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7 June 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Companies selling out businesses reluctant to share gains with minority shareholders Moneylife Digital Team Piramal Healthcare, Kanoria Chemicals and Laffans Petrochemicals are some of the companies that have earned huge amounts of cash recently by selling their businesses; but minority shareholders have got little out of this...     Exclusive Column     Burden of information: The performance of fund managers depends on how data is analysed and processed William Gamble A growing problem is that governments all over the world are interfering with markets as never before and these interventions distort the price signals, information and create bubbles...       Other ML Exclusives   Osian's Art Fund is running late on payments The once popular art fund has failed to live up to its promise to repay investors. Chief advisor Neville Tuli assures again that payments will be made despite the delay... ................................................................................................................................................ March quarter results: Large-cap companies were the most balanced performers Organisations with market capitalisation between Rs2,000 crore to Rs10,000 crore were the most balanced performers with net profit growth of 34% over the March 2010 quarter —with aggregate net profit at Rs13,690.52 crore... ................................................................................................................................................ Regulation: KM Abraham's investor-unfriendly order SEBI found HSBC Mutual Fund guilty, but a whole-time director of SEBI allowed the Fund to get away... ................................................................................................................................................ Daily Market Report: Share prices may move up If Nifty stays above 5,550 it will target to reach 5,620... ................................................................................................................................................ Two new health plans: LIC Jeevan Arogya, Chola Healthline LIC Jeevan Arogya Insurance offers comprehensive hospitalisation benefits, while Chola Healthline mediclaim even covers dental care and ayurvedic treatment under an 'advanced' option... ................................................................................................................................................ LIC Housing Finance: Home run It's one of the largest housing finance companies with a huge network in semi-urban and rural areas, and a level of service that market leaders cannot easily match ... ................................................................................................................................................ Decoding a good ad The Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaners TV commercial is a good example of an ad that satisfies the three most important criteria of good advertising... ................................................................................................................................................ Personal finance today DSP BlackRock MF floats 12 months fixed maturity plan DSP BlackRock MF floats 3 months fixed maturity plan IDBI Mutual Fund unveils 395 days fixed maturity plan L&T Mutual Fund launches 366 days fixed maturity plan Principal MF introduces 91 days fixed maturity plan Taurus MF unveils 91 days fixed maturity plan Vijaya Bank revises interest rates on domestic term deposits Omnesys, Rithmic to offer NEST users access to global derivatives exchange   At a Glance   - Govt approves 16 FDI proposals worth Rs924 crore - Strike at Maruti's Manesar plant enters its fourth day - No intention to quit Lokpal panel, says Anna Hazare's team - TRAI seeks three-month extension from SC for finalising IUC - Hazare to go ahead with hunger protest despite police refusing permission - Experian to provide international business credit insight to Indian companies - CIC: Members of Parliament should disclose interests in companies Corporate Wrap-up   - SSTL Q1 net loss at Rs666.40 crore, revenues up 3-fold - DQE, ZDF ink distribution deal for 3D series - Eros International ties up with IP Avenue   Moneylife Columns     Fastrack: Raunchy, but an interesting route Anil Thakraney The Fastrack ad uses the concept of casual sex to appeal to youngsters. It could lead to some complaints, but the accessories maker appears to have decided that it helps it to break through the clutter...     'My name is Nathu Gaikwad. I may not be literate, but I used the RTI Act to get back land taken by land sharks' Vinita Deshmukh This is the story of a villager who has been fighting against land sharks in Pune district. He has used the RTI Act in his struggle to get back 74 acres that was fraudulently taken by three businessmen, in connivance with land records officials, and in total disregard of a high court order to restore the title to the rightful owners ..     Face 2 Face   'The proposed web censorship law is a joke' Rajiv Dingra, head of a web advertising consultancy, warns that web advertisers had better not underestimate the web consumer who can react unlike a TV viewer...   Editor's Pick   S&P 500 drops below 1,300 US stocks-with banking, energy and airlines hit the hardest-have extended their losses into a fourth straight session. ...................................................................................................................................................... Steve Jobs is back, with the iCloud Apple's head has taken the centre-stage again, at the unveiling of the iCloud, a music-streaming and online data storage service. The service shares files across different Internet-linked devices and could spell bad news for the PC. ...................................................................................................................................................... Is QE3 around the corner? There will be another big round of quantitative easing, says this analyst. ...................................................................................................................................................... Get ready for legal notices via Facebook Courts in the UK, New Zealand and Canada have started using the social networking site in cases where the accused cannot be traced. ...................................................................................................................................................... Sony introduces its new handheld PlayStation The device will hit the market in late 2011. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week Here's how social networking can go out of hand.   Book Review   Passive investing wins. OK? Debashis Basu The Quest for Alpha has collected the best array of evidence in favour of passive investing...   FROM the ARCHIVES   How safe is your water purifier? HUL makes exaggerated claims RTI activist exposes exaggerated claims by HUL that its water purifier kills one crore viruses per litre of water... ...................................................................................................................................................... Indian Oil whistleblower hasn't received HC-ordered compensation yet; drain on company still unchecked Delhi High Court had rebuked the CVC for harassing MK Tyagi, who exposed the drain on the public exchequer. But the Court order has not been implemented as yet ...   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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