problems afflicting emerging economies such as high inflation, rising interest rates and elevated oil prices.Total PC sales in the country has seen a big growth
According to IDC India, total PC sales in the country in 2010 stood at 9.89 million units, a growth of 30 per cent over 2009. It was the highest growth in the last four years.The long road to number portability
The long road to number portabilitySuper rich in India are brand conscious
Today's ultra high net worth individuals flash their wealth, are highly brand conscious, and consult family on big-ticket purchases, reveals a new study by Kotak Wealth and CRISIL Research.best quotes of the business and politcal leaders
I have basically become a vegetarian since the only meat I am eating is from animals I have killed myself. Mark ZuckerbergDoes the change of government in West Bengal augur well for business?
Does the change of government in West Bengal augur well for business?A feature-rich prosumer camera and the new King of Android Hill
A feature-rich prosumer camera and the new King of Android HillIndian consumers are shopping online with a vengeance
Indian consumers are shopping online with a vengeanceSebi sticks to ban on entry load for mutual funds
The market regulator sticks to the ban on entry load for mutual funds while looking into ways to incentivise distributors.Govt takes first towards labour law reforms
The government takes the first step on the long and tortuous road to labour law reforms.Rate of GDP growth will slow down further to 8 per cent
The rate of GDP growth will slow down further to eight per cent in the current financial year, says Sonal Varma.


