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8 June 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Is it safe to buy gold even now? Moneylife Digital Team The price of gold in India has been on a bull run for the last 13 years. Are gold prices nearing a bubble?     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   A citizen's successful struggle that has finally brought private airports under the RTI Act Citizen activist Sanjay Shirodkar single-handedly took on Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) which refused to provide information, saying that it cannot come under the RTI Act. On 30th May, Central Information Commissioner Sushma Singh ordered that privately-managed airports come under the purview of the RTI Act. It's an important decision that will impact all public-private partnerships that tend to be secretive in their functioning... ................................................................................................................................................ March quarter results: Cost pressures eat into robust revenues of mega-cap companies For the March 2011 quarter, 107 mega-cap companies in the Moneylife sample recorded sales growth of 23% overall, but only an 11% growth in profit, due to rising costs... ................................................................................................................................................ Regulation: When will the regulator be held accountable? Nothing happens to SEBI officials even after shoddy investigation and false accusations... ................................................................................................................................................ Daily Market Report: Share prices' uptrend stalled For the uptrend to continue, the Nifty has to consistently close above 5,550. Trading has become dull and range-bound which may be broken violently ... ................................................................................................................................................ I-T tribunal says individual investing in PMS to be taxed on capital gains and not business income Pune tribunal favours individual investors in distinction between business transaction and investment transaction. However, this matter will continue to be decided by the assessing officer on a case-by-case basis... ................................................................................................................................................ Can UID help to make card payment systems more secure and future proof? According to a report published by the RBI, technically this is possible, but the acceptance of biometrics in payment authentication has not been proved anywhere else yet... ................................................................................................................................................ Kotak, Crisil expect five-fold increase in wealth of HNIs in five years; see boost for financial, luxury services The number of ultra high net worth households is growing quickly, but services are evidently not keeping pace... ................................................................................................................................................ Mahindra Finance: Geared for growth The company offers a range of financial services to people residing in semi-urban and rural regions and it aims to build on this thrust in the near future... ................................................................................................................................................ Personal finance today Equifax launches new alert notifications Kotak Mahindra MF floats 24 months fixed maturity plan Baroda Pioneer Mutual Fund unveils 90 days fixed maturity plan ICICI Pru MF introduces Fixed Maturity Plan-Series 55-1 Year Plan H Reliance Mutual Fund launches Fixed Horizon Fund-XX-Series 19 Religare Mutual Fund floats 368 days fixed maturity plan SKIL files draft prospectus with SEBI for IPO   At a Glance   - Speak Asia refuses to disclose names of survey clients - No EGoM meet on fuel price hike tomorrow - BSE resolves 222 investor complaints against 144 companies in May - Finance ministry sets up another panel on black money - Haryana govt monitoring Maruti strike closely - Extra efforts would be needed to achieve tax targets: FM - HC dismisses bail pleas of Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar - Lagarde pitches for 40% hike in India's IMF quota - Post Office savings bank deposits likely to fetch 4% interest - Anna Hazare begins day-long fast Corporate Wrap-up   - ARSS Infrastructure wins two orders worth Rs207.46 crore from MP govt - Tata Motors & Japan's NEDO develop power generation facility in Pune - Infosys and Gen-i announce strategic partnership - Unity Infraprojects wins order worth Rs99.74 crore in Madhya Pradesh   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   The future of the Internet As more and more people get linked, Web giants are finally moving towards adopting IPv6-a new Internet protocol with 4 billion times as many addresses. ...................................................................................................................................................... The ECB has €444 billion exposure to PIIGS Will it go kaput? ...................................................................................................................................................... Tablet wars: PC makers go back to the drawing board Competition is heating up-the focus is now on R&D. ...................................................................................................................................................... A look inside Apple's revamped iOS 5 The tech giant has tweaked a few features. ...................................................................................................................................................... Finally, a revolutionary app for digital font design It has been 10 years in the making. ...................................................................................................................................................... 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   Companies selling out businesses reluctant to share gains with minority shareholders 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... ...................................................................................................................................................... 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...   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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